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Culvert
Too few unplanned closures of this kind in June to August 2026 and the same months a year earlier to tell a change from luck: 2 against 2. How this is tested.
- On record
- 11 notices since May 2025: 9 closures, 1 restriction and 1 not yet started
In force today
2 closures of this kind are in force today, longest shut first. Filter the explorer to them.
| Canal | Where | Since | Days shut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale Canal | Lock 81 Butler Street to Lock 83 Brownsfield | 31 March 2026 | 179 |
| Llangollen Canal | Lock 1, Swanley Lock to Lock 1, Baddiley Lock | 6 August 2026 | 51 |
By canal
7 canals have had a closure of this kind. A closure naming two canals counts on both.
| Canal | Closures |
|---|---|
| Llangollen Canal | 4 |
| Shropshire Union Canal | 2 |
| Coventry Canal | 1 |
| Huddersfield Broad Canal | 1 |
| Huddersfield Narrow Canal | 1 |
| Peak Forest Canal | 1 |
| Rochdale Canal | 1 |
Every closure on record
Showing 9 closures and 1 restriction involving a culvert.
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What these figures mean
- Population
- Which closures a figure counts. All closures is everything; Unplanned closure drops the works CRT flags as its winter programme and any day outside the cruising season (the Friday nearest 15 March to the Sunday before the first Monday in November). Scheduled work CRT does not flag as winter works still counts here. CRT Planned closure is the flagged winter programme alone.
- Defensible duration
- The days between a closure's start and its reopening date, counted only where the dates allow it. A cancelled notice, or one whose reopening precedes its start, has no defensible duration and is in no total.
- Closure-days
- One day on which one closure was in force. Two closures on the same day are two closure-days; where the question is how long a canal was actually disrupted, overlapping notices are unioned into single intervals. They are counted from 1 May 2025, when this archive begins: a closure that started earlier adds only its days since then, though its own row shows its whole length. Every figure and chart counts only the days inside the Period chosen above them.
- In force
- A closure is in a Period, and a day is one a closure affected, if it was in force at any time that day, including the morning it reopened. Closure-days measure how long, so they count whole days and not the reopening day: a closure can be in a Period and add no closure-day to it.
Closures in force each month
closures active during the monthCanals ranked by the season's closures
share of the period's cruising-season days up to today — a closure somewhere on a long canal is likelier, and does not mean the canal was impassableclosures in force on the period's cruising-season days — a longer canal has more to go wrong onWhere
closure-days by regionclosures by regionA region with more canal has more to go wrong on, so these totals partly measure its size. Regions compared by length of canal are on the Reliability page.
What causes them
closure-days by causeclosures by causeCRT's reason
closure-days by the reason CRT filedclosures by the reason CRT filedWhat fails on a lock
closure-days by part — unplanned lock failures naming a partclosures by part — unplanned lock failures naming a partHow long they last
closures by full length, including any days before May 2025 — the bands are not equal in widthClosures
Lock 83 to Lock 81, Rochdale Canal
Rochdale CanalNorth West
179 days
From 31 March 2026
No reopening date
Still shut
- Where
- Lock 81 Butler Street to Lock 83 Brownsfield
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Since out last update contractors have encountered some unforeseen ground conditions during the excavation works which requires additional engineering assessments to be carried out. Work has now been scheduled to continue on Monday 14 September. Despite this short delay, work on…
Latest of 16 CRT updates, 9 September 2026. 17 days without another.
Bridge 131, Knolles Bridge to Bridge 133, Backford Bridge
Shropshire Union CanalNorth West
127 days
From 17 July 2025
Reopened 21 November 2025
- Where
- Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
We are pleased to confirm that the refilling and testing, originally scheduled to begin during the week commencing 24th November, will now be brought forward and will start on Thursday this week. Subject to successful testing and no unforeseen issues, we expect to reopen the…
Latest of 13 CRT updates, 18 November 2025.
