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Ongoing Overnight closures Commercial Road, Lock 12 between 3.45pm and 8am

A restriction, not a full closure: 18 November 2025 to 21 July 2026, passable at some hours (245 in all). The Method page says why it is counted separately and kept out of every total.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Regent's Canal
Region
London and South East
Started
18 November 2025
Status
Restriction
Days shut
245
CRT reason
Boating Incident
Cause
Vandalism
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

This notice has been resolved as the ongoing closure on the Hertford Union covers this lock as well.

Where

Updates · 11

49 days with no update after the last one.

2 June 2026 · 50 days since the previous

Please be advised that there will be a continued overnight stoppage at Commercial Road Lock between 15.45 and 08:00 for the foreseeable future due to vandalism.

13 April 2026 · 33 days since the previous

Please be advised the overnight closures will continue for the foreseeable future to protect water levels and boater safety.

Earlier updates · 9

11 March 2026 · 19 days since the previous

Please be advised the overnight closures will continue for the foreseeable future to protect water levels and boater safety.

20 February 2026 · 1 days since the previous

Please be advised we have managed to fix the detached handrail plank. The lock will be reopened but the overnight stoppage restrictions will continue at Commercial Road Lock between 15:45 and 08:00. We will continue to review on a regular basis, and remove once situation improves. 

19 February 2026 · 3 days since the previous

Please be advised that commercial lock will be closed for the foreseeable due to damage sustained from a boat strike.

16 February 2026 · 56 days since the previous

Overnight closures will continue for the foreseeable future to protect water levels and boater safety.

22 December 2025 · 10 days since the previous

Due to ongoing water management requirements this overnight closure will remain in place indefinitely.    We will review on a regular basis, and remove as soon as the situation improves. 

12 December 2025 · 9 days since the previous

Due to ongoing water management requirements this overnight closure will remain in place indefinitely.    We will review on a regular basis, and remove as soon as the situation improves. 

3 December 2025 · 5 days since the previous

We have made the decision to extend the overnight closures for the foreseeable. We will review these restrictions again on the 12th of December.

28 November 2025 · 10 days since the previous

Please be advised the overnight stoppage restrictions are continuing at Commercial Road Lock between 15:45 and 08:00. We will be reviewing this again on the 5th December.

18 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised that there'll be an overnight stoppage at Commercial Road lock between 15:45 and 08:00 for the foreseeable due to vandalism.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Ongoing Overnight closures Commercial Road, Lock 12 between 3.45pm and 8am”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a96bf-f31b-7071-babd-b2ce64a0ed0e.

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