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Lock 49

A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, 8 October 2025 to 8 October 2025 — 0 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Trent & Mersey Canal
Region
North West
Started
8 October 2025
Status
Reopened 8 October 2025
Days shut
same day
CRT reason
Emergency Services Incident
Cause
Nothing failed
Asset
Lock

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 has resumed.

Where

Updates · 1

0 days with no update after the last one.

8 October 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised the navigation and towpath is closed at Lock 49 on the Trent & Mersey Canal due to a police incident. An update will be provided Thursday 9 October.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 49”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0199c328-2b5a-7ce5-b1e4-861d13d2984d.

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