Updates
06/09/2023 12:38
We are pleased to advise the repair to Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal has been successful and navigation has resumed.
We would like to thank all our affected customers for their patience and understanding whilst we undertook the works.
05/09/2023 10:33
We are pleased to advise the repair work to the damaged heel post at lock 87 on the Rochdale canal is progressing well.
Contractors worked through the weekend installing scaffolding, and our fabrication contractor was on site yesterday making good progress to the heel post repair.
We have scheduled the removal of the scaffolding for the morning of Wednesday 6 September, and we are hopeful that navigation will resume by tomorrow afternoon.
A further update will be provided by tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 6 September.
29/08/2023 18:54
We apologise for the disruption and inconvenience that our boating customers have experienced as a result of the required repair at lock 87 on the Rochdale canal.
Our team will now be on site on Monday 4th September to undertake a repair. A further update will be provided on Tuesday 5th September.
We are pleased that we are now able to attempt a repair without the need for a road closure. If the repair is un-successful, we may need to revert to lifting the gate (and the use of a crane) to re-align it at a later date.
If you have any further queries, please contact our North West Customer Support team on 03030 404040.
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18/08/2023 15:56
Please be advised we have now been granted an early morning road closure on Wednesday 20 September to utilise use of a crane and allow our teams to safely access the lock to conduct the repair to the broken heel post at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal.
To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks remain in place on Lock 91, Deansgate and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale 9.
For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.
A further update & a timeframe for the repair work will be provided on Wednesday 20 September.
11/08/2023 11:28
Please be advised following a successful site visit last week between our North West Reactive Team and specialist contractors at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal we have now established a method of repair for the broken heel post.
To maintain a safe working environment the work requires a necessary bus lane closure, which will allow our teams to safely access the lock to conduct the repair.
We're in the process of liaising with relevant third-party departments to achieve the required traffic management; our proposal for the road closure is a Sunday evening to minimise impact, once the traffic management systems are in place, we estimate the repair work to take around seven days.
To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks remain in place on Lock 91, Deansgate and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale 9.
For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.
A further update will be provided as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 18 August.
03/08/2023 16:40
Please be advised our contractors have attended site this week and conducted further investigations at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal.
Unfortunately, due to the complexity of the repair required for the damaged heel post our contractors are unable to facilitate the repair, and the works have now been referred to our North West Reactive Team.
Our Reactive Team are now in the process of establishing a new method of repair and liaising with third parties regarding a necessary bus lane closure, which will determine when we'll be able to safely to access the lock to conduct the repair.
To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks remain in place on Lock 91, Deansgate and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale 9.
For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.
A further update will be provided as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 11 August.
17/07/2023 16:41
Please be advised navigation remains closed at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal due to a damaged heel post.
Our specialist contractors attended site and we're now awaiting fabrication of the necessary parts required for the repair.
We're hopeful our contractors will be returning to site to commence the repair work on Tuesday August 1.
To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks have been placed on Lock 92, Castlefield and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale flight.
For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements.
A further update will be provided by Friday August 4.
10/07/2023 16:28
Please be advised navigation remains closed at Lock 87, Princess St on the Rochdale Canal due to a damaged heel post.
We require specialist contractors to conduct further investigations and assist with organising a method of repair.
We anticipate our contractors will be on site later this week.
To ensure the safety of our customers, padlocks have been placed on Lock 92, Castlefield and Lock 84, Dale St to prevent access on to the Rochdale flight.
For any Trust customers immediately affected by this closure and stuck on the Bridgewater Canal, we ask you to let us know and contact our North West Customer Support team on 0303 040 4040 so we are able to make further arrangements over the coming week.
A further update will be provided by Monday 17 July.
