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Overnight closure Commercial Road, Lock 12

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Regent's Canal

From: 18 November 2025, 3:45pm

To: On-going

Region: London and South East

Reason: Low Water Levels

Subject to review on: 19 December 2025

Location

Closest waterwayRegent's Canal
Starts atLock 12, Commercial Road Lock
Ends atLock 12, Commercial Road Lock

Descriptions

Update 12 December 2025, 8:53am

Due to ongoing water management requirements this overnight closure will remain in place indefinitely.    We will review on a regular basis, and remove as soon as the situation improves. 

Update 3 December 2025, 9:39am

We have made the decision to extend the overnight closures for the foreseeable.

We will review these restrictions again on the 12th of December.

Update 28 November 2025, 12:13pm

Please be advised the overnight stoppage restrictions are continuing at Commercial Road Lock between 15:45 and 08:00. We will be reviewing this again on the 5th December.

Original 18 November 2025, 11:46am

Please be advised that there'll be an overnight stoppage at Commercial Road lock between 15:45 and 08:00 for the foreseeable due to vandalism.

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