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Farmers Bridge Lock 6 to Farmers Bridge Lock 7, Fleet Street, Birmingham

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Birmingham & Fazeley Canal

From: 16 March 2026, 8am

To: 22 May 2026, 5pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayBirmingham & Fazeley Canal
Starts atFarmers Bridge Lock 6
Ends atFarmers Bridge Lock 7

Description

Original 12 March 2026, 4:12pm

Third-party contractors are undertaking maintenance repairs to re-open Islington Place Bridge (Fleet Street footbridge).

To facilitate the works, a pontoon with a scaffold tower on it will be in the canal, along with a safety boat.

The canal will remain open and the pontoon and boat will be moved out of the way to keep boat traffic flowing.

The towpath will remain open as usual.

Signs and banksmen will be in place.

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