Lock 4, Stanstead Lock, Stanstead Abbotts, Lee Navigation.
Detail
From Date: 12/03/2018 08:00
To Date: 16/03/2018 16:00 inclusive
Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair
Is the towpath closed? No
Location
Closest waterway: Lee Navigation
Starts at: Lock 4, Stanstead Lock
Ends at: Lock 4, Stanstead Lock
Upstream winding hole: Hardmead Lock Weir Entrance, north of Hardmead Lock.
Downstream winding hole: Stanstead Mill Stream Junction, north of Bridge 59.
Description
Urgent work is required to address leakage from the towpath side ground paddles and to improve the ease of operation of the lock.
This will involve adjustment and possible replacement of the ground paddles and will require the navigation to be drained.