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Newly Top Lock to Office Lock - Closed

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Leeds & Liverpool Canal

From: 23 June 2025 8:00 am

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Subject to review on: 14 July 2025

Location

Closest waterwayLeeds & Liverpool Canal
Starts atLock 13, Newlay Top Lock
Ends atLock 2, Office Lock

Description

Original 19 June 2025 11:47 am

Works to Oddy Lock were being considered by our engineers and operational team, as defects had been noted that were causing water loss. Whilst it has remained open we have continued to monitor the condition of the head gates and have noted that their condition has deteriorated further and the water loss has been such that we have had to feed water into the upstream pound on a daily basis. This water loss is now so significant in relation to our current water resources that this defect is jeopardising the navigability of those sections of the canal upstream of it that currently remain navigable.   We will therefore act now, whilst other parts of the canal are closed and restricted, to carry out repairs to the cill, to repair the head gates and attend to the paddle frames. We estimate this will take three weeks. If, towards the end of this three weeks there is no substantial change in our water resources we will review the situation and potentially update this notice to carry out further works to the intermediate gates; if however, the water resources are substantially recovered we will reopen the navigation.   From the 23rd June 2025 the Leeds section of the canal from Newlay Top Lock to Office Lock will be closed to navigation. Access through River Lock, Leeds into Granary Wharf will remain open.

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