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Lock 8, Ryders Green
A navigation closure on the Walsall Canal, 28 October 2025 to 29 October 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Walsall Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 28 October 2025
- Status
- Reopened 29 October 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Underwater Obstruction
- Cause
- Other cause
- 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
We're pleased to advise that the underwater obstruction has been cleared. Navigation restrictions remain in place with navigation open from 10am to 3pm. Please refer to separate notice: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/0197c690-0802-7bf4-98d0-68f033f3371d
Where
- Walsall Canal: Lock 8, Ryders Green Bottom Lock to Lock 8, Ryders Green Bottom Lock
Updates · 2
1 days with no update after the last one.
28 October 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Navigation remains closed at Ryders Green Lock 8. The lock gate cannot currently be operated as it is catching on a metal obstruction. Our team is assessing the situation and will develop a repair plan. We will provide an update as soon as further information becomes available.
28 October 2025 · 0 days since the previous
There is currently an underwater obstruction at Ryders Green Lock 8 affecting navigation and the passage of boats. Our team is on site working to remove the obstruction. We will update this notice as soon as more information becomes available.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 8, Ryders Green”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a2a6f-42c5-798e-bfe2-cdd96fa8f94d.
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