Lock 63, Johnson's Hillock, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Our teams have had a successful day at Lock 63, Johnson’s Hillock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The cill and concrete are now in place, and the teams will return tomorrow to finish the works, demobilise site and re-water the pounds. We anticipate navigation will reopen on Sunday 29 August and an update on progress will be provided on Saturday, 28 August.

Our team continue to control the water levels along Johnson’s Hillock to prevent silt build up further down the lock flight. Stable water levels are needed to install the flexidam and create a safe working environment to be able to repair Lock 63 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Our teams are still on course to lay the concrete over the next few days and our local team are supporting our reactive team and looking into available resources to see if we are able to work over the weekend period. This will depend on the curing time for the concrete.

A further update will be provided on Monday 30 August.

Our teams remain on site with pumps to dewater the canal at Lock 63, Johnson’s Hillock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. However, the flow of water from the upper pounds is still preventing a safe working environment. Our teams have begun to dewater the upper pound and plan to pump the last bits out by tomorrow morning. The team will then install new shuttering ready for the concrete. Once the concrete has cured, they will secure the capping pieces before demobilising site and re-watering the canal.

An update on progress will be provided on Wednesday afternoon, 25 August.

Works have begun to repair Lock 63, Johnson’s Hillock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Unfortunately, our teams have discovered a leak which is preventing the lock from being dewatered. To ensure a safe working environment for our teams, pumps are being brought to site tomorrow to aid the water removal and a further update on progress will be provided on Monday, 23 August.

The materials needed to repair Lock 63, Johnson’s Hillock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will be arriving onsite on Monday 16 August. The dams will be installed on Tuesday and the lock dewatered to allow our team to carry out the required works to the cill and the concrete apron.

We anticipate the works will take 1 week and an update will be provided Thursday 19 August.

Initial investigations have now been completed and a plan of repair has been organised. Materials have been ordered and will be transported to the site by boat once they have arrived. Our engineers are meeting contractors on site tomorrow to arrange scaffolding, edge protection and access. Dams will be placed around the lock and the chamber will be dewatered to carry out a repair to the cill and the concrete apron. 

An update on progress will be provided on Friday, 13 August. 

Please be advised navigation is closed at Lock 63 on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to a damaged cill. Our local team have been informed and are on their way to site.  

To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks have been placed on Lock 58, Top Lock and Lock 64, Bottom Lock to prevent access on to the Johnson’s Hillock Lock Flight.

An update will be provided tomorrow, 11 August.