Stoppages & Restrictions

Date: January 8, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Church Cut BridgeEnds At: Newbridge Swing Bridge Update on 08/01/2024: We are pleased to advise navigation has resumed on the Weaver Navigation.

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Date: January 30, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 42 Deptmore LockUp Stream Winding Hole: Moat House Winding Hole, Acton TrussellDown Stream Winding Hole: Tixall Wide Update on 30/01/2024: We’re pleased to advise works to the by-wash have been completed and navigation is open again ahead of schedule.

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Date: January 3, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Tree down and blocking Navigation by the embankment at Nash MillsLock 68, Nash Mills Lock RESTRICTION (4.45pm Tuesday 2 January 2024 until further notice) A Tree has come down and is blocking the towpath and navigation in Nash Mills. Our team is aware and working to get this cleared…

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Date: January 6, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions East of Bridge 23A Update on 05/01/2024: The three large branches have now been cleared and boaters can proceed as normal.

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Start date: January 3, 2024Est. end if know: January 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Blackburn Customer Services ADVICE (2pm Tuesday 2 January 2024 until further notice) Please be advised the elsan facility at Blackburn Customer Services is currently out of use due to a blockage.  Contractors have been informed.  An update will be provided Thursday 4th…

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Date: January 11, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Lock 1, Derwent Mouth LockEnds At: Lock 2, Shardlow Lock Update on 11/01/2024: The Environment Agency have opened Shardlow flood gates. The navigation is now open and boaters can proceed as normal.

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Start date: January 16, 2024Est. end if know: January 23, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Moss Lane Services Update on 16/01/2024: Please be advised the Pump Out station at Moss Lane Customer Service Facilities remains out of use due to internal damage to the pump. Our contractors have received the necessary parts to repair the internal damage…

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Date: January 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Blisworth Tunnel ADVICE (7.30-11am Thursday 4 January 2024) Blisworth tunnel will be closed to traffic from 07:30, possibly until 11:00 on Thursday 4th January for the passage of four widebeam boats travelling from Blisworth to Stoke Bruerne and one travelling from Stoke Bruerne to Blisworth.  Boats may enter the…

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Start date: January 2, 2024Est. end if know: January 4, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Towpath ClosureStarts At: Bridge 19, Jacksons BridgeEnds At: Bridge 20, Coxhead Swing Bridge TOWPATH CLOSURE (10am Tuesday 2 January 2024 until further notice) Please be advised the towpath is closed between Bridge 19 and Bridge 20 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due…

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Date: January 1, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Elsan Atlip Road Pump Out ADVICE (1pm Sunday 31 December 2023 until further notice) The Atlip road elsan in Alperton on the Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal) is out of use due to broken pipe work.

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Start date: January 1, 2024Est. end if know: January 5, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions 400m upstream of Bridge15Starts At: Bridge 15, Lowes BridgeEnds At: Bridge 16, Barrow Bridge RESTRICTION (3pm Saturday 30 December 2023 until 3pm Friday 5 January 2024) Fallen Tree partly blocking the navigation at 400m upstream of Bridge15 on the Trent and Mersey…

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Date: December 30, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Harecastle Tunnel CSF The shower facility at Harecastle Tunnel, North portal, is out of use due to an electrical fault. Our contractors are aware but due to the Christmas and New Year period there may be a delay in attending. The remaining facilities will remain accessible to customers when…

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Date: December 30, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Starts At: Bridge 204, Cul De Sac BridgeEnds At: Aqueduct, Bridge 205 Little Leigh NAVIGATION CLOSURE (9am Friday 29 December 2023 until further notice) Please be advised that the towpath and navigation is closed between Bridge 204 and Bridge 205 on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to a…

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Date: December 29, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions 200m West of Bruce Tunnel A large tree has fallen 200m West of The Bruce Tunnel on the Kennet & Avon canal and is blocking the navigation. Our contractors are attending site on the morning of Fri 29th Dec and are aiming to have it cleared by the afternoon.

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