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Sykehouse Lift Bridge not working - burst pipe from the Hydraulic unit. *working*

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): New Junction Canal

From: 4 August 2026, 3pm

To: 4 August 2026, 4:35pm inclusive

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Repair

Location

Closest waterwayNew Junction Canal
Starts atSykehouse Lock Bridge 5
Ends atSykehouse Lock Bridge 5

Descriptions

Update 4 August 2026, 4:32pm

Contractors have attended site and have repaired the burst pipe and the road bridge has been brought back down into position. The navigation closure is taken off.

Original 4 August 2026, 2:54pm

Sykehouse Road Bridge is currently stuck in the open position, causing road traffic to be blocked. The hydraulic unit has a burst pipe and fluid is leaking from it. Unfortunately, the earliest it is able to be attended to and repaired will be tomorrow. We are letting all the local authorities and emergency services know and we will update the notice when the repairs have been carried out and when the navigation is clear. We are aware that there may be oil leaking into the navigation, which will be boomed off by the local team, once the pipe has been fixed.

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