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Between Bridge 24 & Bridge 26
A navigation closure on the Lancaster Canal, 17 November 2025 to 10 December 2025 — 23 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Lancaster Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 17 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 10 December 2025
- Days shut
- 23
- 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
Following the successful removal of the fallen tree, navigation has now been reopened.
Where
- Lancaster Canal: Bridge 24, Salwick Hall Bridge to Bridge 26, Salwick Bridge
Updates · 5
5 days with no update after the last one.
5 December 2025 · 2 days since the previous
Yesterday our contractors were successful in removing the fallen trees between Bridges 24 and 26. However navigation remains closed due to another fallen tree within this area. Contractors have been instructed to reattend. A further update will be on or before Wednesday 10 December.
3 December 2025 · 5 days since the previous
Our contractors will be in attendance tomorrow to remove the fallen trees between bridge 24 and bridge 26 on the Lancaster Canal. We will provide a further update on or before, Friday 5 December.
Earlier updates · 3
28 November 2025 · 7 days since the previous
Navigation remains closed due to the fallen tree. At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Claudia. We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday 3 December.
21 November 2025 · 4 days since the previous
Our teams have been working throughout the week to remove the large number of fallen trees in the North West following Storm Claudia. We have not yet been able to reach all affected sites, but we are working through them as quickly as possible, and our teams remain focused on reopening our navigations and towpaths. 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 continue to work across multiple affected locations. We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 28 November
17 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A number of trees have fallen and are currently blocking navigation between Bridge 24 & Bridge 26 on the Lancaster Canal. We have instructed our contractors, however, 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 Friday, 21 November.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Between Bridge 24 & Bridge 26”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a9226-9ea3-7c38-80ad-5b23747406a8.
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