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between footbridge 69 and bridge 70A Wolverton
A navigation closure on the Grand Union Canal, 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Grand Union Canal
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 24 May 2025
- Status
- Reopened 25 May 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Pollution Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Canal or river
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
Navigation cleared of contaminants
Where
- Grand Union Canal: Bridge 69, Footbridge to Bridge 70 (Railway)
Updates · 1
1 days with no update after the last one.
24 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Due to an oil spillage that has contaminated the canal we have closed navigation between these two points. Contractors have been called to assist us with cleaning the contaminants. Booms are being used across the water to isolate any further movement.
Cite this: Canal closures, “between footbridge 69 and bridge 70A Wolverton”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019702e6-0499-750e-993e-e2e28f28262e.
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