 A restoration scheme could be complete in 10 years |
A canal restoration project in Gloucestershire has been awarded a �575,000 cash grant. The money will be used to fund feasibility studies into the Cotswold Canal scheme, which initially aims to restore six miles of waterways.
The first phase of this project would revamp the canal between Stonehouse and Brimscombe Portwill and cost �25m.
It is hoped that the funding, given to British Waterways, will help release additional Lottery money.
The money, from the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA), will also be used to create a plan to expand Stroud along the canal corridor.
Katharine West, from the RDA, said: "Whilst supporting the design work to restore the canal, we are also driving the master planning of nearby land to ensure that it acts as a catalyst to regenerate the area."
British Waterways looks after 2,000 miles of canals and navigable rivers.
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