Easter Holidays: Ongoing Dredging and Construction works

Dredging works continue on the Bude Canal and will be undertaken in the inland section from Rodds Bridge down to Truscotts Bridge during the weeks of the Easter Holidays, and will continue there until approx. 19th April.

All users and visitors to the canal and its facilities should be aware that dredging pipework has been installed along the canal bank. This will be kept away from the tow path footway in the main, however there are points at which the pipe needs to cross the path. Where this is the case, ramps will be placed over these pipes to maintain unimpeded access.

Use of the canal waterway itself is prohibited in the zone of active dredging. This means that the zone from Truscotts Bridge to Rodds Bridge is not available for water activity from 2nd April until approx. 19th April.

On completion of this section the dredging operation will move down into the harbour area close to the sea lock. We are expecting to start on or around the around 22nd April and should take about 1 week.

The dredger will then move back into the upper basin and complete the remaining silt removal from there. Dredging is expected, to be completed by the beginning of May with the storage lagoons removed and the Crescent car park fully open again by the end of May.

During the dredging operation the section of failed canal bank from the Falcon bridge for about 100m south is being repaired. This work will be ongoing and is expected to be complete by end of June.

Whilst these works are going on canal users are advised to launch in the harbour area close to Falcon Bridge and the Olive Tree.

All working areas will be securely fence off and float barriers will restrict and prevent access into the construction area form the canal.