Update on 12/02/2024:
We would like to offer a further update on our plans to repair Lock 7, on the Marple Flight, Peak Forest Canal.
This week our contractors have started the process of filling the lock with stone, which enables machinery to cross the area safely and stabilise the lock walls.
The next steps will include the installation of concrete piles, this is due to commence from Monday 26 February, we estimate this process to take approximately four weeks. Once the pilings are installed our contractors will start to dismantle the existing lock stonework, followed by the removal of the ground around the lock chamber.
Once the lock and the ground works have been completed, our contractors will begin rebuilding the lock chamber, and focus on the reinstatement of the lock gates, this work will run through April until May.
Whilst the repair will require substantial work, we anticipate the works to be completed, and navigation to resume on Friday 24 May.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all our customers for their patience and understanding during these works, and we will continue to keep you updated as work progresses.
A further update will be provided mid-March.