Selly Oak Aqueduct

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A new road is being constructed to relieve congestion in the centre of Selly Oak and this will pass under the canal at a new aqueduct.

To allow construction of the aqueduct the canal has been diverted into a new parallel channel a little to the west of the original alignment and very close to the railway.

The first picture shows the approach from the Birmingham side, then the start of the diversion channel offset to the right.

The channel is just one boat wide and takes a sharp turn to the left to rejoin the original alignment at the end of the diversion, before passing under a temporary contractors lifting bridge.

Looking back from the southern end the diversion is offset to the left and is preceded with warning signs for boaters.

Looking north, from the southern end, the approach starts with the temporary contractors lifting bridge before reaching the diversion.

Posted on Saturday, 6 March 2010 at 22:10        Comments (0)

 

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