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Making life better by water
Starts: 3 February 2020 08:00 am
Ends: 2 March 2020 12:00 pm inclusive
Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair
Is the towpath closed? Yes
| Closest waterway | Shropshire Union Canal |
| Starts at | Barbridge Aqueduct Bridge No 100A |
| Ends at | Barbridge Aqueduct Bridge No 100A |
| Upstream winding hole | Junction of the Llangollen Canal |
| Downstream winding hole | Between Bridge 104 and 105, Shropshire Union Canal. Between Between Bridges 4 and 5, Middlewich Branch. |
The works planned for Barbridge sluice are complete and the leaks have been repaired.
However, due to recent heavy rainfall, the dam cannot yet be removed as the dam contractor's team has been called to emergency works elsewhere.
This stoppage has been extended for up to three days.
We appreciate your patience during these extremely challenging conditions.
There is subsidence around the Barbridge Sluice and this needs to be urgently investigated.
A dam will be placed in the canal at the sluice and the washwalls and pipes will be inspected and repaired. Further works may be needed to the sluice next winter depending on the results of the investigation.
Navigation south from the junction of the Middlewich Branch will not be possible during this closure, but navigation north will not be affected.
We apologise for any inconvenience the short notice of this closure will cause.
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