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Completed: Following the successful repair to the lock mechanism, navigation has now reopened.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Macclesfield Canal
From: 2 December 2025, 3pm
To: 3 December 2025, 4:30pm inclusive
Region: North West
Reason: Suspected Vandalism
Subject to review on: 3 December 2025
| Closest waterway | Macclesfield Canal |
| Starts at | Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge |
| Ends at | Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge |
Due to suspected vandalism on the lock mechanism at Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swing bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, we've had to temporarily close navigation.
Contractors have been instructed to attend.
A further update will be provided Wednesday 3 December.
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