 The restored canal from the Deûle to the Escaut will be a significant resource for tourism and leisure activities, associated with urban regeneration over a vast area.
The Blue Links project is a programme of works aiming to restore navigation on the Deûle - Escaut link. The Deûle - Escaut link is the canalised river Marque plus the Roubaix canal, in the North 'région' of France and the Espierre canal, in Hainaut and West Flanders in Belgium.
This comprehensive renovation programme is made possible by the mobilisation of the European Commission and various local authorities and public bodies in France and Belgium...
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Location of the Blue Links project:
canalised river Marque, Roubaix and Espierre canals.
Focus
Critical to completion of the project is the dredging and disposal of 250 000 m3 of sediment…
Silted Roubaix canal
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Works update
Works in progress
Cleaning and repairing Estaimpuis lock,
on the Espierres canal
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Opinions and ideas
Read comments and ideas from our visitors and from users of canals, and give your own advice and opinion for the Blue Links project.
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The Deûle-Escaut waterway is a key
link in the centre of the 20 000 km network
of inland waterways of North West Europe.
> maps of the waterway
News flash - 13/3/07
Since early March there have been many comments on the exceptionally low water levels in the pounds of the Wasquehal flight of locks (see photo). The anglers were the first to inform the Lille parks department (ENLM), while VNF's engineers and technicians were already investigating the various possible causes. The most likely cause is leakage at the locks themselves, but vandalism may also be involved. The technicial studies over the coming week or so will determine the precise cause or causes. For this purpose, the dredging works will be interrupted from March 13 to 16. Watch this space for the explanations.
Water supply > See article
Background
The movement to restore the canals abandoned by commercial traffic began in the UK 60 years ago. Now, in major metropolitan areas, canal restoration for leisure and tourism has become a key issue for mobility as well as for urban regeneration...
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BlueLinks2008.org gives regular updates on works in progress on the link, leading up to the inauguration in 2008.
>plans for the inaugural event
Locks on the Roubaix canal
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