Windsor Railway Bridge repairs 2023: river restriction notice
Updated 9 November 2023
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When
Monday 13 November to Friday 15 December 2023.
Where
Romney reach, Windsor Railway Bridge.
Details
Contractors will be carrying out repairs to Windsor Railway Bridge from Monday 13 November to Friday 15 December 2023. Whilst this work is carried out scaffolding beneath the bridge will restrict the width of the channel by up to a half on the Eton, right hand side of the river.
The navigation channel will be on the Windsor, left hand side of the river.
Marker buoys will be in place to mark the navigation restriction.
Masters of all boats to maintain a safe speed and lookout in the vicinity.
Masters should be aware that larger vessels such as passenger launches may be constrained in their ability to manoeuvre and keep well clear.
Upstream traffic should give way to downstream traffic.
The instructions given from safety boats should be followed.
Those in charge of boats should be aware that they are responsible for avoiding collision and should use all available means appropriate to the circumstances and conditions to decide if there is a risk of immediate danger and avoid it.
All directions as to the left and right hand side of the river 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.