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Railway Bridge 2 next to Colne Bridge Lock, Colne Bridge

A navigation closure on the Huddersfield Broad Canal, 22 July 2025 to 3 August 2025 — 12 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Huddersfield Broad Canal
Region
Yorkshire and North East
Started
22 July 2025
Status
Reopened 3 August 2025
Days shut
12
CRT reason
3rd Party Works
Cause
Nothing failed
Asset
Bridge

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

Where

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A navigation and towpath closure are required to allow Third Party Contractors working on behalf of Network Rail to install a new bridge deck. A pontoon crash deck is required over the canal to prevent debris falling into the watercourse or onto public on the towpath. These works are part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade scheme, which the Trust is obliged to facilitate. Due to the size and scale of the project we are unable to avoid disruption to the canal network over the summer months, however we are doing all we can to keep any disruption to a minimum.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Railway Bridge 2 next to Colne Bridge Lock, Colne Bridge”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/01968b19-8d25-7915-b4c5-21d3e964d1ab.

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