Planned Stoppages

Start date: January 9, 2024Est. end if know: April 9, 2024Planned Stoppages Brampton Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (Tuesday 9 January until 9 April 2024) Our Winter Works Programme is a major investment in many structures along the River Great Ouse, which will deliver significant and long-term benefits to the navigation. However, in order to deliver this,…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: March 2, 2024Planned Stoppages Lock 4, Weston Lock upstream of Bridge 8, near Weston-on-Trent. Up Stream Winding Hole: Between Sarson’s Bridge (11A) & Massey’s Bridge (12)Down Stream Winding Hole: Between Bridge 2 & Bridge 2A NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January until 4pm Saturday 2 March 2024)…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: February 23, 2024Planned Stoppages Bridge 1, Duke Street Bridge, Reading Up Stream Winding Hole: 300 metres Northeast of Sheffield Lock 101 NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Tuesday 2 January until 4pm Friday 23 February 2024) We would like to advise you of this additional stoppage to the Winter Works…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: February 29, 2024Planned Stoppages Diggle Flight, Lock 24 through to Lock 32Starts At: Lock 24 WestEnds At: Lock 32 West NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 8 January until 4pm Thursday 29 February 2024) We will be taking the opportunity whilst the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is closed near this…

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Date: January 8, 2024Planned Stoppages Third Party WorksBridge 2, Railway RESTRICTION (8am-6pm Monday 8 January 2024)  Third party contractors will be carrying out a bridge inspection, using a pontoon and scaffold arrangement for access. There may be a delay of up to 30 minutes for the Navigation to be cleared. Please co-operate with requests from…

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Date: January 3, 2024Planned Stoppages Rotherham Ickles Railway Bridge – Inspection RESTRICTION (8am-6pm Wednesday 3 January 2024) Network rail will be undertaking a bridge inspection using a pontoon and safety boat. Please slow down on approach, there maybe delays up to 30 minutes to allow the waterway to be cleared. 

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Date: December 16, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal Update on 15/12/2023: This booking has now been cancelled. Boats can navigate the tunnel as normal.

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Date: January 14, 2024Planned Stoppages Between Garibaldi Bridge Bedford & Butterfly Bridge Longholme ADVICE (8am-4pm Sunday 14 January 2024) Please be aware that Star Rowing Club will be holding their annual Head of the River Race with approx. 60 competitors taking part on Sunday 14 January 2024 between 08:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs. The races…

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Start date: December 14, 2023Est. end if know: October 31, 2024Planned Stoppages Hibaldstow Bridge ADVICE (until October 2024) Please be aware that there are planned works being carried out by contractors to encapsulate, shotblast and paint Hibaldstow Bridge on the River Ancholme. These works will now be completed by October 2024 during which time navigation…

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Start date: January 8, 2024Est. end if know: July 10, 2024Planned Stoppages Bridge 41 Tone Bridge (North Town Bridge), Taunton RESTRICTION (8am Monday 8 January until 6pm Wednesday 10 July 2024) Please be advised that contractors will be working on behalf of Somerset County Council to carry out bridge refurbishment works for six months. The…

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Start date: December 20, 2023Est. end if know: December 22, 2023Planned Stoppages Creech St Michael to Outwood (4 sites)Starts At: Bridge 26, North EndEnds At: Bridge 20, Outwood Swingbridge ADVICE (8am Wednesday 20 December until 6pm Friday 22 December 2023) Please be advised that contractors Hi-Line working on behalf of National Grid will be cutting…

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Date: January 9, 2024Planned Stoppages Black Sluice – Hubberts Bridge Update 9/01/2024: The works are complete and the notice is now rescinded.

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Start date: December 19, 2023Est. end if know: December 20, 2023Planned Stoppages Stop GateNew Goole Caisson Update on 20/12/2023: The divers have completed working on the stop plank channels and the navigation closure has now been lifted and through passage reopened  NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 18 December until 6pm Wednesday 20 December 2023) Update on…

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Date: December 12, 2023Planned Stoppages Towpath restriction from Bridge 133 (Bulbourne) and Lock 45Starts At: Bridge 133 (B488)Ends At: Lock 45 RESTRICTION (8.30am-3.30pm Tuesday 12 December 2023) Please be advised that there will be a towpath restriction from Bridge 133 (Bulbourne) and Lock 45. An external contactor will be removing trees from power lines, this…

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