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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
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Monday 14 August 2023 12:59
: KS () said:
Note for pedestrians: the shortest pedestrian diversion that connects to Mesopotamia Walk is already quite muddy, so wear appropriate footwear.
\nThere are also a number of cyclists ignoring the signs, including electric Deliveroo bikes, so the narrow parts of the diversion may be dangerous with children.
Monday 14 August 2023 10:20
: PRC () said:
Some cycle racks at each end might be slightly useful.
Monday 14 August 2023 08:37
: Iain () said:
There are barriers and skilled operatives with walkie-talkies ready to wrestle errant cyclists to the ground at each end of the track. Pedestrians have access.
Sunday 13 August 2023 20:28
: Ganesh Sittampalam (ganesh@earth.li) said:
A user of the page forwarded me some information sent by Oxfordshire County Council about the closure. As the full details in the email don't seem to be online anywhere, I've copied it into a webpage here: https://urchin.earth.li/~ganesh/cyclepath-closure-2023-08.html . There's also a council page about it here with less detail: https://news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/marston-cycle-path-to-be-closed-for-10-weeks-for-refurbishment-of-bridges/ . As always please use the site for useful information, not long debates!
Wednesday 19 July 2023 07:20
: Elisabeth () said:
County Council tweet:
\n"Marston cycle path will be closed for 10 weeks from 14 August so two bridges can be repaired.
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\nAlternative routes for cyclists will be in place."
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\nBut, when you follow their link, cyclists will be expected to use existing alternative routes, ie Magdalen Bridge or the Marston Ferry Rd cycle path. It might help if walking bicycles through the University Parks via the rainbow bridge was permitted.
Friday 14 July 2023 08:35
: Iain () said:
Heads-up, new sign on cycle path: "CYCLE PATH CLOSED HERE 14th AUGUST FOR 10 WEEKS". Note the Twitter feed for the cycle path is now subscriber-only and hence not publicly available. Use http://urchin.earth.li/~ganesh/cgi-bin/psychopath.pl
Tuesday 4 April 2023 15:18
: Nigel () said:
The water is slightly higher now than in the previous entry. The dry track down the middle is about a couple of feet wide at the narrowest.
Tuesday 4 April 2023 14:58
: Sebastian () said:
At 2.30pm today water creeping onto cycle path at city side towards the cattle grid. About a meter of dry path on the crown but wet either side. So still passable for all for now.
Thursday 9 February 2023 16:50
: Beth () said:
Just spotted that there's now a gritt box on the cycle path near the bridges!
Wednesday 25 January 2023 06:46
: Y (stormgirlz@hotmail.com) said:
So much black ice this morning be really careful, especially at the areas around the bottom of Ferry Road where the tarmac is quite smooth
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“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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