New Weir Gate Refurbishment Case Study: 019 The Environment Agency has recently completed the refurbishment of the historic Iffley Weir. New weir gates have been installed to replace the old wooden sections, which were fitted in the 1980’s. The new gates were fabricated by ECS Engineering Services, with the fabrications conforming to the latest CE certification requirements that came into force earlier in the year. The Iffley Lock arrangement on the River Thames near Oxford also includes the weir, which is a wooden structure that incorporates a wooden roof and a footpath above the weir gates, which are used to control the local water levels, especially during the winter months. The existing wooden weir gates, installed over 30 years ago, were leaking and in need of replac

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