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The Wayfarer Touring Club will be meeting council officials today to finalise plans.
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 floating bridge is out for maintenance in dry dock this week. Diversions are in place and a passenger launch available.
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If a bid to the Solent LEP for a new floating bridge at Cowes goes ahead and is accepted, it'll take the pressure off the Isle of Wight council, who are facing a £3m bill to keep it running.
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The floating bridge will come back into service earlier than initially scheduled following annual maintenance and its inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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If 150 students were forced to walk to school from the Floating Bridge, would there need to be additional school crossing patrols through Cowes?
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Councillor want to ensure the traffic delays caused last time the Floating Bridge was out are not repeated.
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All forty councillors gathered for the four hour meeting last night at County Hall to set the 2014/15 annual budget.
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Cllr Lumley believes a 1.99% increase in council tax could mean school crossing patrols are not lost, no charges for foot passengers on the floating bridge and no charges for children to swim in school holidays.
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The council say that £3m would need to be found to keep the floating bridge running as it nears the end of its life, so proposals are up for consideration to introduce a 50p each way foot passenger charge.
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Here's a summary of the services that the Isle of Wight council are proposing could have their funding cut. It touches pretty much every service they provide.
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Cars will be diverted via Newport and a foot passenger service will be provided as usual.
