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Completed: We're pleased to advise the cable has been removed and navigation is open again.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Staffordshire & Worcestershire Cnl
From: 2 December 2025, 11:20am
To: 2 December 2025, 1pm inclusive
Region: West Midlands
Reason: Repair
Subject to review on: 3 December 2025
| Closest waterway | Staffordshire & Worcestershire Cnl |
| Starts at | Bridge 28 Whittington Horse Bridge |
| Ends at | Lock 11 Kinver Lock |
| Upstream winding hole | Immediately above Hyde Lock |
| Downstream winding hole | Whittington Horse Bridge |
Cable 400m south of Kinver Lock
Please be advised that a service cable has fallen across the canal and towpath, obstructing navigation approximately 400 metres south of Kinver Lock.
Our contractors have been informed and will attend as soon as possible. A further update will be issued once we have an estimated timeframe for the works.
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