Emergency closure at Folly Bridge, Oxford: river closure notice
Published 26 May 2017
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When
Thursday 25 May 2017 until further notice.
Where
Iffley Reach: Folly Bridge, southern navigation channel and arch at Folly Bridge.
Details
A section of the riverbank has failed along the small southern river channel at Folly Bridge. A large piece of concrete has fallen into the river and this is now lying 2 feet below the water’s surface.
The obstruction has been marked with marker buoys. The Environment Agency will work with Oxfordshire County Council to have the concrete removed from the river and repairs made to the bank as soon as possible. However, until this work is carried out please do not navigate through the southern, left river channel and arch at Folly Bridge.
The main northern, right navigation channel and arch remain open to navigation in the normal way. River users are reminded that boats going upstream must give way to boats coming downstream.
The Environment Agency apologises for any inconvenience this emergency closure causes and thanks you for your patience during this time.
All directions as to left and right are given looking upstream.
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 as may be relevant.
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.