Fabrication and Supply of Sluice Doors

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Waterways Ireland are seeking to replace 18 number Sluice Doors at the ‘New Cut’ on the Shannon Navigation and 12 sluice doors on Meelick (Keeloge) Weir. The new cut is a bypass flood relief channel South of Banagher Co Offaly with 18 sluices and operated mainly during the summer months to control water levels in the area for navigation purposes. The sluices were installed pre 1890 and consisted of mild steel plates with Angular reinforcement riveted to the main plate with brass strips that provided a seal with the vertical guides. See Appendix It is now proposed to fabricate 18 sluice new sluice doors and replace the brass strips with acetal plastic strips similar in size to the Brass strips. Meelick sluice doors are similar in design to the new cut sluice doors 12 in number and contain lead strips where Marlborough have Brass strips. It is also proposed to fabricate 12 Meelick weir sluice doors and replace the lead strips new Acetal plastic similar to that of the “New Cut” sluice doors.