Planned Stoppages

Start date: November 1, 2022Est. end if know: November 11, 2022Planned Stoppages Selby Rail bridge Closure – Network Rail Industrial Action NAVIGATION CLOSURE (2am Friday 4 November until 11.45pm Thursday 10 November 2022) Update on 03/11/2022: Network Rail Industrial Action impacts on the ability to operate the structure during the strike so the River Ouse…

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Start date: October 28, 2022Est. end if know: November 9, 2022Planned Stoppages Skinner’s Yard – Let’s PaddleStarts At: Lock 6, Spring Garden LockEnds At: Bridge, Railway Bridge EVENT (10am-3.30pm Tuesday 8 November 2022) Let’s Paddle sessions are running over November to promote free mental health and wellbeing activities for communities nearby. An event will take…

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Start date: October 28, 2022Est. end if know: November 8, 2022Planned Stoppages Dutton Railway Viaduct RESTRICTION (8am-5pm Monday 7 November 2022) Please be advised third-party divers will be in the canal at Dutton Viaduct on the River Weaver to carry out a detailed inspection of the railway viaduct. The works will include a river depth…

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Start date: October 28, 2022Est. end if know: November 27, 2022Planned Stoppages Bridge 97, Railway Bridge, Aldcliffe Rd ADVICE (10pm Monday 7 November until 6am Friday 25 November 2022) Please be advised third-party contractors will be onsite to carry out minor repairs to the wing walls and abutments to the span of the Railway structure,…

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Start date: October 28, 2022Est. end if know: November 14, 2022Planned Stoppages Remembrance Day Marathon – A canoe event organised by Leighton Buzzard Canoe ClubStarts At: CulvertEnds At: Bridge 77, Linford Wharf EVENT (10.30am-3pm Sunday 13 November 2022) A canoe event is planned for Sunday 13th November on the Grand Union Canal. Starts will be staggered…

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Start date: October 26, 2022Est. end if know: December 18, 2022Planned Stoppages Starts At: Bridge 27, Padworth SwingbridgeEnds At: Bridge 25A, Ufton Swingbridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 7 November until 6pm Friday 16 December 2022) Please be advised, as part of the winter works planned on Towney Lock (97) between 7th Nov 22 and 16th…

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Start date: October 25, 2022Est. end if know: October 28, 2022Planned Stoppages Houghton Lock ADVICE (Wednesday 26 October 2022) Please be aware contractors will be on site at Houghton Lock reviewing theCCTV that is in place on Wednesday 26 October 2022.This advisory notice is for information only and passage through the lock willstill be possible…

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Start date: October 25, 2022Est. end if know: October 27, 2022Planned Stoppages Starts At: Braunston Tunnel East PortalEnds At: Braunston Tunnel West Portal ADVICE (7.30-9am Wednesday 26 October 2022) Braunston tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Wednesday 26th October for the passage of 2 widebeam boats travelling from Welton…

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Start date: October 24, 2022Est. end if know: November 5, 2022Planned Stoppages Blackburn FlightStarts At: Lock 52, Top LockEnds At: Lock 57, Bottom Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am-5pm Friday 4 November 2022) Update on 31/10/2022: Whilst carrying out the planned maintenance works to Lock 56 on the Blackburn Lock Flight, Leeds & Liverpool canal, it has…

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Start date: October 22, 2022Est. end if know: October 25, 2022Planned Stoppages Starts At: Blisworth Tunnel North PortalEnds At: Blisworth Tunnel South Portal ADVICE (7.30-9am Monday 24 October 2022) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 09:00 on Monday 24th October …. for the passage of 2 widebeam boats travelling between…

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Start date: October 21, 2022Est. end if know: November 6, 2022Planned Stoppages Navigation and Towpath ClosureMoores Swing Bridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (7am Thursday 3 November until 5.30pm Friday 4 November 2022) Please be advised third party contractors AMCO will be removing the bridge to take measurements then returning it, this will mean a towpath closure will…

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Start date: October 20, 2022Est. end if know: April 1, 2023Planned Stoppages Wellingborough Embankment ADVICE (Tuesday 1 November 2022 until 31 March 2023 inclusive) As per the annual winter shutdown, the Elsan, pump-out and waterpoint at Wellingborough Embankment will not be in operation from 1November 2022 to 31 March 2023 inclusive.

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Start date: October 20, 2022Est. end if know: November 4, 2022Planned Stoppages Conisbrough Railway Bridge RESTRICTION (8am-6pm Wednesday 2 November 2022) Conisbrough Railway Bridge is to undergo inspection for monitoring purposes to ensure it’s in a safe condition.  The Contractor will used roped access techniques to inspect the underneath of the bridge. Boaters and other…

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Start date: October 20, 2022Est. end if know: November 6, 2022Planned Stoppages Henley reach, Henley Business School to the Phyllis Court Club RESTRICTION (9am-4pm Saturday 5 November 2022) Henley Sculls Head Race 2022 – the navigation channel will be in the centre of the river.

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