Aqueduct 32, Yorkshire Street Aqueduct, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Detail

From Date: 10/08/2020 09:30

To Date: 17/08/2020 11:51 inclusive

Type: Navigation Restriction

Reason: Maintenance

Is the towpath closed? No

Location

Closest waterway: Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Starts at: Bridge 130E, Finsley Gate Bridge

Ends at: Bridge 130H, Godley Bridge, Ormerod Roa

Updates

17/08/2020 11:51

Please be advised this restriction is no longer required this week. The works have been postponed until the equipment and materials are made available. We will provide notice once the work has been rescheduled.

14/08/2020 10:31

Due to unforeseen circumstances as a result from Anti-Social Behaviour, our contractors will not be onsite today. However, because of this delay, they will be back onsite Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 August.

To carry out the remaining works, a pontoon will be placed in the water. To maintain a safe working environment, passage will be possible before 9.30am, with free movement after 3.30pm. Between 9.30am and 3.30pm, the contractors will be working from the pontoon.

If an opportunity arises in the day for passage, customers waiting onsite during this time will be assisted past the aqueduct.

We politely request all customers to take note of the signage onsite and await guidance from the team.

Description

Please be advised navigation will be restricted at Aqueduct 32, Yorkshire Street Aqueduct on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Monday 10 August until, and inclusive of, Friday 14 August.

Our contractors will be onsite to carry out an underwater dive to undertake necessary works to the aqueduct. To maintain a safe working environment, passage will be possible before 9.30am, with free movement after 3.30pm. Between 9.30am and 3.30pm, the dive team will be in the water. If an opportunity arises in the day where the dive team are out of the water for a sufficient amount of time, customers waiting for passage during this time will be assisted past the aqueduct.

We politely request all customers to take note of the signage onsite and await guidance from the team.

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