Around £400k of funding will support work in partnership with the Canal and River Trust to improve access across the seven weirs on the Rochdale canal between Todmorden and Luddendenfoot.
New bridge decks will be created at each weir, improving accessibility and making the area safer. The planned improvements are based on feedback collected as part of previous engagement work which asked people to choose their preferred option for improvements to Kilnhurst Weir. These improvements will make travelling along this stretch of the canal fully accessible for the first time.
Detailed plans for the seven weirs will now be developed, with planned delivery later this year.
The works will complement recent work to the canal towpath between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge, as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s City Connect programme.
The latest active travel funding will also support further improvements planned to the towpath between Todmorden and Walsden as part of the Active Todmorden project, supplementing funding from the Todmorden Town Deal.