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Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure
Waterway(s): Trent & Mersey Canal
From: 1 March 2027, 8am
To: 5 March 2027, 4pm inclusive
Region: West Midlands
Reason: 3rd Party Works
Programme: Winter works
| Closest waterway | Trent & Mersey Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 8, Branston Lock |
| Ends at | Bridge 33E, Ordish Bridge |
| Upstream winding hole | Wychnor |
| Downstream winding hole | Willington East Visitor Mooring |
Third‑party contractors are installing a new footbridge over the canal between Lock 8, Branston Lock and Bridge 33E, Ordish Bridge. To facilitate these works, both a navigation closure and a towpath closure will be required.
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