Canal Dredging Update - County Road Bridge

Progress towards the dredging programme continues and this month will see silt excavated in the section up-stream of County Road (Roads) Bridge.

Despite the challenges of the operation, dredging the canal is a priority to:

1. Reinstate a safe navigable depth for watercraft
2. Restore the role of the canal in carrying flood waters as part of the flood defence strategy for Bude
3. To make the canal more resilient to the impacts of climate change, such as the low water levels experienced in the drought of 2022

The section above County Road Bridge will see a further circa 120 meter of canal de-silted, adding to the successful operation completed alongside Whalesborough Ham in late 2022.

This operation will be completed by long-reach excavator, operating from the field and embankment on the right bank, therefore we expect minimal to no impact on the footpath and public access along the canal.