Bray Lock repairs 2024: river closure notice
Published 3 April 2024
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When
Wednesday 3 April 2024 to Tuesday 9 April 2024
Where
Bray Lock
Details
Due to ongoing strong stream conditions, improvements to the tail canoe portage at Bray Lock have unfortunately overrun.
Completion of the works will require temporary, intermittent closures of Bray Lock during the stated dates. Navigation through the lock will be unavailable for durations of two hours to facilitate the removal of materials.
The lock will also be closed for navigation from approximately 7am to 6pm on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April to remove the coffer dam.
During the period of works additional user signage will be posted on the lock side.
Additionally, the lock keeper on duty will advise boaters of temporary closures.
The exact times when intermittent closures at Bray will occur will be posted at the adjacent locks, Boulters and Boveney.
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 and the UK Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 as may be relevant. Particular attention should be paid to byelaws 24-42 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993, Steering Sailing and Speed.
And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 that:
The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.
The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.
Read our Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993.