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Wolverhampton Lock Flight

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Old Main Line

From: 18 June 2026, 3:55pm

To: On-going

Region: West Midlands

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 25 June 2026

Location

Closest waterwayOld Main Line
Starts atLock 21, Wolverhampton
Ends atLock 1, Top Lock, Wolverhampton
Upstream winding holeTop Lock
Downstream winding holeAldersley junction

Descriptions

Update 19 June 2026, 3:50pm

Navigation remains closed while a repair plan is developed. We will provide a further update next week.

Original 18 June 2026, 3:53pm

Wolverhampton Lock Flight is currently closed to navigation. This is due to an issue at Lock 5, where a gate has come out of its cup. As a result, passage through the flight is not currently possible.

Our teams have been notified and will be attending to assess and come up with a repair plan.

We will provide a further update tomorrow (Friday 19 June)

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