WORK has started on the repair to the leak on Audlem Flight on the Shropshire Union Canal.
But boats could still navigate the flight from 9am to 2pm over the weekend, Keith Gudgin reports.
This however was the first stage of the process that has involved clearing the site to allow the engineers to fully inspect and plan the necessary repairs.
Start this week
It is expected that the repair work will actually start this week when plans are finalised, so the navigation through the flight will be stopped.
This is not yet confirmed.