He said: “As we head into winter, we’re bracing ourselves for more costly damage from extreme weather but also working to make these aged former transport routes, and the wildlife they support, as resilient as possible.”
Repair work in Yorkshire began last week at Bank Newton, near Gargrave, to replace lock gates and make repairs to lock chambers, quoins and cills.
A Canal & River Trust spokesperson said repairs would also be made to Cowling Swing Bridge and Booth’s Swing Bridge, near Keighley.
Other work as part of a six-month programme of repairs included lock gate replacements and repairs along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Aire & Calder Navigation and Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.
