Description
Original 8 October 2025, 10:32am
Please be advised the navigation and towpath is closed at Lock 49 on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to a police incident.
An update will be provided Thursday 9 October.
Lock 49
Completed: Navigation has resumed.
Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure
Waterway(s): Trent & Mersey Canal
From: 8 October 2025, 10:30am
To: 8 October 2025, 4:09pm inclusive
Region: North West
Reason: Emergency Services Incident
Subject to review on: 9 October 2025
Location
| Closest waterway | Trent & Mersey Canal |
| Starts at | Lk 49, Halls Lock - Towpath Side |
| Ends at | Lk 49, Halls Lock - Towpath Side |
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