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Between Bridge 5 and Bridge 5A, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Leeds & Liverpool Canal

From: 21 November 2025, 4pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 19 December 2025

Location

Closest waterwayLeeds & Liverpool Canal
Starts atBridge 5, Swift's Bridge
Ends atBridge 5A, Fleetwood's Bridge

Descriptions

Update 17 December 2025, 4:42pm

Navigation and towpath remain closed due to a fallen tree.

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 Friday 19 December.

Update 10 December 2025, 3:24pm

Navigation and towpath remain closed due to a fallen tree.

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, 3:09pm

Navigation and towpath remain closed due to a fallen tree.

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, 2:32pm

Navigation and towpath 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.

Original 21 November 2025, 4:14pm

A fallen tree is currently blocking navigation and towpath between Bridges 5 and 5A on the Leeds & Liverpool 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 Friday, 28 November.

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