OWING TO AN improvement in water levels the Rochdale Canal has now reopened.
This was closed from Lock 9 to Lock 24 due to low water levels, Keith Gudgin reports.
It was on the 6th April that the level fell to below that needed for navigation and so was closed.
Installation of pump
The installation of a pump has brought the level up to that needed for navigation.
The lower section of the Rochdale Canal from Lock 1 to Lock 8 had remain closed, but that too has now reopened.