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Between Locks 18 and 19, near Long Itchingon, Warwickshire

Type: Navigation Restriction

Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal

From: 4 March 2026, 8am

To: 13 March 2026, 4pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayGrand Union Canal
Starts atLock 18, Welsh Road Lock
Ends atLock 19, Wood Lock

Description

Original 6 January 2026, 2:13pm

Third-party contractors working on behalf of High Speed 2 Limited are constructing a new railway viaduct over the Grand Union Canal.

All moorings between Lock 18 and Lock 19 are suspended whilst construction works are undertaken over the canal and the canal towpath.

The towpath and navigation closures for these works are already published on the Trust's website.

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