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05:05:2010
British Waterways' project will create leisure spot
A 1km stretch of the Old Main Line Canal is set for a £446,000 programme of improvements including two new access points, resurfacing and new planting.
Coir rolls will also be installed to encourage reeds to grow on the canalside and a radio operated pedestrian counter will record the number of people using the revamped canal.
The project will be carried out by British Waterways and May Gurney in partnership with All Saints and Blakenhall Community Development and should be completed in July.
Tony Harvey, British Waterways, said: “We hope that opening up these access points will encourage local people to get onto the towpath.
“We are enhancing the ecology and heritage of the canal and I hope neighbouring communities will seize this opportunity to find out more about their local waterway.”
Footnote: May Gurney and British Waterways
May Gurney holds a four-year framework contract with British Waterways for the maintenance and improvement of its canals and rivers. The contract, which includes a possible two-year extension, is estimated to be worth around £20m per annum and covers a range of maintenance and improvement activities across approximately 80 to 150 projects each year.
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