EA Winter Programme
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bumperdump
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there behind schedule on the hambleden works, they got there accomadation blocks, wedged on the back of a lorry down aston lane on the white house, had to reverse the lorry and damaged cabin back up to the main road.
Deefor
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boatone
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And they were a week late starting the works.
The Winter Works programme shows that the work at Hambleden was scheduled to start - and the lock closed to traffic - on 1st November and be completed by 12th January. In fact it was at least THREE weeks behind schedule and didn't start until w/c 21st November.
No notice was issued informing river users that the lock continued to remain open to traffic during that period - even though I, and others, pressed for that information to be published.
The latest Issue 3 notice published on 9th December still shows 1st November as the start date but the finish date has moved back to 10th February
Materials delivery was, I would think, probably by a contractor, so perhaps unfair to pin that on the Agency.
bumperdump
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downed tools til jan 5th at hambleden
boatone
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Confirmed, rumour or hearsay?
Actually, as long as they re-open on schedule are we concerned about whether or not work is taking place continuously in the meantime?
Mind you, an originally scheduled re-open date of 12th January has now slipped back to 10th February.
bumperdump
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im not fussed when they work, out of my control. finished when its finished.its been slow still waiting for the canvas cover for the poly tunnel, so the gate coating can be applied.
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shades
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Work at Hambleden
I am reliably informed that the cover for the poly tunnel is in fact on site. The framework was erected on Thursday and Friday. It was deliberately left as an open frame during the Christmas Shutdown, so it was not damaged by high winds etc. I was also told that the manpower on site will be dramatically increased on their return, to get the work done.
The gates have been stripped down and prepared on one side, turned over by crane and stripped down and prepared on the other side.
Once the tent is in place and up to temperature the gates will have the final prep work done, and be recoated and have new timbers fitted to the first side.
Once this is done, the tent will have to be dismantled, to allow a crane to turn the gates over, then put back over the gates to allow the same work on the other side. Once completed, the tent will be taken down and the gates can be put back on.
After that, all they have to do is repeat the whole process on the head gates: remove them, power wash both sides, lay them down, strip the timbers, prepare the surface, erect the tent, paint them, fit new timbers, take down the tent, get the crane to turn them over and repeat the whole process for the other side...
I feel sorry for the lockkeeper living on site during all this work. Apart from all the mess and difficult access, he has had to endure generators running 24 hours a day and the walking/cycling public invading his privacy by passing within a few feet of his front door.
I am reliably informed that the cover for the poly tunnel is in fact on site. The framework was erected on Thursday and Friday. It was deliberately left as an open frame during the Christmas Shutdown, so it was not damaged by high winds etc. I was also told that the manpower on site will be dramatically increased on their return, to get the work done.
The gates have been stripped down and prepared on one side, turned over by crane and stripped down and prepared on the other side.
Once the tent is in place and up to temperature the gates will have the final prep work done, and be recoated and have new timbers fitted to the first side.
Once this is done, the tent will have to be dismantled, to allow a crane to turn the gates over, then put back over the gates to allow the same work on the other side. Once completed, the tent will be taken down and the gates can be put back on.
After that, all they have to do is repeat the whole process on the head gates: remove them, power wash both sides, lay them down, strip the timbers, prepare the surface, erect the tent, paint them, fit new timbers, take down the tent, get the crane to turn them over and repeat the whole process for the other side...
I feel sorry for the lockkeeper living on site during all this work. Apart from all the mess and difficult access, he has had to endure generators running 24 hours a day and the walking/cycling public invading his privacy by passing within a few feet of his front door.
TrueBlue
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Shades,
Thanks for that. I don't think peeps have any idea what's involved in these, quite large engineering projects, so It's great to have some detail.
I tried to get some enthusiasm going by asking for photos of recent works, but nothing came of it.
Geoff had some of Shiplake but he's now gone, some kind person posted some of Hurley - must do a forum search.
Anyone else got some to donate to an archive or other??
'Twould be nice if ano could take some photos of Hambledon.
I'd volunteer but it's me Farmers' Lung keeps me away. I've only got an Olympus electronic thingy, and I'm rubbish at composition.....
Thanks for that. I don't think peeps have any idea what's involved in these, quite large engineering projects, so It's great to have some detail.
I tried to get some enthusiasm going by asking for photos of recent works, but nothing came of it.
Geoff had some of Shiplake but he's now gone, some kind person posted some of Hurley - must do a forum search.
Anyone else got some to donate to an archive or other??
'Twould be nice if ano could take some photos of Hambledon.
I'd volunteer but it's me Farmers' Lung keeps me away. I've only got an Olympus electronic thingy, and I'm rubbish at composition.....
boatone
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A few pics .......
..of works at Hambleden I was sent and asked if I would put on here......
..of works at Hambleden I was sent and asked if I would put on here......
No Regrets
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It would be nice if they could steam clean the friggin locks when we're using them....
TrueBlue
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Nice pics.
I was hoping for a picture of an huge crane struggling to lift a gate.
Need something to impress the public.....
I was hoping for a picture of an huge crane struggling to lift a gate.
Need something to impress the public.....
bumperdump
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Plenty of no cycling signs, and still many of the cyclists pedal away. Oblivious to the signs and the lockie shouting at them to stop.
Ramage
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He needs a Stinger!
TrueBlue
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a Kultur of do yer own fing and argue the toss when accosted - with a quantity of expletives thrown in for good measure.
Peeps have little understanding of why the barriers are necessary and just barge on.
On a rather sad note, there was an incident on the canals at Stourport where a youngster cycled over a narrow footway over a lock, despite notices saying DON'T and folks saying the same.
He continued, fell in and drowned.
The enquiry focused on whether there were lifebuoys available.......