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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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Tuesday 28 December 2021 09:46
: Jonathan Flemming (jonflemming@hotmail.com) said:
Path flooded at parks end. About half an inch deep in middle of the path. Easily passable but prepare for slightly wet feet if in trainers
Tuesday 28 December 2021 08:44
: Jonathan Flemming (jonflemming@hotmail.com) said:
Path flooded at parks end. About half an inch deep in middle of the path. Easily passable but prepare for slightly wet feet if in trainers
Thursday 23 December 2021 10:39
: Sebastian () said:
Signs have appeared to say the path will be closed on 25th Dec and 1 Jan as in previous years. Was hoping the closure on 20-22nd Dec would have been enough and covered the need to close on those days but sadly not…
Thursday 23 December 2021 09:11
: Bill () said:
many thanks
Thursday 23 December 2021 09:02
: Carol Green (c.green368@btinternet.com) said:
Yes it's open. Absolutely no sign of any tree clearance, the overhanging branches look just as dangerous.
Thursday 23 December 2021 08:49
: Bill () said:
Is the cycle track open again this morning (Thurs 23rd) as scheduled? - many thanks.
Wednesday 8 December 2021 09:45
: Roger G (Roger@thegrosvenors.net) said:
For a similar closure of a key "motor" road, the authorities would erect multiple yellow diversion signs in a quite large font. Let us see if the same happens here, in our "cycling city", and perhaps send representations if not?
Wednesday 8 December 2021 09:25
: Stephanie Jenkins (stephanie.jenkins@gmail.com) said:
Yes, the cycle track will be closed completely between the corner of South Parks Road to Parson Pleasure "to enable essential tree safety works to the large Poplar Trees bordering the cycle track", so Mesopotamia will be inaccessible for walkers too. (This is in addition, of course, to the usual closure of the cycle track on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.) There is a discrepancy in the email I have been sent about it: the heading says it will be closed 20, 21, and 22 December, but the body says 23 December as well (which I think is a typo)
Wednesday 8 December 2021 09:09
: Chris () said:
Does anyone know details of the planned cycle path closure 20-22 December? University says it's done by the Council, but they don't answer the phone. Would be helpful to know whether it's a complete closure, in other words how we'll be able to get to and from work on those days (Parks gates are only open 7:30-16:00, so not really an alternative).
Saturday 14 August 2021 12:24
: James Martin () said:
The post at https://travel.admin.ox.ac.uk/article/holywell-millstream-bridge-repairs-to-start-in-september#/ has some details. In particular: "The bridge will remain open to foot and cycle traffic throughout, with the exception of some restrictions on Sunday mornings to allow essential safety work which cannot be done at other times".
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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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