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Mad Harold

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Opened this morning then..................

 

Update on 12/04/2021:

 

Figure of 3 Top Lock is temporarily unavailable for use.  During lock operation this morning a large plastic pedestrian safety barrier, of the type found around road works, was drawn through the lower ground sluice paddle box damaging the ground sluice paddle making it impossible to hold water in the lock to allow it to operate properly.  This debris is probably from the floods of February 2020 and has been disturbed from where it has been buried at the bottom of the navigation during testing prior to reopening both locks for through passage. 

Our operations team are working on a temporary solution now and we hope to have some lock operation restored as soon as possible.  More permanent repairs have been actioned as part of the emergency response and we hope to undertake these this week and have the lock fully operational. 

This is obviously very disappointing, but we are working hard to try and minimise the impact on boat movements.  We fully appreciate and understand how frustrating this must be having waited for the repairs to be completed and the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions.

Updates will be posted when new information on the operational status of the locks changes.

 

 

Update on 12/04/2021:

 

There is a broken paddle on the top lock therefore passage is not currently available. 

Emergency repairs are being arranged and divers will be on site tomorrow to remove the obstruction.

We will update this notice when we have further information. 

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5 minutes ago, Mad Harold said:

At first reading this, I thought it was a wind up.

On checking stoppages,I found that it's true!

Was planning a few days along the cut,but will I get home again?

Oh come on, give them a chance, only 14 months to clear rubbish from a pound completely drained for repair.

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