Botley Road Bridge essential works 2024: river closure notice
Published 21 October 2024
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When
Tuesday 22 October to Friday 1 November 2024.
Where
Osney reach, Sheepwash to Osney Lock, Oxford.
Details
Heavy plant is being lifted across the river and this will necessitate the temporary closure of the navigation for short periods during daylight hours on Tuesday 22 October to Friday 1 November. This is for the commissioning of a new water main to the city of Oxford.
There will be no navigation under Botley Road bridge during this period.
You should keep to a safe speed and be aware of other boats near these works.
You must follow any instructions given from Environment Agency lock keepers, boat crews and safety boat skippers in the vicinity of the works.
You are responsible for avoiding collisions. You should use all available means appropriate to the situation, to avoid risk.
The river is on Red Boards and all masters, and their vessels, are advised against any navigation for their own safety.
Temporary mooring is still available at East Street, downstream of Botley Road Bridge. This can be used free of charge during the duration of the plant movement.
All directions as to the left and right 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.