Planned Stoppages

Date: January 10, 2024Planned Stoppages Bridge 57, Grafton Bridge RESTRICTION (Wednesday 10 January 2024) Subcontractors on behalf of the Highway Structures team will be undertaking investigative works on Grafton Bridge 57 on the Grand Union canal, near Grafton Regis, on Wednesday 10th January The subcontractor will access the bridge from a floating pontoon to undertake…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: January 12, 2024Planned Stoppages Lea Rowing Club / Spring Hill to Watermint Quay (200m)Starts At: Bridge 21, High BridgeEnds At: Access Point TOWPATH CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January until 5pm Friday 12 January 2024) The towpath will be closed from immediately north of the Lea Rowing Club…

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Start date: January 3, 2024Est. end if know: January 4, 2024Planned Stoppages Car Park, Wool Road Services, Dobcross ADVICE (2pm Wednesday 3 January until 2pm Thursday 4 January 2024) Please be advised, to maintain public safety, the car park at Wool Road Services will be closed from 14.00 on Wednesday 3rd of January until 14.00…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: January 4, 2024Planned Stoppages InspectionBridge 61,Tunnel End Railway Bridge. RESTRICTION (8am Tuesday 2 January until 7pm Thursday 4 January 2024) A bridge inspection is to be undertaken using a floating pontoon. Can skippers of all crafts please slow down when approaching the area.  Delays of up to…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: March 1, 2024Planned Stoppages Coventry Road Bridge, BirminghamStarts At: Access PointEnds At: Bridge 93, Coventry Road Bridge ADVICE (8am Tuesday 2 January until 5pm Friday 1 March 2024) The navigation and towpath will remain open. Third party contractors will be undertaking demolition works to the building adjacent…

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Date: January 10, 2024Planned Stoppages StaffordStarts At: Baswick Viaduct SouthEnds At: Baswick Viaduct North ADVICE (8am-4pm Wednesday 10 January 2024) Third party contractors are carrying out an examination of Baswick Viaduct. A safety boat and scaffold tower on a pontoon may be used to facilitate the inspection. Navigation will remain open, and the safety boat…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: February 9, 2024Planned Stoppages Lock 29, Newcastle Road LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Limekiln BasinDown Stream Winding Hole: Stone winding hole NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January until 4pm Friday 9 February 2024) A recent inspection of Newcastle Road Lock in Stone revealed the need for urgent works…

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Date: January 4, 2024Planned Stoppages Bridge 209A Railway Bridge RESTRICTION (8am-7pm Thursday 4 January 2024) Rail Bridge 209A will be inspected using a floating pontoon in the canal.  Skippers of craft are advised to slow down when approaching the bridge and expect delays. 

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Date: January 11, 2024Planned Stoppages Gauxholme – Bridge InspectionRailway Viaduct RESTRICTION (8am-7pm Thursday 11 January 2024) A bridge inspection will be undertaken using a floating pontoon. Could skippers of all crafts please slow down when approaching the area.  Delays of up to 20 minutes may be experienced. Please follow any instructions given by staff. 

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Date: January 11, 2024Planned Stoppages Bridge inspectionBridge 15, Elland Viaduct RESTRICTION (8am-7pm Thursday 11 January 2024) A bridge inspection will be undertaken using a floating pontoon. Could skippers of all crafts please slow down and approach the area with caution.  Delays of up to 20 minutes may be experienced. Please follow any instructions given by…

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Start date: January 19, 2024Est. end if know: February 16, 2024Planned Stoppages Lock 73, Wigan Lock FlightStarts At: Lock 65, Top LockEnds At: Lock 85, Lock 21 Update on 19/01/2024: Please be advised, emergency repair works at Lock 73, Leeds and Liverpool canal, are progressing well however, the works will take longer than initially anticipated.…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: March 1, 2024Planned Stoppages Warth Mill embankment, just upstream of lock 32 West. DiggleStarts At: Lock 32 WestEnds At: Standedge Tunnel North East PortalUp Stream Winding Hole: Below Lock 24, at Wool Road Carpark.Down Stream Winding Hole: Outside Standedge Visitor Centre. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: February 29, 2024Planned Stoppages Diggle FlightStarts At: Lock 24 WestEnds At: Lock 32 WestUp Stream Winding Hole: Lock 32Down Stream Winding Hole: Lock 24 NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January until 4pm Thursday 29 February 2024) After reviewing the post-Christmas stoppage programme, to reduce customer impact, we…

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Start date: January 22, 2024Est. end if know: February 19, 2024Planned Stoppages Section of offside bank near Chapel Hill ADVICE (Monday 22 January until Monday 19 February 2024) Update on 16/01/2024: Due to recent flooding, works have been pushed back by two weeks.   On the 22nd January, third party contractors, Lions Environmental on behalf of…

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