2 days ago
Funding for Lichfield canal improvements approved
Canal improvement works costing £40,000 have been approved for a result, a stretch of the Coventry Canal towpath between New Bridge on Gorse Lane to Fradley Junction will see repairs to the District Council said the works would be funded by a Section 106 agreement, secured with a housing developer in 2013 when 750 houses at Fradley Park received planning it is estimated the funding will only cover about 80% of the project, with a decision made at a later date on how a third installment from the developer will be spent.
Lichfield District Council has secured £40,248 for the canal project via Section 106 money, with the project's total estimated cost thought to be about £64, authority said it was hoping to get started on the works as soon as possible.
