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Lock 65 to Lock 85, Wigan flight

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Leeds & Liverpool Canal

From: 3 June 2026, 4:55pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 4 June 2026

Location

Closest waterwayLeeds & Liverpool Canal
Starts atLock 85, Lock 21
Ends atLock 65, Top Lock

Descriptions

Update 3 June 2026, 5pm

Navigation is currently closed along the Wigan flight, Lock 65 to Lock 85, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to damaged cills at Lock 70 and Lock 75 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Our team needs to dewater the affected locks to allow us to investigate and create a method of repair.

A further update will be provided on Thursday 4 June.

Original 3 June 2026, 4:51pm

Navigation is currently closed along the Wigan flight, Lock 65 to Lock 85, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to damaged cills at Lock 70 and Lock 75 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Our team needs to dewater the affected locks to allow us to investigate and create a method of repair

A further update will be provided on Thursday 4 June.

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