M4 Smart Motorway construction contingency dates: river closure notice
Published 17 April 2020
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When
Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June 2020.
Where
Boveney reach, between Bray Lock and Monkey Island.
Details
This closure is in place to allow for unforeseen delays for the M4 motorway development. If required the River Thames in Boveney reach will be closed to all traffic between Bray Lock and Monkey Island on Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June 2020.
Navigation is closed for health and safety reasons during daylight hours due to the lifting of motorway sections over the river for the construction of the M4 smart motorway.
Navigation will be possible once the section has been secured and it is safe to do so, which is likely to be after the sun has set.
Those in charge of all boats must observe any directions given by our Waterways Officers.
Bathing or swimming is not allowed in the river between Bray Lock and Windsor Racecourse Marina.
Dates are subject to change due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Further updated information will be distributed if required.
We apologise for any inconvenience this closure causes.
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