6 metres below Lock 16 Oakmeadowford Lock, Caldon Canal
Detail
From Date: 08/04/2023 08:00
To Date: 27/04/2023 13:00 inclusive
Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair
Is the towpath closed? No
Location
Closest waterway: Caldon Canal
Starts at: Lock 16 Oakmeadowford Lock
Ends at: Lock 16 Oakmeadowford Lock
Upstream winding hole: Winding Hole, Oakmeadowford
Downstream winding hole: Winding Hole, Flintmill Lock
Updates
27/04/2023 12:40
Navigation will re-open from 1pm today.
17/04/2023 16:06
The canal will remain closed this week.
Please refer to the below notice for updates:
08/04/2023 14:10
A sand bank has washed in from the river section below Lock 16 on the Caldon Canal. This part of the canal is unnavigable until the section has been dredged and sand bank is cleared. Our dredging team are working to resolve this problem and we will provide a further update as soon as possible
05/04/2022 13:46
Our contractors have now dredged this section and the sand bank has been cleared. Navigation is therefore open again through this location.
Thank you for your patience while this work was completed.
Description
A sand bank has washed in from the river section below Lock 16 on the Caldon Canal. This part of the canal is unnavigable until the section has been dredged and sand bank is cleared. Our dredging team are working to resolve this problem and we will provide a further update as soon as possible.