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HS2 Longhole Viaduct, Ufton, Warwickshire

A navigation closure on the Grand Union Canal, 4 March 2026 to 6 March 2026 — 2 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Grand Union Canal
Region
West Midlands
Started
4 March 2026
Status
Reopened 6 March 2026
Days shut
2
CRT reason
3rd Party Works
Cause
Nothing failed
Asset
Other

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

Where

Updates · 3

0 days with no update after the last one.

6 March 2026 · 130 days since the previous

We're pleased to let you know that the works at HS2 Longhole Viaduct have been completed ahead of schedule, and the navigation is now open.

27 October 2025 · 173 days since the previous

Unfortunately, due to delays with the delivery of the steelwork for the HS2 viaduct, these works can no longer take place on the originally advertised dates. The stoppage is now scheduled to occur from 4th March through to 13th March.

7 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous

A navigation and towpath closure are required as part of the construction works for a new high speed 2 railway viaduct.

Cite this: Canal closures, “HS2 Longhole Viaduct, Ufton, Warwickshire”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196ac78-bbbe-76f5-a3dc-9b6afb18a785.

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