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Towpath between Birmingham Small Arms Turnover Bridge and Bridge 89, Golden Hillock Rd, Armoury Rd, Birmingham

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal

From: 15 December 2025, 8am

To: 31 December 2025, 5pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayGrand Union Canal
Starts atBridge 89, Golden Hillock Rd
Ends atBirmingham Small Arms Turnover Bridge

Description

Original 5 December 2025, 1:22pm

Third-party contractors are undertaking vegetation clearance at the back of the towpath west of Birmingham Small Arms Turnover Bridge.

To facilitate the works, they are using a mobile elevating work platform from third-party land behind the towpath.

The towpath will remain open; however, barriers, signs, and banksmen will be deployed along the towpath to manage pedestrians and works.

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