Planned Stoppages

Start date: September 15, 2022Est. end if know: October 5, 2022Planned Stoppages Wigan Top Lock Customer Service Facility Wigan Top Lock Mess & Services ADVICE (7am Friday 30 September until 6pm Tuesday 4 October 2022) Please be advised Wigan Top Lock Customer Service Facilities will be closed on 30th September to the 4th October as…

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Start date: September 15, 2022Est. end if know: September 24, 2022Planned Stoppages Starts At: Flash St FootbridgeEnds At: Bridge 81, Droylsden Road Bridge RESTRICTION (8am Wednesday 21 September until 5pm Friday 23 September 2022) Please be advised third-party contractors will be onsite between Flash St Footbridge to Bridge 81, Droylsden Road Bridge on the Rochdale…

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Start date: September 15, 2022Est. end if know: September 21, 2022Planned Stoppages Bridge 6, Netherton Swing Bridge RESTRICTION (9am-3pm Tuesday 20 September 2022) Please be advised contractors will be onsite at Bridge 6, Netherton Swing Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool canal to repair a damaged traffic light signal on Tuesday, 20 September, from 9am…

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Start date: September 9, 2022Est. end if know: November 29, 2022Planned Stoppages Sackville Street, Skipton near Bridge 179c Union footbridge RESTRICTION (8am Monday 19 September until 6pm Monday 28 November 2022) A development on Sackville Street near the Union Footbridge will require scaffolding erected on the offside to the towpath. The scaffolding will reduce the…

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Start date: September 9, 2022Est. end if know: October 15, 2022Planned Stoppages Between Blackpole Road Bridge 19 to the access point approximately 130m East of Lock 9, Blackpole. TOWPATH CLOSURE (8am Monday 19 September until 6pm Friday 14 October 2022) Contractors on behalf of Worcestershire County Council will be renewing the towpath between the above…

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Start date: September 8, 2022Est. end if know: September 19, 2022Planned Stoppages The event will take place between Gloucester Dock and Stank LaneStarts At: Lanes Lane Bridge 15Ends At: Gloucester Large Dry Dock EVENT (8am-4pm Sunday 18 September 2022) Please be advised that the Gloucester Marathon Canoe Regional Hasler Race, organised by Gloucester Canoe Club,…

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Start date: September 8, 2022Est. end if know: September 16, 2022Planned Stoppages Recovery of vehicle in navigationStarts At: Ickles LockEnds At: Rotherham Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Wednesday 14 September until 6pm Thursday 15 September 2022) Please be advised we will be closing the navigation to recover a vehicle, we will be using a crane on a…

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Start date: September 8, 2022Est. end if know: September 20, 2022Planned Stoppages Lock 12, Hazelford Lock RESTRICTION (Monday 12 September until Monday 19 September 2022) There will be a restriction at Hazelford lock from the 12/09/2022 for one week. This will be so our maintenance team can carry out essential repair works to the lock…

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Start date: September 7, 2022Est. end if know: December 17, 2022Planned Stoppages Goods Yard development, StokeStarts At: Bridge 113A, Glebe St BridgeEnds At: Bridge 113B, Stoke Road Bridge ADVICE (8am Monday 12 September until 5pm Friday 16 December 2022) Demolition and construction works will be taking place on the offside of the canal alongside Glebe…

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Start date: September 7, 2022Est. end if know: September 11, 2022Planned Stoppages Ellesmere PortTop Narrow Lock Update on 09/09/2022: We are pleased to advise the repair to Top Narrow Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal has been successful and both locks are now operational.   ADVICE (8am Thursday 8 September 2022 until further notice) Please be advised our team…

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Start date: September 7, 2022Est. end if know: September 19, 2022Planned Stoppages Bridge 71A, Colwich Railway Bridge RESTRICTION (7.30am-6pm Sunday 18 September 2022) Contractors on behalf of Network Rail will be undertaking an inspection of the bridge from a pontoon & small tower scaffold. The navigation & towpath will remain open with users being safely…

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Start date: September 3, 2022Est. end if know: September 24, 2022Planned Stoppages Bridge 44, Basford Lane Bridge ADVICE (8am Monday 12 September until 5pm Friday 23 September 2022) Please be advised that the minimum air draft on this bridge will be reduced to 2150mm to facilitate scaffolding arrangement, which is required to carry out bridge…

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Start date: September 3, 2022Est. end if know: September 17, 2022Planned Stoppages Lock 10, Wash House Lock NAVIGATION CLOSURE (7-11am Friday 16 September 2022) Please be advised that the canal will be closed at Lock 10, Wash House Lock, on the morning of Friday 16th September to facilitate the fitting of a new ground paddle.…

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Start date: September 3, 2022Est. end if know: October 11, 2022Planned Stoppages Shipley Wharf MaintenanceStarts At: Bridge 207C, Otley Road BridgeEnds At: Bridge 207B, Victoria Street Bridge NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Monday 26 September until 6pm Monday 10 October 2022) Update on 15/09/2022: These works have been delayed and will now start on the 26th September…

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