Stoppages & Restrictions Listings

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Stoppages & Restrictions Listing

River Avon

Date: March 18, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

All reaches

Update on 16/03/2024

View this email in your browser     Avon Navigation Trust  Navigation Status Alert 16/03/2024 Current Navigation Status – Reminder

ANT Navigation Status Alert
 
Following five months of flooding which included four severe flood events the river has now dropped into the green and amber levels on the gauges.
 
Therefore ANT has reset the Flood State of Readiness to FLOODCON 5. Normal Readiness.
 
Following such prolonged and severe flooding the navigation has been significantly affected.
 
Our teams are currently accessing the condition of our structures and the navigation which is ongoing but the list of issues so far are as below.
 
Binton Bridge – Closed due to bridge repairs carried out by the highway authority. Opening date to be confirmed following assessment of the effect of the delays due to flooding.
Barton Lock – Partially blocked with debris so we advise that it is unsafe to operate and navigate.
Harvington Lock – One bottom gate has failed so only passable by narrow beam boat.
Evesham Lock – Top waiting mooring (Weir Barrier) blocked with large tree debris and unusable so we advise that it is unsafe to navigate downstream through lock.
Pershore Lock – Blocked by debris and silt so impassable.
Nafford Lock – Lock blocked by debris and silt so impassable.
Tewkesbury Lock – Due to damage caused by submersion of the control panel the lock was inoperable, however following significant work by our contractors to rebuild the panel the lock became operable as of 08/03/24.

All Lock sides and moorings are covered with silt and debris and are unsafe to use.
Parts of the navigation channel may have large debris and be silted up so potentially unsafe to navigate.
Evesham pump out unit is currently inoperable due to damage caused by submersion.
Pershore pump out unit is currently inoperable due to damage caused by submersion.
 
We strongly advise that safe navigation is not currently possible. If you must navigate for some reason before you set off please ring 0300 999 2010 to check the latest state of the navigation and log your passage.
 
In the coming weeks our teams, volunteers  and contractors will be working through the post flood recovery works as well as continuing to assess the navigation.
 
We will issue updates as the situation changes.

Navigation Concern & Incident No 0300 999 2010
        ABOUT Avon Navigation Trust Avon Navigation Trust is a charity registered in with the Charity Commission No. 244951 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England 857695.
Registered office: Mill Wharf, Mill Lane, Wyre Piddle WR10 2JF

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River Soar

Start date: January 31, 2024
Est. end if know: March 31, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Top Bridge approximately 500m below Pillings Lock

Update on 31/01/2024:

At Top Bridge, approximately 500m below Pillings Lock, on the River Soar there is a bank slippage.  The flood waters have washed back into the navigation and removed a 10m section of bank, where the debris is also encroaching on the towpath. 

We ask boaters to please pass this section with care while investigations are carried out and caution should also be taken when passing on the towpath.  

We will update this notice by the 31st March or as soon as we have further information.

Regent’s Canal

Start date: January 29, 2024
Est. end if know: June 30, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Westminster Council owned bridge from Lisson Grove Estate closed for refurbishment. Towpath and navigation to remain open and passable at all times.
Bridge 3 (Footbridge)

Update on 29/01/2024:

Completion date has been changed to the 30.06.2024



River Soar

Start date: January 17, 2024
Est. end if know: March 20, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Memory Lane Visitor Moorings

ADVICE (Wednesday 17 January Wednesday 20 March 2024)

Please be advised that the visitor moorings on Memory Lane in Leicester on the River Soar are currently suspended for an improvement project.

The project is to construct seven residential moorings and new visitor moorings with associated facilities. The works are expected to take nine weeks.

Boaters are informed that there is no mooring at, or access through, this location for the duration of the works. The towpath will also be closed during this time.

River Thames

Start date: January 15, 2024
Est. end if know: March 22, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Hambleden Lock

LOCK CLOSURE (Monday 15 January until 22 March 2024)

Upgrading upstream and downstream lock gate sluices.

Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)

Start date: January 13, 2024
Est. end if know: March 31, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Starts At: Lock 38 – Kings Lock
Ends At: Lock 37 – Blue Bank Lock
Up Stream Winding Hole: GL-059-007

Update on 12/01/2024:

Assisted passage has resumed between Kings Lock and Blue Bank Lock.  The assisted passage will be available at 12pm on each planned Wednesday for up to four boats, pre-booking is required.

A member of staff will embark each boat as a pilot for the passage.  Please follow any instructions as they assist you through the pound and locks.

To book your passage please contact [email protected] or call on 0303 0404 4040 (option 2 then 5).  

We would be grateful if any bookings for a Wednesday could be made with us by 1pm on the Tuesday so we can plan the required resource to assist you. 

Please do not approach either lock until after your booking has been confirmed.

