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Belmont Row Bridge, Birmingham

Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Digbeth Branch (Birm'm & Fazeley)

From: 4 December 2025, 3pm

To: 6 January 2026, 4:38pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Subject to review on: 16 January 2026

Location

Closest waterwayDigbeth Branch (Birm'm & Fazeley)
Starts atBelmont Row Bridge
Ends atBelmont Row Bridge

Descriptions

Update 17 December 2025, 4:25pm

Navigation and the towpath remain closed at Belmont Road Bridge while we await confirmation of a repair plan from third-party contractors. A further update will be issued as soon as additional information becomes available.

Update 11 December 2025, 10:05am

The navigation and towpath remain closed at Belmont Road Bridge following a bridge strike. We will issue a further update as soon as additional information becomes available.

Original 4 December 2025, 4:04pm

Both the navigation and towpath are currently closed at Belmont Road Bridge on the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham & Fazeley canal due to a bridge strike. The police have cordoned off the area for safety.

We will provide an update as soon as we receive further information.

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