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Woodend Lift Bridge 24
A navigation closure on the Peak Forest Canal, 17 November 2025 to 21 November 2025 — 4 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Peak Forest Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 17 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 21 November 2025
- Days shut
- 4
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Nothing failed
- Asset
- Lift bridge
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Peak Forest Canal: Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge to Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge
Updates · 3
0 days with no update after the last one.
21 November 2025 · 49 days since the previous
We are pleased to confirm that the works at Woodend Lift Bridge have been completed and the navigation is now open.
3 October 2025 · 148 days since the previous
Following a recent review, we're now confident that the works can be completed within a shorter stoppage window. The revised stoppage dates are 17 November 2025 to 05 December 2025.
8 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A navigational closure is required for bridge lifting frame modifications. Elements of the bridge will be removed and modified but unfortunately the bridge can not be left in open position.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Woodend Lift Bridge 24”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196b1fa-11a2-7f2b-93d3-dcc68baac763.
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