Planned Stoppages

Start date: February 18, 2023Est. end if know: March 12, 2023Planned Stoppages Bridge 200, Soot HillUp Stream Winding Hole: WinchamDown Stream Winding Hole: Bradley Meadow ADVICE (8am Monday 27 February until 5pm Friday 10 March 2023) Please be advised that third-party contractors will be onsite at Bridge 200, Soot Hill Bridge on the Trent and…

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Start date: February 18, 2023Est. end if know: February 26, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Walsall Street Bridge, Walsall StreetEnds At: Bilston Road Bridge, Bilston Road ADVICE (8am Monday 20 February until 5pm Friday 24 February 2023) Navigation and towpath will remain open. A canal bed survey will be taking place between lower Walsall Street Bridge…

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Start date: February 18, 2023Est. end if know: February 21, 2023Planned Stoppages Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal BOOKING INFORMATION (7.30-9am Monday 20 February 2023) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on the 20th February for the passage of a wide boat travelling from…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: March 19, 2023Planned Stoppages Mooring Suspension – GUC Paddington Arm, Atlas RoadStarts At: Bridge 8B (Railway)(Five Arches)Ends At: Road Bridge for HS2 worksUp Stream Winding Hole: Winding Hole, AlpertonDown Stream Winding Hole: Bridge 3D Westbourne Terrace Turnover Bridge ADVICE (8pm Friday 10 March until 10am Saturday 18…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: April 16, 2023Planned Stoppages Development at Meadow Lane, Ellesmere PortStarts At: Pickerings Bridge 146Ends At: Railway Bridge 145BUp Stream Winding Hole: Ellesmere Port Boat Museum, above Top LockDown Stream Winding Hole: Stanney Mill RESTRICTION (8am Friday 3 March until 6pm Friday 14 April 2023) Please be advised…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: April 2, 2023Planned Stoppages Lostock GralamStarts At: Bridge 186Ends At: Bridge 185, Griffiths ADVICE (8am Monday 27 February until 6pm Friday 31 March 2023) Please be advised third-party contractors will be onsite between Bridge 186 and Bridge 185, Griffiths on the Trent & Mersey Canal to replace…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: March 2, 2023Planned Stoppages North Soak DrainPilfrey Bridge ADVICE (8am-6pm Wednesday 1 March 2023) The underneath of the bridge is being inspected using a pontoon and fixed scaffold which will be installed in the drain on the north side of the canal to enable inspection. Boaters and…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: February 28, 2023Planned Stoppages Bridge InspectionBridge 2, Railway RESTRICTION (8am-6pm Monday 27 February 2023) An inspection of bridge 2 , Railway bridge is taking place from scaffold on a floating pontoon. Skippers should slow down when approaching the bridge and be prepared to stop if requested. Boaters…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: February 26, 2023Planned Stoppages Perio Lock and Higham Ferrers – tree works ADVICE (Monday 20 February until Friday 24 February 2023) Please be aware that tree removal works will be taking place at thefollowing locations during the dates shown: Between Perio Lock and the confluence with the…

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Start date: February 17, 2023Est. end if know: February 19, 2023Planned Stoppages Anderton Boat Lift, between the access point at Bridge 199, Check Office Bridge and Basin FootbridgeStarts At: Bridge 199, Check Office BridgeEnds At: Basin Footbridge, Anderton Boat Lift EVENT (7am-5pm Saturday 18 February 2023) We are pleased to welcome the Let’s Fish Team…

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Start date: February 16, 2023Est. end if know: March 19, 2023Planned Stoppages Towpath Bridge ADVICE (8am Wednesday 1 March until 5pm Friday 17 March 2023) Please be advised that third-party contractors will be onsite at the towpath bridge on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to paint the gas pipe crossing.  The third-party contractors will be…

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Start date: February 16, 2023Est. end if know: February 26, 2023Planned Stoppages Tree Reduction & Vegetation Clearance Works – Downstream of Enfield LockStarts At: Bridge 35C, Bridge Over OverspillEnds At: Bridge 36 (Railway) ADVICE (8am Thursday 23 February until 5pm Friday 24 February 2023) Fountains Group Ltd will be undertaking tree reduction works and vegetation…

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Start date: February 16, 2023Est. end if know: February 26, 2023Planned Stoppages Tree Reduction & Vegetation Clearance Works Starts At: Lock 15, Picketts LockEnds At: Bridge 31, Cable Bridge ADVICE (8am Thursday 23 February until 5pm Friday 24 February 2023) Fountains Group Ltd will be undertaking tree reduction works and vegetation clearance works to prevent…

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Start date: February 15, 2023Est. end if know: March 5, 2023Planned Stoppages Canal banks between Motorway M6 Bridge and Reservoir Place Bridge ADVICE (7am Monday 20 February until 6pm Friday 3 March 2023) Navigation and towpath will remain open. Contractors working on site will be undertaking vegetation clearance along north bank and south bank between…

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