Planned Stoppages

Date: January 13, 2024Planned Stoppages York Small Boats Head Starts At: Clifton Road BridgeEnds At: A64 Road Bridge EVENT (8am-5pm Saturday 13 January 2024) Update on 05/12/2023: A rowing event is taking place organised by York City Rowing Club will be on the River Ouse between Clifton Road Bridge and Bishopthorpe (A64 Road Bridge). Skippers…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: February 29, 2024Planned Stoppages St Ives Lock D/S Landing Stage Area ADVICE (Monday 8 January 2024 for approx. 6 weeks) Please be aware contractors working on behalf of the Environment Agency will be carrying out bank reprofiling and reinforcement works to the downstream landing stage area at…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: March 15, 2024Planned Stoppages Starts At: Lock 20, Woodend LockEnds At: Lock 14, Common Lock RESTRICTION (8am Monday 8 January until 4pm Friday 15 March 2024) We require a restriction to carry out some dredging to remove excess silt from the canal bed. Customers may experience delays of…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: March 22, 2024Planned Stoppages Surfleet Sluice NAVIGATION CLOSURE (Monday 8 January until 22 March 2024 inclusive) Please be aware that there are planned works being carried out to refurbish the sluice gates and renew the timber floor to Surfleet Sluice on the River Glen. The works will…

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Start date: January 3, 2024Est. end if know: March 13, 2024Planned Stoppages Towpath from Cable Bridge, Spring Hill to Access Point at Rosebery Street, BirminghamStarts At: Cable Bridge, Spring HillEnds At: Western Road Bridge TOWPATH CLOSURE (7am Wednesday 3 January until 6pm Wednesday 13 March 2024) Third party contractors are undertaking repair works to Cable…

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Date: January 6, 2024Planned Stoppages Country to Capital Intersection of: Bridge 3B, Formosa Street Footbridge to Bridge 3B, Formosa Street Footbridge on Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal) andLock 87, Denham Lock to Lock 87, Denham Lock on Grand Union Canal EVENT (10am-7.30pm Saturday 6 January 2024) A long-distance running/walking event, organised by Go Beyond Challenge.…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: January 30, 2024Planned Stoppages Near the B4603 and Gellyfowy Rd, YnysmeudwyBridge 9, Ynysmeudwe Uchaaf NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Tuesday 2 January until 4pm Tuesday 30 January 2024) A third party contractor, Drainforce, would like to add this additional stoppage to the Winter Works Programme. They plan to do…

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Start date: January 9, 2024Est. end if know: January 18, 2024Planned Stoppages Gheluvelt Park, Waterworks Road, WorcesterBr.25 Neweys Hill Marina Footbridge Update on 05/01/2024: We have been informed by the third party leading on this work, that the following three out of four dates will be cancelled due to high water levels. Cancelled dates – …

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Date: December 28, 2023Planned Stoppages The run will use a section of towpath between Newtown Lock Bridgwater, to Goodland Gardens Taunton.Starts At: Newtown Lock SwingbridgeEnds At: Bridge 42, Goodland Gardens Footbridge EVENT (9am-3pm Thursday 28 December 2023) Please be advised that a running event has been organised by Channel UK Events CIC.  The event will take…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: February 2, 2024Planned Stoppages Repairs to bridge parapets Bridge 8, Swanley Bridge. RESTRICTION (8am Monday 8 January until 5pm Friday 2 February 2024) Contractors working for the Council will be rebuilding the damaged bridge parapets at bridge 8 via a temporary fixed scaffold. The canal and towpath…

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Date: March 29, 2024Planned Stoppages Hambleden Lock Update 28/03/2024: Works to repair Hambleden Lock have been completed.

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: March 31, 2024Planned Stoppages Embankment 39 Audley, near BlackburnStarts At: Bridge 103, Cicely BridgeEnds At: Bridge 102A, Audley Street BridgeUp Stream Winding Hole: Winding Hole, Eanam BridgeDown Stream Winding Hole: Winding Hole, Bower house fold bridge RESTRICTION (8am Tuesday 2 January until 4pm Sunday 31 March 2024)…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: March 15, 2024Planned Stoppages SloughBridge 2, Reeds Bridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Tuesday 2 January until 4pm Friday 15 March 2024) We are pleased to advise, after reviewing the construction programme, that the first part of the work can be done in December 2023 without closing the navigation…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: February 9, 2024Planned Stoppages Starts At: Lock 76, Wire LockEnds At: Lock 74, Hungerford LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Upstream of Lock 71, PicketsfieldDown Stream Winding Hole: Lock 76, Wire Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Tuesday 2 January until 4pm Friday 9 February 2024) Having reviewed the risk assessment…

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