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    Hi all,<br>
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      Finally an useful update on the continuing Main Yarra Trail
      closure saga, many thanks to Julia from BBUG.<br>
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      Reopening planned for 8th August, depending on a few things,
      obviously, read further details below ;)<br>
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            <td>[vicbugchat] Yarra Trail Re-opening</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:58:18 +1000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th>
            <td>Julia Blunden <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jblunden@bigpond.com"><jblunden@bigpond.com></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vicbugchat@yahoogroups.com">vicbugchat@yahoogroups.com</a></td>
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            <td>Vicbugchat <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vicbugchat@yahoogroups.com"><vicbugchat@yahoogroups.com></a></td>
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                  style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";">As I’m sure most of
                  you know the Yarra Trail has been closed for some time
                  between Barkly Avenue and Punt Road, since a very cold
                  morning left ice on one of the pontoon sections
                  leading to a large number of accidents. The problem of
                  the icy surface was compounded by the fact that silt
                  had built up under the pontoon causing it to tilt.<o></o></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";"><o> </o>I’ve just had
                  a phone conversation with Louise Daniel from Ted
                  Baillieu’s office who provided the following
                  information which she asked me to pass on to
                  interested parties. <o></o></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";"><o> </o>Minister Ryan
                  Smith will be making a press release sometime next
                  week to announce emergency funding to fix the problem.
                  Works have already started to deal with the ice issue.
                  Dredging to remove the silt will take 4-6 weeks. The
                  trail will be reopened about 8<sup>th</sup> August
                  depending on tides, but may need to be closed again at
                  times of low tide until the dredging is complete.
                  Signs will be in place at these times.<o></o></span></p>
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                  style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";"><o></o>So, reasonably
                  good news.<o></o></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman","serif";"><o>Julia Blunden<br>
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