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Completed: The paddle has been repaired and the lock flight is back open. Thank you for your patience.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Worcester & Birmingham Canal
From: 8 October 2025, 9:30am
To: 8 October 2025, 12:42pm inclusive
Region: West Midlands
Reason: Repair
| Closest waterway | Worcester & Birmingham Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 57 |
| Ends at | Lock 57 |
| Upstream winding hole | Tardebigge New Wharf |
| Downstream winding hole | Lock 23 Tardebigge Flight |
Please note, the Worcester Birmingham canal will be temporarily closed at Lock 57 on the Tardebigge Flight on Wednesday 8th October to allow staff to investigate a broken paddle and attempt a repair. It is hoped that the repair will be relatively straight forward and the canal will be re-opened as soon as is practicable. We apologies in advance for any inconvenience caused and appreciate boaters patience as we try and resolve this issue.
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