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The Isle of Wight council say the necessary repairs to the hydraulic ram have now been completed
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 is back just in time, as the start of 15 months of roadworks takes place today.
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After telling the public that it was all OK because the commissioning period had not finished, the Isle of Wight council finally admit that "it is simply not acceptable that the vessel still cannot operate at all states of the tide" and are taking Floating Bridge 6 out of service.
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Cllr Ward, the Isle of Wight council cabinet member responsible for the floating bridge, made a series of claims today inc. only eight complaints had been received, not many people were dissatisfied, blaming activists. The BBC reporter's reaction was ... interesting.
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Allan Marsh captured a time lapse video of the floating bridge working during the storms last night, when the rest of us were (mostly) tucked up at home.
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Debris in the chain pits disrupts Cowes Floating Bridge service; clearance and tests underway
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Each car passenger might be charged to use floating bridge say campaigners, with one parent and two children walking to Holy Cross having to pay £760 a year
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The ward councillor for East Cowes called for the resignation of Cabinet member for Transport, Ian Ward, over his handling of the floating bridge.
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Those opposed to the proposal to charge foot passengers on the floating bridge say the council's new consultation is flawed and 'completely biased'.
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This - and other surprises - came out at Full Council. OnTheWight has got exact wording of replies that the Leader and Cllr Ian Ward gave in response to questions asked by the public.
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The Floating Bridge Engineers’ and Stakeholders’ Group explain how they have been warning the Isle of Wight council for many years about the ongoing failures of Floating Bridge 6. Details within
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As the floating bridge won't be back in service by Sunday a new last-minute route has been arranged.
