The town has been without the toll bridge which quite frankly has left Sandwich in chaos for the last couple of weeks. This is today’s statement from the town council….
Toll Bridge Update
Here’s an update from Kent County Council Highways Asset Management Department to other Council Officers.
“Further to my email on Tuesday, a site meeting took place yesterday morning to review progress at Sandwich Toll Bridge.
Despite the very best efforts of the engineers on site, we remain unable to reinstate the operation of the toll bridge for the time being. A number of consumable parts have been replaced. However it has transpired that the root of the problem is far more complex than we had previously anticipated.
A detailed inspection of the entire structure is scheduled to commence on Monday 24th June with a specialist inspection of the mechanical and electrical equipment to follow during the first week of July. These inspections will give us a much greater understanding of the work required to repair the bridge.
As explained previously, a brand new secondary hydraulic unit to enable manual operation has been ordered however this will take around a month to build. As an interim solution, the engineers on site are refurbishing an existing unit. If successful, staff will then be trained to open and close the bridge manually so that the operation can be reinstated.
Finally, the possibility of temporary footbridge has now been fully investigated. Preliminary quotes have indicated a £275k cost but a lead time of 5 months [3 months design, 2 months mobilisation and installation] makes it an impracticable solution in the short term. Therefore the shuttle bus will remain in operation.
Thank you for your on going patience, please be assured that every effort is being made to reinstate the bridge operation as quickly as possible.”
Well, that’s no time soon then! If I explain this is one of the main routes into the town.
A beautiful day for a dog walk.
For lunch we went to eat at Chom Chom in Canterbury. They had Thai red curry on and theirs is really good. A lot of food there we like and it is an Eat All You can. It was a Groupon deal and really good value.
We then collected Ellie and drove to Lou and Rhys’s, left her there and went to the littlies school summer fayre. Lou and Rhys were working. We all enjoyed it. Then back to their house and dinner. Mal and I didn’t eat our lunch was plenty! The kids then played football out in the garden until Lou arrived home.
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