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« on: November 21, 2023, 06:53:45 »
Looks like it might take longer than the three months they planned:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-67454745
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2023, 11:01:51 »
Not sure how Reading BC's statement that "Timber in the wall had rotted across the decades, leaving holes and voids beneath the footway" helps understanding of the problem!  I suspect you need local knowledge of the path; possibly the "wall" is actually the canal bank?  A photo of the actual damage might have helped, rather than a Google Street View screenshot which for all I know could be the wrong stretch.  I really must explore the K&A some time (maybe not until this work gets sorted!), and the various nearby stations make it easy to get to.
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2023, 13:57:20 »
I suspect it's the timber campshedding that's rotted.

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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2023, 14:01:45 »
Quote from: Mark A on November 21, 2023, 13:57:20
I suspect it's the timber campshedding that's rotted.


... if timber campshedding there be. It's very public spirited of Uy Hoang to streetview every towpath in the country, but, next time, before he starts, can someone ask Google to buy him a better streetview camera.

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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2023, 15:21:36 »
There's more words about the work here, and a picture - though that's of the previous section, west of Factory Bridge.
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2023, 09:51:04 »
Quote from: Ralph Ayres on November 21, 2023, 11:01:51
I really must explore the K&A some time (maybe not until this work gets sorted!), and the various nearby stations make it easy to get to.

And another reason https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/2023/november/kennet-and-avon-canal-towpath-in-berkshire-easier-to-access-following-upgrades/
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