The Bridgewater Canal Companyaiming to have the canal fully reopened to navigation,including the Cheshire Ring – by December 2026 following the collapse of part of the canal on New Year’s near Dunham Massey
In a statement the Company says that Initial consultations on repair design have begun, and they hope to appoint an engineering consultancy in the coming months.
To date, around £300,000 has been invested in stabilising and protecting the canal following the breach.
“We remain committed to keeping the community, our boating customers and all interested parties updated as plans develop.” they added
At present procurement work is now underway for a more robust medium-term solution, involving new timber stoplogs and a permanent earth dam on either side of the breach.
This, says the Compsny “will allow us to safely remove the temporary Portadams and maintain canal integrity while long-term repairs progress. This will further reduce the unnavigable section to half a mile.”
