been finished but the canal has yet to reach it, giving it an odd appearance). This had a beneficial side-effect – the Government promised that never again would a new road be built in the path of a waterway restoration scheme, unless an aqueduct or tunnel was provided. A new bridge taking Cappers Lane over the canal near Whittington was opened on 21 April 2006. By August 2010, most of the work on a by-wash for lock 25, adjacent to the Borrowcop Locks Canal Park, had been carried out by members of the Restoration Trust, with help from the Waterways Recovery Group during weekend visits to Lichfield. The canal between Lock 25 and 26 was filled with water in April 2011, the first part of the canal to be filled with water since restoration works started. Route See also Lichfield Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system Lichfield Canal Aqueduct Hatherton Canal Bibliography References External links Lichfield Canal Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Lichfield Canals in Staffordshire Birmingham Canal Navigations Canals opened in 1797