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Between Lock 41 & Lock 71
A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, 19 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 — 4 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 19 May 2025
- Status
- Reopened 23 May 2025
- Days shut
- 4
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Canal or river
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Trent & Mersey Canal: Lock 71 to Lock 41, Plants Lock - Off Side
Updates · 3
1 days with no update after the last one.
22 May 2025 · 2 days since the previous
We're pleased to confirm that our teams will have the water levels restored in time for the weekend, and the canal between Lock 41 and Lock 71 on the Trent & Mersey Canal will reopen tomorrow, Friday 23rd May at 9am. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused to your boating plans.
20 May 2025 · 1 days since the previous
Our local team has been busy working to refill the locks and pounds, and we're making steady progress. It's really important that we do this carefully to avoid putting any strain on the available water resources or causing any damage to our infrastructure and property. It'll take a few days for the water levels to return to normal, and we really appreciate your patience while we get things back on track. As part of this work, padlocks will be installed this evening at Locks 41 and 71 to temporarily restrict access to the lock flights. This is just a precaution while we manage the water levels. The locks will be reopened tomorrow to allow the remaining boats to come off the flights. Please do not enter the lock flights between Locks 41 and 71 without permission until navigation has resumed. This is for everyone's safety while our team work to get the levels back to normal. We'll share another update with you on Thursday 22 May.
19 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Despite all efforts to conserve water, the continuing lack of rainfall continues to cause challenges for navigation. As a consequence, the section of the Trent & Mersey Canal between Lock 41 and 71 is affected by low water levels and is currently closed to navigation. Our local team are on site today to support any boaters that are stuck within this closure to help relocate to a place where they will continue to have access to customer services, facilities, and support. Our next update will be on Tuesday 20 May 2025.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Between Lock 41 & Lock 71”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196e8da-a9d0-7e6a-ae34-a7d3ad45c3b3.
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