Culvert 16, between bridges 22 and 23, Strines
Peak Forest CanalNorth West
106 days
Fully shut 106 of CRT's 114 days
From 27 October 2025
Reopened 18 February 2026
- Where
- Bridge 22, Turf Lea Lift Bridge to Bridge 23, Stanley Hall Bridge
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Due to time lost because of poor weather, this stoppage has been extended. Rewatering of the canal will take place on 12 and 13 February, followed by the removal of dams and the overpumping equipment. We currently expect the canal to reopen to boaters on 17 February, with the…
Latest of 7 CRT updates, 12 February 2026.
Culvert 15A, near Sutton Road Bridge in the Bonehill area of Tamworth
Coventry CanalWest Midlands
53 days
From 19 January 2026
Reopened 13 March 2026
- Where
- Sutton Road Bridge to A5 Road Bridge
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Following an onsite review, we're now confident that the works can be completed within a shorter stoppage window. The revised stoppage dates are 19 January to 13 March.
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 19 December 2025.
Lock 1 Baddiley Lock to Lock 1 Swanley lock on the Llangollen Canal
Llangollen CanalNorth West
51 days
From 6 August 2026
No reopening date
Still shut
- Where
- Lock 1, Swanley Lock to Lock 1, Baddiley Lock
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Since our last update the fallen tree has now been removed, and our contractors are carrying out excavation works to gain access to the culvert. This will enable the team to undertake detailed inspections and surveys, providing the information required for our design engineers…
Latest of 6 CRT updates, 18 September 2026. 8 days without another.
Culvert 16, between locks 2 & 3 Baddiley; near Nantwich
Llangollen CanalNorth West
11 days
From 2 March 2026
Reopened 13 March 2026
- Where
- Lock 2, Baddiley Lock to Lock 3, Baddiley Lock
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
A stoppage is required to allow us to undertake repairs to Culvert 16. The closure will be in place between Locks 2 and 3 at Baddiley so that our teams can carry out the works safely. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete these essential repairs.
CRT's only update, 12 February 2026.
Lock 1 West to Lock 32 West
Huddersfield Narrow CanalNorth West
5 days
From 13 August 2026
Reopened 18 August 2026
- Where
- Lock 32 West to Lock 1 West
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Please be advised navigation is currently closed between Lock 1 West and Lock 32 West on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal due to a leak flowing into a culvert between Lock 12 West and Lock 13 West in Micklehurst causing low water levels. Our local team are on site investigating the…
CRT's only update, 13 August 2026.
LA-007-004
Llangollen CanalNorth West
1 day
From 22 June 2025
Reopened 23 June 2025
- Where
- Stoneley Green Winding Hole to Thomasons Winding Hole
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
Due to a possible culvert collapse concern on culvert 16 LA-007-004 Llangollen canal, the canal is being close off to stop any further impact damage from the boats that are travelling over it. We will have a further update on 23/6/25.
CRT's only update, 22 June 2025.
Navigation Restriction - Huddersfield Broad Canal, Between lock 8 and Lock 9, Fartown - Culvert repairs completed at 2pm today - navigation reopen 2pm onwards.
Huddersfield Broad CanalYorkshire and North East
1 day
From 20 May 2026
Reopened 21 May 2026
- Where
- Lock 9, Red Doles Lock to Lock 8, Falls Lock
- CRT reason
- Maintenance
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
The Culvert repairs are currently underway and shall be completed by 2pm. The navigation will be open from 2pm onwards.
Latest of 2 CRT updates, 21 May 2026.
Canal leak into Culvert 68, below Bridge 69, Peters Bridge, Lower Frankton, Ellesmere
Llangollen CanalWest Midlands
7 days
From 17 August 2026
Ended 24 August 2026
Restriction, not a full closure
- Where
- Culvert 68 to Bridge 69, Peters Bridge
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Broke, cause not given
- Asset
- Culvert
We are carrying out repair works to investigate and address a leak between the canal and an adjacent culvert. These works are necessary to protect the canal infrastructure and maintain the waterway. To facilitate the works, a horseshoe cofferdam will be installed within the…
CRT's only update, 13 August 2026.
Showing the 10 longest of 10. Every row links to the notice CRT published.
Coming up
Scheduled but not yet started, so in no figure above.
| Closure | From | Planned |
|---|---|---|
| Culvert 49, near Bridge 92, Nantwich Junction Bridge | 4 January 2027 | 67 days |
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