ex-Gladys
Well-Known Member
Apparently he can't log on to the forum in Mauritius... (I think more likely the good lady is wielding an iron fist in an iron glove)
""Havengore Bridge – closed to marine traffic
We regret to announce that as of today, Havengore Bridgeis closed to marine traffic. Over the past few months the bridge has developednumerous and varied faults and despite extensive efforts to restore themechanism to full working order, an intermittent fault which causes the bridgeand its safety features to fail is still evident.
Our priority is to maintain vehicular access over thebridge so that the residents of Foulness Island can reach their homes and wouldnot be isolated in the event of an emergency.
When we have full confidence that the bridge will performwith a greater degree of reliability, we will restore the service for marinetraffic. We estimate that the closure will be for approximately 6 weeks whilstthe new external contractor conducts further fault finding and rectification.
We’re fully aware of how this status affects the marine communityand sincerely apologise for this further inconvenience. We’ve made a concertedeffort to avoid another closure, but a test lift performed earlier this weekconfirmed that we cannot operate the bridge with confidence and that anyattempt to do so may cause even greater disruption to the local community.
We will inform you of any change to this status via emailand Twitter and on our website.
Nicki Uden – Community Liaison Officer,SHOEBURYNESS RANGE"
""Havengore Bridge – closed to marine traffic
We regret to announce that as of today, Havengore Bridgeis closed to marine traffic. Over the past few months the bridge has developednumerous and varied faults and despite extensive efforts to restore themechanism to full working order, an intermittent fault which causes the bridgeand its safety features to fail is still evident.
Our priority is to maintain vehicular access over thebridge so that the residents of Foulness Island can reach their homes and wouldnot be isolated in the event of an emergency.
When we have full confidence that the bridge will performwith a greater degree of reliability, we will restore the service for marinetraffic. We estimate that the closure will be for approximately 6 weeks whilstthe new external contractor conducts further fault finding and rectification.
We’re fully aware of how this status affects the marine communityand sincerely apologise for this further inconvenience. We’ve made a concertedeffort to avoid another closure, but a test lift performed earlier this weekconfirmed that we cannot operate the bridge with confidence and that anyattempt to do so may cause even greater disruption to the local community.
We will inform you of any change to this status via emailand Twitter and on our website.
Nicki Uden – Community Liaison Officer,SHOEBURYNESS RANGE"