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OPENED - Lock 1, Leeds Lock

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line

From: 9 July 2026, 1:05pm

To: 16 July 2026, 10:04am inclusive

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Information

Location

Closest waterwayAire & Calder Navigation Main Line
Starts atLock 1, Leeds Lock
Ends atLock 1, Leeds Lock

Descriptions

Update 16 July 2026, 10:03am

Following repairs by our Mechanical and Electrical team, the issue with the sluice at Leeds Lock has now been resolved. Leeds Lock is now fully operational and open to navigation.

Thank you for your patience while we carried out these repairs.

Original 9 July 2026, 1:02pm

Leeds Lock is currently not operable due to a problem with the sluice, which is jamming.

Our Mechanical and Electrical team will be on site tomorrow morning, to carry out a repair.

This notice will be updated as soon as more information is available, or the repairs are completed.

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