Costing over £1.5 million the work has taken six months to complete after engineers had to face storms Dennis and Ciara and restrictions as a result of the coronavirus.
A modern take
A 240-metre section of the canal, close to Lansil Industrial Estate, had a history of minor leakage over a number of years. Having been drained of water, the stretch has been relined with a man-made liner which is a modern take on the clay that would have been used to help keep the canal watertight 200 years ago when the canal and adjacent Lune Aqueduct were first built. Other works included 50 metres of new piling to replace a corroded section and fenders to protect the new canal lining from accidental damage by boats.
Built by canal engineer John Rennie between 1794 and 1797, the Lune Aqueduct is architecturally one the finest aqueducts in England, carrying the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune on five semi-circular stone arches each of 70ft span.