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Bridge 47

A navigation closure on the Lancaster Canal, 14 November 2025 to 26 November 2025 — 12 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Lancaster Canal
Region
North West
Started
14 November 2025
Status
Reopened 26 November 2025
Days shut
12
CRT reason
Information
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

Following a successful removal of the fallen tree, navigation has now been reopened.

Where

Updates · 3

5 days with no update after the last one.

21 November 2025 · 4 days since the previous

Navigation remains closed at Bridge 47 on the Lancaster Canal, following the large trees that have fallen.     Unfortunately due to the contractors high volume of work from the recent Storm Claudia, we are currently still awaiting confirmation of their attendance.     We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 26 November.

17 November 2025 · 3 days since the previous

Due to the number of fallen trees in the North West following Storm Claudia, our teams are working hard to reopen our navigations and towpaths. However, we do not yet have an update on when the canal will be fully open, as we are still dealing with a significant number of fallen trees. We will provide further updates as soon as they become available. We would like to thank our customers for reporting these issues, and we appreciate your patience as we work through multiple affected sites this week. We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 21 November.

14 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous

A large tree has fallen and is currently blocking navigation at Bridge 47 on the Lancaster Canal. Due to the size of the tree we need to instruct our specialist contractor to assist with the removal. At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as adverse weather conditions from Storm Claudia are impacting our waterways across the North West and causing delays. We will provide a further update on or before Monday, 17 November.      

Cite this: Canal closures, “Bridge 47”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a8324-c5e4-7d88-b079-9fc3844e37d2.

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