Rochdale Canal Deviation
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Image: © Kevin Waterhouse Taken: 25 Oct 2020
To re-open the Rochdale Canal a deviation was required around the A627(M) motorway and the A664 Edinburgh Way. This is the view of the new stretch from the Gorrels Way bridge