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Lock 88

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Rochdale Canal

From: 7 December 2025, 5:16pm

To: 10 December 2025, 8am inclusive

Region: North West

Reason: Repair

Location

Closest waterwayRochdale Canal
Starts atLock 88 Oxford St
Ends atLock 88 Oxford St

Descriptions

Update 9 December 2025, 4:30pm

Repairs to Lock 88 has been successfully completed, our local team are onsite replenishing the effected pound.

The lock will reopen from 8am tomorrow, Wednesday 10 December.

Update 8 December 2025, 4:13pm

Our team is continuing work on repairing the head gate paddle, including replacing the full frame around the paddle.

A further update will be provided tomorrow, Tuesday, 9 December.

Original 7 December 2025, 5:26pm

Navigation is closed at lock 88 on the Rochdale Canal due to the failure of the head gate paddle. Our local team have identified what we need to carry out to repair the paddle. A further update will be issued on Monday 7th December 2025.

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