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Bridge 58b to Bridge 59, Moss Bridge

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Rochdale Canal

From: 17 November 2025, 3:30pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 19 December 2025

Location

Closest waterwayRochdale Canal
Starts atBridge 58B
Ends atBridge 59, Moss Bridge

Descriptions

Update 16 December 2025, 4:18pm

Navigation remains closed due to fallen trees.

We are waiting for specialist contractors to attend to clear the site. This is taking longer than usual due to a backlog of work caused by the recent adverse weather conditions.

We will provide a further update on or before Friday19 December.

Update 10 December 2025, 3:22pm

Navigation remains closed due to fallen trees.

We are waiting for specialist contractors to attend to clear the site. This is taking longer than usual due to a backlog of work caused by the recent adverse weather conditions.

We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 17 December.

Update 3 December 2025, 2:59pm

Navigation remains closed due to fallen trees.

At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are dealing with a back log from the high workload created from the adverse weather conditions we have currently experienced.

We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 10 December.

Update 28 November 2025, 4:14pm

Navigation remains closed due to the fallen tree.

At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Claudia.

We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 3 December.

Update 21 November 2025, 4:23pm

Our teams have been working throughout the week to remove the large number of fallen trees in the North West following Storm Claudia. 

We have not yet been able to reach all affected sites, but we are working through them as quickly as possible, and our teams remain focused on reopening our navigations and towpaths. We will provide further updates as soon as they become available.

We would like to thank our customers for reporting these issues, and we appreciate your patience as we continue to work across multiple affected locations. We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 28 November

Original 17 November 2025, 3:35pm

A large tree has fallen and is currently blocking navigation between Bridge 58b and Bridge 59, Moss Bridge. Due to the size and position of the tree, we need to instruct our specialist contractor to assist with the removal.

At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as adverse weather conditions from Storm Claudia have impacted our waterways across the North West causing delays.

We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 21 November.

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