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Bridge 138 North

Type: Towpath Closure

Waterway(s): Lancaster Canal

From: 5 April 2026, 2:30pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 1 May 2026

Location

Closest waterwayLancaster Canal
Starts atBridge 138, Old Turnpike Bridge
Ends atBridge 138, Old Turnpike Bridge

Descriptions

Update 27 April 2026, 3:53pm

The towpath remains closed at Bridge 138 North on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to attend but have been delayed as they continue to work through the backlog created by Storm Dave.

They are expected on site soon and an update will be provided on or before Friday 1 May.

Update 20 April 2026, 4:45pm

  The towpath remains closed at Bridge 138 North on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to attend, but at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Dave.

An update will be provided on or before Monday 27 April.

Update 14 April 2026, 11am

The towpath remains closed at Bridge 138 North on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to attend, but at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Dave.

An update will be provided on or before Monday 20 April.

Original 7 April 2026, 12:14pm

The towpath is currently closed at Bridge 138 North on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to attend.

An update will be provided on or before Tuesday, 14 April.

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