As of last night, (11 March) the coffer dams were removed, and it is possible to get on to the Worcester and Birmingham from the BCN.
Worcester Bar aqueduct leakage
Having put the coffer dams in, C&RT set about pumping out the water. Come Sunday morning and the fish rescue started. There was an amazing number of film crews and photographers about (including me). The weather was definitely damp. I think the guys in the canal were probably the driest people there! …
Gas Street Basin stoppage (continued)
Midnight last night (19/20 Feb), it was clear that the pump was not coping with the leakage in through the emergency stop gates. I was told that the plan was to stanch off the section from Worcester Bar almost to Salvage Turn. This morning, the work started on the coffer dam. Though those guys are in decent dry suits, rather them than me. …
Emergency stoppage at Gas Street – continued
Having moved the boats that wished to go out of the Worcester & Birmingham side of the basin, the next thing was to shut the emergency gates, in preparation for pumping out the cut. The tug came up from Granville Street bridge, and closing the emergency gate would only take a moment. Snag – though the gate in the Worcester …