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Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): North Stratford Canal
From: 11 June 2026, 11:30am
To: On-going
Region: West Midlands
Reason: Repair
Subject to review on: 12 June 2026
| Closest waterway | North Stratford Canal |
| Starts at | Bridge 8, Shirley Drawbridge |
| Ends at | Bridge 8, Shirley Drawbridge |
| Upstream winding hole | Kings Norton Junction |
| Downstream winding hole | Rotherham's Oak Bridge |
Due to a fault requiring repair, Shirley Drawbridge is currently closed. To minimise disruption, our team will manually operate the bridge to allow passage for boats at the following times:
We will provide a further update as soon as a repair plan has been confirmed.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while we resolve this issue.
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