Stoppages & Restrictions

Start date: November 22, 2023Est. end if know: November 23, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Between Lock 23 and Lock 22 – drained and between Lock 21 and Lock 22- low water levelsStarts At: Lock 23Ends At: Lock 21 Shade Lock ADVICE (1.15pm Wednesday 22 November until 10am Thursday 23 November 2023) Unfortunately, due to inconsiderate boating,…

Continue reading »

Date: November 27, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Water levels between Lock 9 Lincomb Lock & Lock 2 Gloucester Lock Update on 27/11/2023: Further to the notice below, please be advised that river levels between Lock 9 Lincomb & Lock 2 Gloucester Lock (with the exception of Upper Lode Lock where winter works are being carried out) is currently designated: Yellow…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 22, 2023Est. end if know: November 30, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Richmond Bridge, Crown Point Bridge, Leeds Bridge, Victoria Bridge – InspectionsStarts At: South Accommodation BridgeEnds At: Victoria Bridge RESTRICTION (8am Wednesday 22 November until 6pm Thursday 30 November 2023) Third party contractors will be carrying out bridge inspections using divers in the…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 22, 2023Est. end if know: November 24, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Sunken BoatStarts At: Drayton Swing BridgeEnds At: Drayton Brick BridgeUp Stream Winding Hole: Fazeley JunctionDown Stream Winding Hole: Curdworth Bottom Lock Update on 24/11/2023: The boat has been moved, navigation open. Update on 23/11/2023: Contractors will attend site to recover the boat…

Continue reading »

Date: November 21, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Low water levels between Lock 18 and Lock 19 ADVICE (11.30am-4.30pm Tuesday 21 November 2023) We currently have low water levels between Lock 18 and Lock 19 on the Rochdale Canal. The local team have resolved the issue and water levels are recovering. This may take the rest of…

Continue reading »

Date: November 21, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Water levels between Lock 2 Gloucester Lock to Lock 6 Diglis (Large) NAVIGATION CLOSURE (10.15am Tuesday 21 November 2023 until further notice) Please be advised that due to a period of persistent rain, the section between Lock 2 Gloucester Lock & Lock 6 Diglis is currently designated: Red – Do not…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 21, 2023Est. end if know: January 19, 2024Stoppages & Restrictions Dewe Lane, Burghfield Bridge 15, Swan Overhead Bridge ADVICE (8am Tuesday 21 November 2023 until 6pm Friday 19 January 2024) Please be advised that contractors on behalf of Sustrans will be carrying out resurfacing, drainage, and other improvements on a 380 metre…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 20, 2023Est. end if know: November 21, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Blue Green AlgaeStarts At: Upper Foulridge ReservoirEnds At: Lower Foulridge Reservoir ADVICE (4pm Monday 20 November 2023 until further notice) WARNING – Blue Green Algae HEALTH HAZARD at: Foulridge Reservoir A suspected bloom of blue-green algae has been found in this water.…

Continue reading »

Date: December 14, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Northwich, Weaver NavigationTown Swing Bridge Update on 13/12/2023: We are pleased to advise our contractors have completely removed the build up of siltation within the bridge caisson at Town Swing Bridge on the Weaver Navigation and navigation has resumed as normal. For any customers wishing to swing this bridge for…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 20, 2023Est. end if know: March 1, 2025Stoppages & Restrictions Saltley, BirminghamStarts At: Bridge 107, Gas WorksEnds At: River Rea Overflow Channel Aqueduct RESTRICTION (8am Monday 20 November 2023 until 5pm Saturday 1 March 2025) Contractors working on behalf of High Speed 2 Limited, are undertaking works to construct a new railway…

Continue reading »

Date: November 20, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Birchills CSF ADVICE (9am Monday 20 November 2023 until further notice) We have had to close Birchills CSF due to vandalism. The team will attend and attempt to secure the building. We will post a further update as soon as we receive one.

Continue reading »

Start date: November 29, 2023Est. end if know: November 30, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Lock 7, CurdworthUp Stream Winding Hole: Curdworth Top LockDown Stream Winding Hole: Curdworth Bottom Lock Update on 30/11/2023: The paddle has been fixed and navigation is open. NAVIGATION CLOSURE (8am Wednesday 29 November until 4pm Thursday 30 November 2023) We’re having to…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 23, 2023Est. end if know: November 28, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Bridge 3A, Saxilby Moorings Footbridge Update on 22/11/2023: Due to high winds, the craning of Saxilby visitor mooring footbridge back in position has been postponed. This work will now take on Tuesday 28th November. RESTRICTION (Thursday 23 November 2023) Third party contractors, Universal…

Continue reading »

Start date: November 23, 2023Est. end if know: November 24, 2023Stoppages & Restrictions Bridge 36, Railway RESTRICTION (8am Thursday 23 November until 6pm Friday 24 November 2023) Third Party contractors will be in the waterway with a pontoon and scaffold to carry our tests to the structure of the railway bridge.  Please can waterway users…

Continue reading »