Part of Lancaster Canal near Preston shut as embankment collapses

Signs up warning of the canal closure near Moons Bridge Marina Pic: WoodplumptonStocks

A section of the Lancaster Canal near Preston has been closed.

Part of the embankment and towpath has collapsed to the north of the Moons Bridge Marina near Woodplumpton.

A ‘large volume of water’ has been reported as flowing into a nearby brook and the towpath is not passable.

Signs are up near the swing bridge at bridge 37 by Moons Bridge warning of the canal being closed. The canal is closed up to bridge 38 on the stretch up towards Garstang.

Dramatic scenes on Lancaster canal this morning. Breach on embankment and towpath collapsed at aqueduct between swingbridge 37 and bridge 38. Large volume of water flowing into brook and towpath not passable. @CanalRiverTrust @blogpreston pic.twitter.com/J0hdbGPdrH
— Woodplumpton Stocks (@woodplumstocks) July 20, 2024

Temporary dams have now been put in place to drain part of the canal and work on a repair.

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