New safety gates will be installed on the navigation near Lingards Footbridge, close to the A580 East Lancs Road crossing, between Boothstown and Leigh.
The area is very prone to mining subsidence and the safety gates are needed to protect the canal from the effects of this subsidence, due to fissures that cross the line of the canal. The gates will close in the event of any sudden water loss.
Work will begin on Monday 10th November 2008 and continue until Friday 30th January 2009 or until such time as the work is complete.
There are winding holes for boats to turn west of the A580 (Morleys) Bridge and at Boothstown marina. There will also be towpath restrictions and diversions as needed.
Peel Holdings say that there is unlikely to be any temporary opening of the route over the Christmas period.
Lingards Footbridge, Leigh Branch
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please feel free to comment on this item.
If you do not have a Blogger/Google etc account, then please click on "Name/URL" and type in your name or nickname.
If you have no URL you can leave that part blank.
Please do not post as "Anonymous".