Removal of pedestrian footbridge 2026: river restriction notice
Published 8 October 2026
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When
9am on Monday 12 October until 5pm on Friday 23 October 2026.
Where
Penton Hook reach, upstream of Egham Water Treatment Works [What3Words] ///unless.universally.olive.
Details
To facilitate the removal of a pedestrian footbridge on the Thames Path, left side of the river, large commercial work barges will be operating the in the river channel between Egham Water Treatment Works and Bell Weir Lock.
The width of the channel available for navigation shall not be less than 15 metres at any time.
The navigation channel shall be on the Staines-Upon-Thames, right side of the river.
There will be a line of red coloured marker buoys positioned either side on the approach to the restriction. These will be illuminated at night and during low light conditions.
Masters of all boats to maintain a safe speed and lookout between Egham Water Treatment Works and Bell Weir Lock.
Safety boats will be in operation during working hours and may liaise with Masters of large vessels on approach to facilitate passage.
Those in charge of all boats must observe any directions given by our Waterways Officers.
Bathing or swimming are not allowed in the river in the vicinity of the works during this period.
All directions as to left bank and right banks are given looking upstream.
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.