Reduced capacity at NYS

[Stovicmiller]

.....best and cheapest is hold the away fans in for 5 mins on Health & Saftey grounds............simples

got to agree with the above.

[millertop]

.....best and cheapest is hold the away fans in for 5 mins on Health & Saftey grounds............simples

Yes I was thinking the same, common sense isn’t apparently with some though

[Brin]

Reason for the reduced capacity is because the flood defences running down Don Street were never completed in Covid lockdown. With the impending winter approaching, work is now finally taking place to install a new pumping station and a new flood barrier.

Due to a lot of external companies involved in the scheme, it was not possible to pull everyone together during last season when the stadium was closed. Work is currently ongoing by Don Street entrance/exit gates of the stadium and this is where the concern lies with crowd control and there not being enough exits available. The existing Don Street footbridge?? is also being replaced hence the delay.

[millertop]

Reason for the reduced capacity is because the flood defences running down Don Street were never completed in Covid lockdown. With the impending winter approaching, work is now finally taking place to install a new pumping station and a new flood barrier.

Due to a lot of external companies involved in the scheme, it was not possible to pull everyone together during last season when the stadium was closed. Work is currently ongoing by Don Street entrance/exit gates of the stadium and this is where the concern lies with crowd control and there not being enough exits available. The existing Don Street footbridge?? is also being replaced hence the delay.

Isn’t the footbridge near to train station? So it’ll be blocked off until possibly December

[Brin]

Isn’t the footbridge near to train station? So it’ll be blocked off until possibly December

MT, I can't picture a bridge on Don Street unless it's one running parallel with the canal path further up? As for the completion date, Rotherham Council just say it's ongoing with no end date.

[Geetarman]

Yes I was thinking the same, common sense isn’t apparently with some though

https://tinyurl.com/jyfbcpy2

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

MT, I can't picture a bridge on Don Street unless it's one running parallel with the canal path further up? As for the completion date, Rotherham Council just say it's ongoing with no end date.

Well, basically it's the Environment Agency that carries responsibility for the renovations to Holmes Tail Goit on Don Street. The council just carry responsibility for redirecting traffic etc.

The proposed new path for away fans is next to New York Way exit. They have started on the path by putting down foundations and eventually the path will go under the road (through an arch under Popeyes burger van) exiting at the other side in what is now the police station car park. It needed the police to give up part of their car park for the scheme to work. From there the path will continue to the rail station. Basically the away fans are separated from the home fans for the whole route route so it's a good idea.

[Geetarman]

Googletastic! Keep up the good work.

[Brin]

Googletastic! Keep up the good work.

Yes keep up the good work Grist, very informative....meanwhile back at the ranch, Geetarman keeps us entertained.....

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Yes keep up the good work Grist, very informative....meanwhile back at the ranch, Geetarman keeps us entertained.....

Geetarman and entertainment are opposite ends of a spectrum

I think he’s after the saddo crown from John2