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The saga of Floating Bridge 6 continues with yet another failure, causing the bridge to be suspended
Cowes Floating bridge: All you need to know
The Floating Bridge links Cowes and East Cowes, running regularly through the day and much of the evening. It’s sometimes called the Chain Ferry because it pulls itself both sides of the river on a chain.
Below are articles charting the history of the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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If you are having to cross the River Medina later this morning be aware of the service suspension. Details within
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The leader of the council gave an update to the Scrutiny Committee at tonight's meeting. Details within
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A foot passenger launch will be in operation whilst 'minor maintenance works' take place
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Duncan Kennedy's report on BBC Radio 4's Today programme (have a listen within) takes the fiasco of the Floating Bridge to a national audience
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The Isle of Wight council say the necessary repairs to the hydraulic ram have now been completed
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A leak of hydraulic oil from the ram means the Floating Bridge will have to be taken out of service yet again
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The Floating Bridge fiasco reached the dizzy heights of the BBC’s Politics South show this morning. Link to watch again within
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Here you can find a breakdown of all the investigations on the costs for FB6 – made on the basis of an FOI request by the Floating Bridge Stakeholders’ and Engineers’ Group, who have labeled FB6 ‘A resounding failure and a bottomless money pit’
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The Isle of Wight council issue the latest update on the Cowes Floating Bridge, which has been out of service for the last week
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The engineers are stripping down and inspecting the three other rams to confirm that the same issues are not present in them also
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Cllr Karl Love said there is 'institutional blindness' as far as the Floating Bridge is concerned — the belief that the problems can be fixed no matter what. Details within
