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Lock 8 West

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Huddersfield Narrow Canal

From: 30 October 2025, 8am

To: 30 October 2025, 4pm inclusive

Region: North West

Reason: Repair

Location

Closest waterwayHuddersfield Narrow Canal
Starts atLock 9 West
Ends atLock 7 West

Description

Original 29 October 2025, 4:53pm

Our teams will need to close navigation between Lock 7W and Lock 9W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal on Thursday, 30 October, to safely investigate an issue with one of the paddles at Lock 8W.

Our local team anticipates that repairs can be completed the same day, with navigation expected to resume by 4pm.

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