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Cowley Tunnel

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Shropshire Union Canal

From: 15 November 2025, 1:30pm

To: 18 November 2025, 10:29am inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 17 November 2025

Location

Closest waterwayShropshire Union Canal
Starts atCowley Tunnel
Ends atCowley Tunnel
Upstream winding holeHigh Onn Winding Hole SU-091-013
Downstream winding holeNorbury Junction Winding Hole SU-084-038

Descriptions

Update 17 November 2025, 10:28am

Contractors are aiming to clear this tree today, and we will provide an update as soon as we receive confirmation that it has been cleared.

Please note that our teams are currently responding to multiple fallen trees as a result of Storm Claudia. We are prioritising safety and addressing each incident as quickly as resources allow.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to reopen the affected route. A further update will be issued once navigation can safely resume.

Original 15 November 2025, 1:39pm

Windblown tree across navigation South side of Cowley Tunnel . Contractors are aware and will attend .

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