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Bridge 20A Railway Bridge, Trent & Mersey Canal

Starts: 10 January 2022 08:00 am

Ends: 31 March 2022 04:30 pm inclusive

Type: Navigation Closure

Reason: Repair

Is the towpath closed? No

Location

Closest waterwayTrent & Mersey Canal
Starts atBridge 20A
Ends atBridge 20A
Upstream winding holeWillington, by Bridge 23
Downstream winding holeNear Sarsons Bridge 11

Updates

31/03/2022 15:32

Our contractor has now completed this phase of the works and the canal and towpath have been re-opened ahead of the planned date. The towpath and Navigation are now available for use.

17/03/2022 13:14

Please be aware that we have had to make the decision to extend this stoppage until Sunday 3rdApril 2022.There are a couple of contributing factors.

One being the recent storms which cost our teams around a week as encapsulation sheeting had to be installed and then removed around the bridge. Also when works began the overall condition of this bridge was worse than anticipated meaning that it needed additional repair works that were not originally planned for but were
necessary.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes

Description

A stoppage is required, our contractors working on behalf of Network Rail will be carrying out significant repair and refurbishment of the bridge including deck strengthening and abutment repairs.

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