Bridge 26 - 27, Palmerston Street Embankment, Bollington, Macclesfield Canal

Detail

From Date: 16/10/2019 08:00

To Date: 05/06/2020 16:00 inclusive

Type: Towpath Closure

Reason: Repair

Is the towpath closed? Yes

Location

Closest waterway: Macclesfield Canal

Starts at: Bridge 26, Sugar Lane Bridge

Ends at: Bridge 27, Kerridge Road Bridge

Upstream winding hole: Middlewood Winding Hole

Downstream winding hole: Hurdsfield Winding Hole

Updates

20/05/2020 12:46

We are pleased to confirm we are now able to continue work at the Palmerston Street Embankment and we hope to re-open the towpath on 5th June.   

Mooring restrictions will also be lifted at that time.   

Please continue to follow the government advice regarding coronavirus – stay alert, control the virus, save lives.

26/03/2020 15:18

Customers are asked to only move if essential to reach services and to follow government guidance at all times.

26/03/2020 14:45

We are unable to complete the towpath works at the Palmerston Street Embankment due to the current Government restrictions and guidelines, which have affected supplies. 

The towpath will remain closed until further notice.  

Please also be aware boats are not permitted to moor between Bridges 26, Sugar Lane Bridge and 26A, Clarence Mill Footbridge. 

Please follow advice on the Trust’s website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/safety-on-our-waterways/coronavirus

Thank you.

13/03/2020 12:07

Repairs to Palmerston Street Embankment are complete and the canal navigation will re-open later today, Friday 13 March, as planned.   

However the towpath will remain closed until 4pm on Friday 3rd April, in order to carry out the remaining works required,

We politely request you not to moor between Bridges 26, Sugar Lane Bridge, and 26A, Clarence Mill Footbridge, to allow our contractors to carry out their work safely.

Access to Clarence Mill, via the towpath, will be maintained from the east for the duration of the works.

Thank you for your support and patience during this closure.

06/03/2020 11:59

Repairs to Palmerston Street Embankment are going well and canal navigation will re-open at 4pm, Friday 13 March as planned, however the towpath will remain closed to carry out the remaining works until 4pm, Friday 3 April.

We politely request no mooring between Bridges 26, Sugar Lane Bridge and 26A, Clarence Mill Footbridge to allow our contractors to safely carry out their works.

Access to Clarence Mill, via the towpath, will be maintained from the east for the duration of the works.

09/10/2019 11:21

The winter stoppage between Bridges 26-27, Bollington, for repairs to the Palmerston Street Embankment, has been brought forward as a result of current issues with leakage.  Please see our Emergency Notice for further details. 

Following the recent leakage, our contractors will now be starting to work in the area from 16th October. 

The repairs will include a canal bed relining scheme on a 80m section of the canal between Bridges 26 (Sugar Lane Bridge) and 27 (Kerridge Road Bridge), together with 66m of wash wall re-build near Clarence Mill.   

The navigation will be dewatered with works expected to be completed and the navigation re-opened by 13th March 2020. 

In addition to the navigation closure, several towpath closures / restrictions will be in place throughout the works.  However, we envisage being able to keep pedestrian access to the mill via Bridge 26A (Clarence Mill Footbridge) open throughout.

Description

Extensive leak repairs are required on the embankment.

The length of the canal will be de-watered to enable construction of an 80m long reinforced concrete liner in the bed of the canal.  Work will also include the re-building of a 66m section of washwall.