FAQs

We are aiming to connect the footpath over the M6 Toll aqueduct first, before the canal itself is completed, in order to provide a fully connecting extension to the Heritage Towpath Trail. The processes of seeking planning permission and registering our land with Land Registry have brought up some issues. Midland Expressway Limited who operate the motorway will require …

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We can only add water to sections, which can be properly contained. This will usually be between locks where we can add stop planks. We try to add water as soon as we can but it is not always possible for every section. Read our operational plan for more details.

The answer is that if someone or some organisation gives us an estimated £40m it could be done in another five to ten years! (That assumes all planning applications and land transfers are completed quickly)! But with limited ‘regular’ income, it’s impossible to answer. Read more about funding.