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Ellesmere Tunnel, Ellesmere
A navigation closure on the Llangollen Canal, 3 November 2025 to 10 November 2025 — 7 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Llangollen Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 3 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 10 November 2025
- Days shut
- 7
- CRT reason
- Inspections
- Cause
- Nothing failed
- Asset
- Tunnel
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Llangollen Canal: Ellesmere Tunnel to Ellesmere Tunnel
Updates · 3
0 days with no update after the last one.
10 November 2025 · 14 days since the previous
We are pleased to announce that the dive survey has been completed ahead of schedule, and both the navigation and towpath are now open at Ellesmere Tunnel.
27 October 2025 · 174 days since the previous
The towpath will now be closed during working hours for the duration of this stoppage, but will remain open in the evenings and at the weekend within the stoppage period. A clearly signposted diversion route will be in place for towpath users throughout the closure.
6 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A navigational closure is required to allow divers into the water to undertake a detailed underwater survey of the tunnel structure.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Ellesmere Tunnel, Ellesmere”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196a4b3-e1cc-71bd-9be7-ff4f1003305e.
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