luggsy Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Notice Alert Leeds & Liverpool Canal Location: Wigan Flight to Barrowford Top Lock, Leeds & Liverpool Canal Starts At: Lock 85, Lock 21 Ends At: Lock 45, Top Lock Sunday 10 October 2021 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Structure failure Update on 11/10/2021: Our teams have been working throughout the night to try and stabilise the significant leak between Bridge 109, New Barn Bridge and Bridge 110, Aspen Bridge, Rishton on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, unfortunately, during the early hours of this morning the canal bank has breached. Dams are currently being installed onsite and our teams are organising a method of repair, including pumps to be able to pump water over the affected area to maintain a feed to the lower section of the canal. To help conserve water in the surrounding areas, the following Lock Flights are closed: Barrowford Locks Blackburn Locks Johnsons Hillocks Wigan Flight A further update will be provided tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday 12 October. Original message: A closure to navigation and towpath is required between Bridges 109 (New Barn Bridge) and 110 (Aspen Bridge) on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Rishton, while our engineers investigate significant leakage through the bed of the canal. Due to the volume of water loss, please be advised that water levels between Barrowford Bottom Lock (No.51) and Blackburn Top Lock (No.52) may be affected and lower than normal. We advise against unneccesary travel through this area until repairs have been completed. An update will be issued on Monday 11 October. You can view this notice and its map online here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/20805/wigan-flight-to-barrowford-top-lock-leeds-and-liverpool-canal You can find all notices at the url below: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices Please do not reply to the email. It has been automatically generated. To unsubscribe from this service please go to: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/my-trust/noticesand uncheck the relevant box. This email was sent to gary55lee@yahoo.co.uk unsubscribe from this list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnEW2912 Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 I presume the Wigan flight closure excludes the bottom two locks which are after the junction with the Leigh branch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Duplicate post. There is already a thread running re the breach : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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