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Woodside Bridge to Round Oak (2) Bridge, Dudley, Brierley Hill

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Dudley No 1 Canal

From: 4 June 2026, 9:30pm

To: 7 July 2026, 5:30am inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayDudley No 1 Canal
Starts atRound Oak (2) Bridge
Ends atWoodside Bridge

Description

Original 12 May 2026, 3:41pm

Third-party contractors working on the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension will be carrying out night-time works to install a new bridge over the canal as part of the new Metro line.

To facilitate these works, the canal will be closed at night only from:

04/06/26 at 21:30 to 06/06/26 at 05:30

08/06/26 at 21:30 to 10/06/26 at 05:30

15/06/26 at 21:30 to 07/07/26 at 05:30 (weekdays only)

Moorings will be affected from 21:30 to 05:30, from 04/06/26 to 07/07/26.

Signs and buoys will be in place. Please, follow signs and instructions given by third-party contractors.

Thank you for your understanding while these works take place.

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