The towpath remains closed.  We will update this notice by the 31st March 2024 or as soon as we have further information.

Trent & Mersey Canal

Start date: January 11, 2024
Est. end if know: March 31, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Middlewich Eastern Bypass, Booth Lane
Starts At: Bridge 166
Ends At: Bridge 164
Up Stream Winding Hole: Middlewich
Down Stream Winding Hole: Dragons Lane

ADVICE (8am Thursday 11 January until 5pm Sunday 31 March 2024)

Please be advised that third-party contractors will be onsite between bridge 164 and bridge 166 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. 

The third-party contractors are working on behalf of  Cheshire East Council.  They will be removing vegetation,  carrying out ground clearance and demolition on both sides of the canal in preparation for construction of a new bridge.   

Whilst the navigation and towpath will remain open, we politely request all customers to approach the area with caution and be prepared to stop if necessary. 

Please take note of the signage and to listen to any advice that may be given by the third-party contractors onsite.

River Soar

Start date: December 21, 2023
Est. end if know: August 31, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Under Bridge 12, Thurcaston Road Bridge

Update on 20/12/2023:

After a further review by our engineers, it has been decided that Thurcaston Road Bridge is to remain closed off with permanent fencing.

The closure is still in place as the sink hole is still there and needs our maintenance team to carry out the required repair works.

The towpath is still closed although we have been able to reduce the risk on the ground with the improved fencing.

Work is being planned in for next year, and we will update this notice by the end of August or as soon as we have further information.  We will continue to monitor the situation carefully. 

Fossdyke Canal

Start date: December 8, 2023
Est. end if know: March 30, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Saxilby Village – Visitor Moorings

ADVICE (Friday 8 December 2023 until further notice)

The street lighting at Saxilby visitor moorings remain disconnected following recent refurbishment works to the footbridge.

This is due to complications with the electrical supply.

Visitor mooring customers should be aware of reduced night-time visibility along the mooring paths and take suitable mitigation measures.

We will update this notice by 30th March or when we have further information. 

Birmingham & Warwick Junction Cnl

Start date: November 20, 2023
Est. end if know: March 1, 2025
Stoppages & Restrictions

Saltley, Birmingham
Starts At: Bridge 107, Gas Works
Ends 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 viaduct over the canal.  To undertake these works, the contractor has installed a temporary towpath through the works and boat movements will be reduced to one boat through the works at a time.

Towpath users are required to use the temporary towpath which is on a pontoon. Temporary traffic lights will be installed to control boats moving through the works area.

Short duration towpath closures may be required by the contractor between November 2023 and March 2025. Please pass through the area with care.

Peak Forest Canal

Start date: October 12, 2023
Est. end if know: March 29, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Near Brabyns Cottage
Lock 2
Up Stream Winding Hole: Above lock 16
Down Stream Winding Hole: Below Lock 1

Update on 12/10/2023:

We would like to advise our customers of a change of date for this closure which allows the Trust to deliver the required works more effectively by taking the opportunity of the Marple locks being closed due to the works at lock 7, we are delaying these works until the 4th March 2024. The closure will run for 4 weeks through to the 29th March 2024.

Original message:

A stoppage is required to fit a new lock head gate. 

Regent’s Canal

Start date: September 18, 2023
Est. end if know: April 1, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Westminster Council owned bridge from Lisson Grove Esatate closed for refurbishment. Towpath and navigation to remain open and passable at all times.
Bridge 3 (Footbridge)

ADVICE (until 8pm Saturday 30 March 2024)

Westminster City Council are refurbishing their bridge at Lisson Grove. Scaffolding to be erected and some periodic work on the waterway and towpath to go ahead.

No navigation or towpath closures

Grand Union Canal

Start date: June 16, 2022
Est. end if know: June 1, 2024
Stoppages & Restrictions

Pontoon installation with priority navigation, south of Lock 86 Widewater Lock

ADVICE (Wednesday 15 June 2022 until Friday 31 May 2024)

Due to major HS2 works, the access track to the Angling Club adjacent to the offside of the canal will be closed to allow construction works to take place. To provide access, the contractor would like to install a temporary pontoon roadway over the canal.

A pontoon, 33m in length will be installed on the offside, 560m South of Lock 86 Widewater Lock of the Grand Union canal. The pontoon will be maintained by HS2s main contractor Align and will be fitted with edge marker lights.

There will be Priority Narrowing to the navigation using chicane buoys and advanced warning signage will be in place on the towpath.  Navigation will be single file for both narrowboats and wide beams and boating traffic may have to stop and give priority in equal amounts. Mooring provision is not present within the vicinity of the site and will not be provided due to the profile of the canal bed.

Customers will not need to book, and the towpath will remain open.

The pontoon and priority narrowing to the navigation are expected be in place for up to 2 years


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