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Originally scheduled to be in service by late March, the Isle of Wight council now say the Cowes floating bridge won't be in service until early May.
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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With the cost for pedestrians set to rise by 50% on the Cowes Floating Bridge - which makes a profit each year - East Cowes councillor, Luisa Hillard, says it's unfair that families should be financially penalised through no fault of their own.
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A 4.99% rise in council tax, cuts to Personal Budgets for those with learning disabilities, youth provision budget slashed in half and reduced opening hours at the recycling centres are just some of the proposals in the Conservative-Alliance budget being debated later this month. Here's the detail.
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If you're missing the Cowes Floating Bridge already, check out this great collection of videos, which includes a time lapse of bridge being dismantled and taken away this morning, dash-cam crossings both ways during the day and the very last crossing in the dark of night.
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Check the floating bridge timetable for over the Christmas and New Year holidays and don't forget vehicle crossings finish for nearly three months on 2nd January.
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Many people were surprised the floating bridge would be out of action for vehicles for nearly three months, so OnTheWight sought to find out the extent of the work taking place to prepare for the new floating bridge.
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This great hulk of steel will be up for sale next year when it is replaced with a brand new custom-made floating bridge.
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Vehicles will be diverted via Newport for nearly three months after the floating bridge is taken out of service and substantial reconstruction work is carried out on both slipways in preparation for the replacement floating bridge.
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Islanders are invited to follow the route of Damien's last walk before he disappeared on 2nd November 1996. One volunteer taking part, of similar build to Damien and wearing the same clothes, hopes to able to jog people's memory.
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Sit back for three minutes to watch this great time lapse video shot by Mainstay Marine of the new floating bridge being built. It's due for completion by the end of the year.
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If this OnTheWight reader from East Cowes hadn't got in touch with the council about the issue, it's possible disabled passengers might have been forced to pay foot passenger fares on the Floating Bridge.
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Foot passenger fares will increase from 1st June and a new saver card is being introduced. This will help those who previously were able to get concessionary fares on the floating bridge.
