Phase 2, Stage 1 Progress Report
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Stage 1 (2005/2006) is the first of six main stages of relining the dry canal bed ready for re-watering and is 321 metres long and includes a 50m reinforced concrete towpath wall to form a short term mooring, one of four such moorings to be provided under Phase II.
CC's boundary to manhole E of Drayton B'champ Bridge No.5
The length has already been cleared. It requires annual striming of weeds.
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| November 2001: Stage 4 has been cleared, but already it is begining to grow over again. | Mar 2003: We did are annual striming of weeds and stumping with BITM. |
2005
Since April 2005, we have excavated the first fifty metres and also capped the old pipeline under the canal with a concrete raft.
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| Work begins on Phase 2. | Oct 2005.We have lined the first bit connecting to the work already done at Drayton Beauchamp |
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| Aug 2006.A 14ft narrow has been constructed at the old sump and lined for10 metres | Sep 2006. The first lined length. |
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| March 2007: pipe capping . | October 2007: The next lined length. |
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| December 2007: Now in water. | January 2008: One of the new moringbays is set out. |