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| Digby Bridge on the Grand Canal, north of Naas in Co. Kildare. © Eugene Brennan |
My
cycle today was along the canal from Naas to Digby Bridge between
Sallins and Prosperous. Good to see that the OPW (or Waterways Ireland?)
took on my suggestion to remove a dangerous board from the cover on the feed/overflow channel from the canal at the bridge. It was rotten at the ends and only
supported by two steel joists and none in the middle, liable to collapse
if anyone jumped on it. They used a steel plate and galvanised steel
grating as a replacement. The wider boards seem to have been trimmed, although I didn't think this was necessary and an adjacent board to the one that was rotted could have been removed also, but I guess they knew what they were doing. I think this might be a temporary measure,
maybe until all the timbers are replaced. The first few photos were from
last September. |
| Rotting timber on edges of boards. © Eugene Brennan |
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| Rotting timber on edges of boards. © Eugene Brennan |
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| Rotting timber on edges of boards. © Eugene Brennan |
After remedial work, with grid and steel plate in place.
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| © Eugene Brennan |
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| © Eugene Brennan |
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| © Eugene Brennan |
