The (A41) East of Birmingham to Birkenhead and the (A49) Shrewsbury to Warrington Trunk Roads (Whitchurch Bypass) Order 1988

SCHEDULE 4

DANSONS HILL CANAL BRIDGELOCATION PLAN — SCALE 1:2500

PROFILE SCALE 1:200

DETAIL LAYOUT — SCALE 1:500

SPECIFICATION

Points of comencement and Termination

Froma point 244 metres south-east of the existing Dansons Bridge over the canal.

Toa point 294 metres south-east of the existing Dansons Bridge.

Headroom(Canal) not less than 2.6 metres above normal canal retention level to be maintained for a distance of 7.0 metres.

Headroom(North Bank) not less than 3.0 metres above bank to be maintained for a distance of 2.1 metres.

Headroom(South Bank) not less than 2.6 metres above bank to be maintained for a distance of 2.1 metres.

Waterwaywidth of canal is reduced to 6.0 metres at water level.

Length of Watercourse to be Diverted

The length of watercourse to be diverted is the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Branch) between a point 244 metres south-east of Dansons Bridge over that Canal, and a point 294 metres south-east of the same bridge all in the Parish of Whitchurch Urban in the County of Shropshire. The north and south banks of the Canal shall both be extended over the existing bed of the Canal to a maximum width of 2 metres in each case along a length of 50 metres, leaving a minimum reduced width of waterway of 6 metres with a minimum depth of 1.5 metres throughout such length. On the location plan to this Schedule this length is shown in outline together with the width of the canal to be so reduced which is marked“new length”.

Length of Towing Path to be Diverted and New Length to be Provided

The length of towing path to be diverted is a length adjacent to and on the south-west side of the said length of watercourse to be diverted, and is shown by zebra hatching on the detail layout plan to this Schedule. The route of the new length of towing path is adjacent to and north-east of the length of towing path to be diverted previously described, and is shown by stipple on the said plan and its centre line is marked by a black band.