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From Cuckoo Bridge, Aston to Cable Bridge East of Salford Junction, Birmingham

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Birmingham & Fazeley Canal

From: 2 December 2025, 1pm

To: 31 July 2026, 3pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayBirmingham & Fazeley Canal
Starts atCuckoo Bridge, Aston
Ends atCable Bridge East of Salford Junction

Description

Original 2 December 2025, 2:03pm

Third-party contractors will be lifting scaffolding components from a workboat in the canal over the towpath around Salford Junction as part of essential maintenance works on the M6 viaduct.

The towpath will remain open during these works; however, users may be asked to wait briefly while lifting operations are underway.

The canal will remain open as usual. Signage and banksmen will be in place to manage traffic flow and ensure safety.

We kindly ask all users to exercise extra caution when passing through this area.

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