Worcester & Birmingham @ Shortwood tunnel

[Captain Pegg]

1 minute ago, frangar said:

Well one picture is flipped and the towpath is on the right as you come out of the southern portal heading south. 

Everything posted on this thread looks consistent to me. The towpath is on the right as you come out of the southern portal heading south.

[frangar]

Just an update from CRT

 

Update on 10/11/2023:

 

Contractors are making good progress, and several trees have now been removed at the site. They are actively onsite creating a channel through. Once a channel has been established, we will need to check that it is safe for passage before we can open navigation again. 

Although we are unable to provide a confirmed end date yet, we are hoping to have navigation open again in 3 or 4 weeks. The towpath will need to remain closed for longer than this.

A further update will be provided on or before Friday 17th November.

[Mike Todd]

We now have a re-opening date - hooray! Given the apparent scale of the slip they do seem to have made good progress. Sensibly, they have prioritised navigation over solving the p0orblem of the towpath, which is likely to be more complex. Alas we are not able to jump straight in a car and move our boat so it will be next week some time, I guess. (Couldn't keep the diary entirely empty!)