HS2 Longhole Viaduct, Ufton, Warwickshire

Completed

Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal

From: 4 March 2026, 8am

To: 6 March 2026, 4pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Programme: Winter works

Location

Closest waterway	Grand Union Canal
Starts at	Bridge 30, Welsh Road
Ends at	Lock 19, Wood Lock
Upstream winding hole	Nimrod, adjacent Bridge 107 Garners Bridge Oxford Canal
Downstream winding hole	Radford Semele, between Bridges 34 and 35 Grand Union Canal Radford Semele, Warwickshire

Descriptions

Update 6 March 2026, 2:38pm

We're pleased to let you know that the works at HS2 Longhole Viaduct have been completed ahead of schedule, and the navigation is now open.

Update 27 October 2025, 12:50pm

Unfortunately, due to delays with the delivery of the steelwork for the HS2 viaduct, these works can no longer take place on the originally advertised dates. The stoppage is now scheduled to occur from 4th March through to 13th March.

Original 7 May 2025, 9:45pm

A navigation and towpath closure are required as part of the construction works for a new high speed 2 railway viaduct.