Planned Stoppages

Start date: May 12, 2023Est. end if know: June 4, 2023Planned Stoppages Brades (Road) Bridge RESTRICTION (8am Monday 22 May until 5pm Friday 2 June 2023) Contractors on behalf of Sandwell Council are carrying out minor maintenance work on Brades Road Bridge. A pontoon will be used for some of the work. Please take care…

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Start date: May 12, 2023Est. end if know: May 19, 2023Planned Stoppages Closed Third Party WorksKeadby Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am-5pm Wednesday 17 May 2023) Northern Powergrid are undertaking maintenance to the overhead powerlines which requires the electric to be turned off at this site. Passage through the lock will not be possible and the facilities…

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Start date: May 11, 2023Est. end if know: May 13, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal BOOKING INFORMATION (7.30-9am Friday 12 May 2023) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Friday 12th May for the passage of a widebeam boat travelling from…

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Start date: May 11, 2023Est. end if know: May 15, 2023Planned Stoppages The event will use a section of the docks between Llanthony Bridge and the north end of Vining’s Quay.Starts At: Bridge 24, Llanthony Lift BridgeEnds At: Access, East of Gloucester Lock EVENT (9am-6pm Sunday 14 May 2023) Please be advised that a dragon…

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Start date: May 11, 2023Est. end if know: June 10, 2023Planned Stoppages Boundary wall at Banana Yard, WolverhamptonStarts At: Highway Bridge, Broad St, WolverhamptonEnds At: Broad Street Tunnel, Wolverhampton RESTRICTION (10pm Monday 15 May 2023 until 6am Thursday 8 June 2023) Contractors working on behalf of Network Rail are undertaking repair works to the boundary…

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Start date: May 11, 2023Est. end if know: July 16, 2023Planned Stoppages Gatehouse (White Cross Industrial Estate) LancasterStarts At: Bridge 99, Penny Street BridgeEnds At: Bridge 100, Friarage Changeline Br. TOWPATH CLOSURE (7am Monday 22 May until 7pm Friday 14 July 2023) Please be advised that third-party contractors will be onsite between Bridge 99, Penny…

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Start date: May 10, 2023Est. end if know: May 12, 2023Planned Stoppages Water intake survey at Lostock, NorthwichStarts At: Bridge 188AEnds At: Bridge 187AUp Stream Winding Hole: WinchamDown Stream Winding Hole: Broken Cross ADVICE (8am-6pm Thursday 11 May 2023) Please be advised that third-party contractors divers will be onsite between bridge 188A and 187A on…

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Start date: May 9, 2023Est. end if know: June 9, 2023Planned Stoppages Navigation Restriction & Towpath Closure – Sutton Weaver Coal Bridge Starts At: Railway Viaduct BridgeEnds At: Sutton Coal Dock Footbridge TOWPATH CLOSURE (8am Wednesday 17 May until 4pm Wednesday 7 June 2023) Please be advised our team will be onsite at Sutton Coal…

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Start date: May 9, 2023Est. end if know: May 29, 2023Planned Stoppages Tuel Lane LockLock 3/4 RESTRICTION (9am Saturday 27 May until 8am Sunday 28 May 2023) On 27th May we have very limited lockkeeper resource and need to introduce a booking system for boats wishing to pass through Tuel Lane Lock. There will be…

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Start date: May 9, 2023Est. end if know: May 14, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Bridge 209, Kelston Park (Railway)Ends At: Lock 5, Kelston Lock EVENT (7am-8pm Saturday 13 May 2023) Please be advised that a series of rowing races has been organised by Avon County Rowing Club. The event will take place between Kelston Lock,…

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Start date: May 6, 2023Est. end if know: May 18, 2023Planned Stoppages Bramwith Lock – Sluice Repair Update on 16/05/2023: The repair to the sluice has now been completed, navigation is now open.  NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am-5pm Tuesday 16 May 2023) Diving operations are required to carry out repairs to the sluice, a navigation closure will…

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Start date: May 6, 2023Est. end if know: May 21, 2023Planned Stoppages Netherton Tunnel NAVIGATION CLOSURE (11am-2pm Saturday 20 May 2023) Netherton Tunnel will be closed on Saturday 20th May between 11am and 2pm, for a paddle boarding event. We kindly ask boaters to wait for passage outside the tunnel until all paddlers have travelled through.…

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Start date: May 6, 2023Est. end if know: June 1, 2023Planned Stoppages Near Crick Marina (NN67XT) – Grand Union Leicester Line RESTRICTION (Monday 15 May until Tuesday 30 May 2023) A temporary bridge will be erected over the Grand Union Canal for Crick Boat Show (NN6 7XT) to connect the towpath to the marina and…

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Start date: May 6, 2023Est. end if know: June 1, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Crick Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Bridge 15, Crack’s Hill Farm Bridge RESTRICTION (Tuesday 16 May until Tuesday 30 May 2023) There will be mooring restrictions from the 16th to the 30thMay (inclusive) for the Crick Boat Show. The restriction will be…

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