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Navigation Closure: Between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge, Peak Forest Canal

A navigation closure on the Peak Forest Canal, 3 June 2025 to 6 June 2025 — 3 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Peak Forest Canal
Region
North West
Started
3 June 2025
Status
Reopened 6 June 2025
Days shut
3
CRT reason
Vegetation
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.

What CRT said it was for

The tree obstructing navigation between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge on the Peak Forest Canal has been removed and navigation has now been resumed.

Where

Updates · 3

1 days with no update after the last one.

5 June 2025 · 1 days since the previous

Navigation remains closed between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge on the Peak Forest Canal due to a windblown tree. Due to recent weather conditions, our contractors are dealing with an increase in emergency works across the North West. A further update will be provided tomorrow, Friday 6 June.

4 June 2025 · 1 days since the previous

Navigation remains closed between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge on the Peak Forest Canal due to a windblown tree. Due to recent weather conditions, our contractors are dealing with an increase in emergency works across the North West and have been delayed to site. A further update will be provided tomorrow, Thursday 5 June.

3 June 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Navigation is closed between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge on the Peak Forest Canal due to a windblown tree. Our contractors have been informed and we await their attendance. An update will be provided tomorrow, Wednesday 4 June.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure: Between Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge and Bridge 25, Higgins Clough Swingbridge, Peak Forest Canal”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0197356b-21df-7ed3-8ae0-c0aaea507abb.

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