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Towpath between Bridge 6 and Bridge 9, Brewood

Type: Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Shropshire Union Canal

From: 1 May 2025, 12:36pm

To: On-going

Region: West Midlands

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 31 October 2025

Location

Closest waterwayShropshire Union Canal
Starts atBridge 9, Chillington Bridge
Ends atBridge 6, Lower Hattons Bridge

Descriptions

Update 10 July 2025, 1:23pm

The towpath between Bridge 6 and Bridge 9 in Brewood will remain closed until our engineers are able to develop and approve a safe and effective repair plan.

Boaters are kindly reminded not to moor along this section and to exercise extra caution when navigating through.

We will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available.

Update 1 May 2025, 11:44am

The towpath remains closed just above Bridge 6 to Bridge 9.The Earth Structures team have been out and have advised on the scope for repairs. Works will take place within this year. We haven't received a more specific timeframe for when works can begin yet, but we'll update this notice as soon as we receive this information.The local team are continuing to monitor the slip for movement. We kindly remind boaters to take care if passing through this section.

This notice was originally posted on an old system which has now been upgraded, the original description and latest update have been transferred here. To view any historical updates related to this notice, please click Here

Original 1 May 2025, 11:41am

A Crack has appeared in the towpath. This requires further investigation from local engineers to assess towpath safety. We ask that boaters do not moor up along here and take extra care when passing through.

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