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Completed: The barriers have been repaired and navigation is open again.
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): North Stratford Canal
From: 27 July 2026, 9:20am
To: 27 July 2026, 3:17pm inclusive
Region: West Midlands
Reason: Suspected Vandalism
Subject to review on: 28 July 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 | Rotherhams Oaks Bridge, 22 |
Navigation is currently closed at Shirley Drawbridge after a vehicle struck the barriers. Our contractors have been contacted, and will attend to make repairs.
In the meantime, our local team will be on-site at 10:00 Am & 14:00 Pm today to manually allow boats through.
We will provide a further update as soon as we receive one.
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