tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post3404885849801113660..comments2024-03-19T12:00:16.160+00:00Comments on The Deptford Dame: Deptford Creek - a tale of two footbridgesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-15139738388364330102013-02-24T18:39:07.828+00:002013-02-24T18:39:07.828+00:00On an average tide a lighter can pass easily under...On an average tide a lighter can pass easily under the rail bridge as long as the Halfpenny Hatch footbridge is lifted.<br />The problem from a navigational point of view is for the larger vessels that moor in Lewisham. At present with two lifting bridges there is just enough time to leave or access the moorings (though there have been some close shaves in the past when the Creek rd bridge operator has taken his time getting to the Halfpenny hatch) Two more is asking for trouble. If they have to be there then it's crucial that there are a couple of soft berths costed in for emergencies.<br />The creekside village bridge in the down position is only just above the MHWS level which means that it'll need opening for every boat,whereas at present, shall vessels can easily pass under the existing bridges.<br />The bridge at the mouth has to be lifting as a fixed one contravenes the right of navigation that can only be removed by act of parliament.<br />Anyway, I'm reliably informed that the Creekside Village developer is teetering on the brink of insolvency so I suspect this is a tidying of loose ends excercise in order to have something to sell to the next speculator.......another round of well-stuffed brown envelopes for the Greenwich planning committee !Nemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-13986233225990275102013-02-23T12:17:53.510+00:002013-02-23T12:17:53.510+00:00The Laban proposal does look very promising if it ...The Laban proposal does look very promising if it can be delivered. I'm not sure about using the Creek for the Faircharm project; the railway bridge was designed to lift but it hasn't been lifted in decades. Can it be made to now?<br /><br />OtterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-19460976589218566772013-02-23T12:07:16.466+00:002013-02-23T12:07:16.466+00:00@crosswhatfields no idea about timelines, all depe...@crosswhatfields no idea about timelines, all depends on planning and funding I guess.<br /><br />@from the murky depths a lifting bridge would not be the cheapest option, the Millennium Quay proposal is probably the cheapest, although I suspect it wouldn't cost much more to have a lifting bridge when you take into account the cost of providing lifts on this one. They could get a good quality, simple but elegant lifting structure if they spent proper money on a structural engineer with a good bridge pedigree, rather than just getting someone in to crunch a few numbers and make sure it stands up. The Laban bridge looks like a better effort in the drawings.Deptford Damehttp://deptforddame.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-21129118441756992022013-02-22T15:07:34.727+00:002013-02-22T15:07:34.727+00:00It's almost as if the developers are making it...It's almost as if the developers are making it as difficult as possible to install thus ensuring it doesn't happen...<br /><br />Whats wrong with a simple, graceful, lifting bridge? Should be the cheapest option. Maybe I'm just too cynical and there's viable reasons preventing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-60088764470596163852013-02-21T23:25:58.447+00:002013-02-21T23:25:58.447+00:00Thanks, Dame. Any idea of the possible timelines o...Thanks, Dame. Any idea of the possible timelines of either of these or is it how long is a piece of string? <br /><br />Just wondering, since it's recently been suggested that the Faircharm redevelopment, should it be passed, might use the Creek to transport waste and construction materials instead of the totally undesirable (and presently on offer) alternative – 180 lorries a day up and down Creekside for 3 years! <br /><br />The prospective bridges might either hasten that development or make it unworkable to use the Creek...?crosswhatfieldsnoreply@blogger.com