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Navigation Closure - Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Gallows Bridge, Skipton

CRT's own dates put the reopening (28 October 2025) before the start (31 October 2025), which cannot be right. The notice is excluded from every duration figure rather than counted as a negative length.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Region
Yorkshire and North East
Started
31 October 2025
Status
Reopened 28 October 2025
Days shut
CRT reason
3rd Party Works

What CRT said it was for

The dates for the removal and installation have changed to November 3rd to 4th - overnight and December 5th to 6th - overnight.

Where

Updates · 1

85 days with no update after the last one.

4 August 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Navigation Closure - Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Gallows Bridge, Skipton Reason: 3rd Party works Description: Safety issue due to removal of footbridge Instructions: The canal will be closed from 18.00 until 06.00. This is an overnight closure for removal of footbridge.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure - Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Gallows Bridge, Skipton”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0198751a-4e2a-7f3b-b002-9d1e971afca8.

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