THE ROAD OVER a canal bridge has been closed due to damage caused by excess water.
Canal & River Trust tells that a channel taking excess water around Lock 38 on the Staffs & Worcs Canal had suffered damage along its route below Cannock Road in Penkridge, Janet Friend reports.
It has asked Staffordshire County Council for the road over the bridge to be closed to traffic as a precaution to which the council has agreed.
Pedestrians allowed
Though the council has agreed to stop vehicles, it is allowing pedestrians over the bridge from today, Friday.
The damaged channel passed beneath both the old lock cottage and the road, and there were no signs of harm to the highway, although trust engineers would be on site again to carry out a detailed inspection.
The council suggested that any canal user affected by the situation should contact the trust, that implies that there is a problem.