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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 26 September 2022 14:30
: Patrick Roche (pat.roche@physics.ox.ac.uk) said:
The cycle track is open today with a strip of what looks like roofing felt along the middle part of the bridge. It is a work in progress so further closure should be anticipated
Sunday 25 September 2022 21:34
: Rhodri Jones (Tejones181@gmail.com) said:
Signs up on mesopotamia saying that it's going to be closed on the 28th of September for tree work hopefully the cycle track bridge should I have reopened by then.
Sunday 25 September 2022 19:46
: () said:
It contained pictures, which I cannot provide here. The text reads:
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\n"status update on the bridge repair on @marstonbikepath, 3pm today. My theory is they first spotted the parapet problems, put up signs, and when inspecting found the whole thing needed fixing. Might take a while."
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\nOn reflection this might mean the bridge is still closed, so ignore my previous message.
Sunday 25 September 2022 19:35
: Sarah (sdhannington@gmail.com) said:
Could you post the details of the tweet?
Sunday 25 September 2022 19:16
: () said:
Apparently open, but some concerns. See tweet from @michaelgr from around 6pm today.
Friday 23 September 2022 23:19
: Helen Ginn (cyclepath@hginn.co.uk) said:
Still blocked overnight
Friday 23 September 2022 18:24
: Iain () said:
The bridge remains blocked. When the parks are open pedestrians can loop through Mesopotamia. Gates likely shut at ~19:15, Advertised to open ~7:45. Some people are wrestling their bikes through the pram gate by Parsons Pleasure when the gates are open.
Friday 23 September 2022 09:15
: Peter (elizabethjoan.and.peterdenis@gmail.com) said:
Cycle path still closed at 8:15am.
Tuesday 20 September 2022 21:34
: Brian (Brian.marsden@cmd.ox.ax.uk ) said:
Closed this evening.
Tuesday 20 September 2022 08:42
: () said:
Marston cyclepath closed for emergency bridge repairs 20 September 2022 for 3 days approx. (Was still open this morning)
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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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