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Between Bridge 46 Dane Moss Bridge and Bridge 47 Broadhursts Swing Bridge

Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Macclesfield Canal

From: 17 November 2025, 3pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 25 November 2025

Location

Closest waterwayMacclesfield Canal
Starts atBridge 46, Dane Moss Bridge
Ends atBridge 47, Broadhursts Swing Br

Descriptions

Update 21 November 2025, 1:48pm

Navigation and towpath remains closed between Bridge 46 and 47 on the Macclesfield Canal, following the large tree that has fallen.

Unfortunately due to the contractors high volume of work from the recent Storm Claudia, we are currently still awaiting confirmation of their attendance.

We will provide a further update on or before Tuesday 25 November.

Update 19 November 2025, 4:32pm

Navigation and towpath remains closed between Bridge 46 and 47 on the Macclesfield Canal, following a large tree that has fallen.

Due to the recent Storm Claudia our contractors are experiencing a high volume of work and we are currently awaiting confirmation of their attendance.

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

Original 17 November 2025, 4:50pm

A large tree has fallen and is currently blocking navigation and towpath, between Bridge 46 and Bridge 47 on the Macclesfield Canal.

We have instructed our contractors, however, at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as adverse weather conditions from Storm Claudia are impacting our waterways across the North West and causing delays.

We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 19 November.

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