New lock gates will be installed at Shepley Bridge Marina in Mirfield this winter.
Lock 18 Shepley on the Calder & Hebble Navigation will be one of just 15 lock gates in England and Wales replaced by the Canal & River Trust as part of a special celebration.
The project ‘15 locks for 15 years’ marks the 15 years of financial support given to the Canal & River Trust by the Postcode Lottery.
Lock gates, exposed to the elements and in daily use by boaters, typically last around 25 years before they need replacing.
Two lock gates will also be replaced on the historic Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Slaithwaite and Stalybridge.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, said: “Support from Postcode Lottery players over the past 15 years has been instrumental in helping us care for our canals.
“This programme of lock gate replacements is a fitting way to mark that support, ensuring everyone who loves the waterways can continue to enjoy and get the health and wellbeing benefits of time spent on or by them.
“Lock gates are at the very heart of canal operations and replacing them is essential to maintaining the resilience of the network.”
