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Highway bridges around Chirk & Rhoswiel

Type: Navigation Restriction

Waterway(s): Llangollen Canal

From: 9 July 2026, 8am

To: 9 July 2026, 6pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Location

Closest waterwayLlangollen Canal
Starts atBridge 11W, Hindford Bridge
Ends atBridge 21W, Chirk Bank Bridge

Description

Original 28 May 2026, 10:16am

Third-party contractors will be carrying out specialist underwater inspections to assess scour around variious bridge abutments between Chirk & Rhoswiel. A specialist access team will be working in the water during these investigations.

Boaters are advised to proceed with caution and be aware that a person may be in the water. Please follow all instructions given by the contractors on site.

There may be short delays of up to 30 minutes while navigation is temporarily held to allow the works to be carried out safely. Passage will resume as soon as it is safe to do so.

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