Middlewich Branch - Closed from Monday 19th April

[Bugsworth Tippler]

This is getting ridiculous - plenty of boats with nowhere to go!

Notice Alert

Middlewich Branch (Shrop Union)
Location: Lock 2, Stanthorne Lock, Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union Canal
Starts At: Lock 2, Stanthorne Lock
Ends At: Lock 2, Stanthorne Lock

Monday 19 April 2021 08:00 until further notice

Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair

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Original message:

 

Unfortunately, we need to close the navigation at Lock 2, Stanthorne Lock on the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal to carry out a repair to the offside tail gate. We have seen further deterioration of the damaged gate and the feedback from customers is that the lock is proving extremely difficult to operate. Our engineers and operations team have been to site to reassess the lock and have deemed it crucial for the repair works to take place as soon as possible.

To allow some movement of boats we will be starting preparation work on site tomorrow to allow the repair works to commence on Monday 19 April and anticipate these works will take 7 to 10 days to complete.

Navigation will remain open until Monday 19 April and will be closed from 08:00.

We understand how frustrating and disruptive this is for our customers so soon after restrictions on navigation have been lifted and with the number of other stoppages in the region. Our teams will be working 7 days a week to get this fixed and back open and we will endeavour to improve on this timescale.

A further update will be provided by Friday 23 April.

You can view this notice and its map online here:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/19452/lock-2-stanthorne-lock-middlewich-branch-shropshire-union-canal

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https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices