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Dukes Cut Lock 44A
A navigation closure on the Dukes Cut (Oxford Canal), 21 August 2024 to 11 September 2025 — 386 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Dukes Cut (Oxford Canal)
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 21 August 2024
- Status
- Reopened 11 September 2025
- Days shut
- 386
- CRT reason
- Information
- Cause
- Cause not stated
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
Repair works completed
Where
- Dukes Cut (Oxford Canal): Lock 44A, Dukes Cut Lock to Lock 44A, Dukes Cut Lock
Updates · 4
0 days with no update after the last one.
11 September 2025 · 133 days since the previous
Repairs to the paddle gearing completed Lock now open to navigation
1 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Unfortunately the local team have confirmed that this closure is to remain in place until we're able to undertake the specialist repairs.
Earlier updates · 2
1 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Please be advised the lock is no longer operable and a temporary closure has now been put in place until the necessary repairs can be undertaken. We'll continue to update this notice with more information.
1 May 2025 · 253 days since the previous
Lock 44A top gate paddle housing unit not functioning correctly due to unidentified defect. Currently taking 15-20 minutes for lock to fill. Advice to boaters wishing to access or egress the Thames to divert to Isis Lock 46 Updates to follow This notice was originally posted on an old system which has now been upgraded, the original description and latest update have been transferred here. To view any historical updates related to this notice, please click here (link to file).
Cite this: Canal closures, “Dukes Cut Lock 44A”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/01968bda-7aa7-7556-abb7-a7bde6a7199f.
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