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A petition has been launched calling for a thorough independent investigation into the procurement and project management decision for Floating Bridge 6.
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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The Cowes Floating Bridge has already been out of action for 25 days - with the Isle of Wight council revealing earlier in the week a major fault. Full details on the latest development
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The Isle of Wight council previously said they would update Islanders "by the end of the week" about the non-working Floating Bridge. It's past 6pm on Friday and there has still been no update
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15 public interest questions Isle of Wight council have failed to answer about Cowes Floating Bridge
News OnTheWight put 15 questions about the Floating Bridge to the Isle of Wight council. They failed to answer any of them
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Claims have emerged that the Cowes Floating Bridge - already out of service for over three weeks - needs parts that could take up to 30 weeks to be fitted. News OnTheWight has asked the council to clarify
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A major fault with the hydraulic system was identified when the bridge was taken out of service 21 days ago for 'planned maintenance'
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Complaints have been made about the unclear signage for the suspended Cowes Floating Bridge, with one person describing it as ‘tea tray sized’. As service is out for an extra 11 days on top of ten planned days
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The issue surrounding discrepancies in monies taken on the Floating Bridge have been discussed at the latest Audit Committee
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If the Bridge comes back into service on the date the Isle of Wight council says, it would have been out of service for over three weeks
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It was supposed to come back into service last Friday, then on Tuesday, now not until at least Wednesday, although even that may change
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The council say that whilst undergoing tests prior to returning to service, an intermittent fault with the prow hydraulics was identified
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The passenger launch can take up to 25 people per crossing, but the issue of social distancing was raised by an OnTheWight reader. Here's the answer
