canal freight

  • Aggregate on the Aire & Calder Navigation

    Aggregate on the Aire & Calder Navigation

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    Ice doesn’t sort rocks, but water from melting glaciers does, laying down gravels in neat, flat layers, often on the banks of subsequently formed rivers. Jonathan Mosse reports.. IN many cases, rural roads provide an excellent means of moving these aggregates, once extracted, to the point of use, such as on construction sites and to…

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  • Canal groups criticise lack of vision for Exeter’s new A379 bridges

    Canal groups criticise lack of vision for Exeter’s new A379 bridges

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    IN a joint response to the public consultation regarding the A379 Bridges Replacement Scheme, the IWA and the Friends of Exeter Ship Canal & Heritage Harbour (FESCHH) say they also believe that the consultation is unrepresentative. Despite Devon County Council proposing five options for the new bridges at stakeholders’ meetings in October last year, the…

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