They closed part of the towpath from Bingley to Saltaire (near Dowley Gap if anybody knows it) until next April while they put a new pipe under it. The diversion includes crossing two fields which after three days have become a passable impersonation of the Battle of the Somme. Does anybody know if the contractors are obliged to put down across the fields a surface which is similar in nature to the towpath, i.e. hard?
Advice would be gratefully received as this is going to force me onto the A650 twice a day - a disgusting and dangerous experience - unless I can get something done about it.
Advice would be gratefully received as this is going to force me onto the A650 twice a day - a disgusting and dangerous experience - unless I can
get
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something done about it.
Don't hold your breath. I don't think that the tow path is a right of way. British Waterways have made special concessions to allow cyclists to use it. As useful as it is to you, I suspect that there's little that you can do to demand an equivalent riding surface during the works.
Advice would be gratefully received as this is going to force me onto the A650 twice a day - a disgusting and dangerous experience - unless I can
get
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something done about it.
Don't hold your breath. I don't think that the tow path is a right of way. British Waterways have made special concessions to allow cyclists to use it. As useful as it is to you, I suspect that there's little that you can do to demand an equivalent riding surface during the works.
But, FWIW, when the Kennet and Avon tow path was closed about 5 years ago, they did lay a gravel/hardcore path across a field to keep the link open. It was a bit rough but usable. So there is at least one precedent for keeping a route open. Perhaps the British Waterways people should be your first port of call?
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vernon said:
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Advice would be gratefully received as this is going to force me onto the A650 twice a day - a disgusting and dangerous experience - unless I can
get
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something done about it.
Don't hold your breath. I don't think that the tow path is a right of way. British Waterways have made special concessions to allow cyclists to use it. As useful as it is to you, I suspect that there's little that you can do to demand an equivalent riding surface during the works.
But, FWIW, when the Kennet and Avon tow path was closed about 5 years ago, they did lay a gravel/hardcore path across a field to keep the link open. It was a bit rough but usable. So there is at least one precedent for keeping a route open. Perhaps the British Waterways people should be your first port of call?
They did something similar on the Forth & Clyde near Clydebank a few years ago but it wasn't a very long section. Try a polite enquiry. Who knows?
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They closed part of the towpath from Bingley to Saltaire (near Dowley Gap if anybody knows it) until next April while they put a new pipe under it. The diversion includes crossing two fields which after three days have become a passable impersonation of the Battle of the Somme. Does anybody know if the contractors are obliged to put down across the fields a surface which is similar in nature to the towpath, i.e. hard?
Advice would be gratefully received as this is going to force me onto the A650 twice a day - a disgusting and dangerous experience - unless I can get something done about it.
Phone the rights of way officer at the county council
Presently, plans are for the Trent & Mersey and the Macclesfield if the ice allows ;-)
The ice has to be pretty thick to stop a steel-hulled narrowboat, although it is pretty noisy below decks when you're crunching your way through it.
But...
When the ice is that thick, damage due to the pressure of the ice on moored boats can be considerable - especially if they're wooden or GRP hulls.
A few years ago, I had a weekend cruise from Uxbridge to Uxbridge, and back again. Total distance covered? less than two miles. Slough arm? frozen. Paddington arm? ditto. And, of course, the main line both North and South of Uxbridge. The ice was too thick to go anywhere without causing serious damage.
