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Lock 88
A navigation closure on the Rochdale Canal, 7 December 2025 to 10 December 2025 — 3 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Rochdale Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 7 December 2025
- Status
- Reopened 10 December 2025
- Days shut
- 3
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Wear and tear
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Rochdale Canal: Lock 88 Oxford St to Lock 88 Oxford St
Updates · 3
1 days with no update after the last one.
9 December 2025 · 1 days since the previous
Repairs to Lock 88 has been successfully completed, our local team are onsite replenishing the effected pound. The lock will reopen from 8am tomorrow, Wednesday 10 December.
8 December 2025 · 1 days since the previous
Our team is continuing work on repairing the head gate paddle, including replacing the full frame around the paddle. A further update will be provided tomorrow, Tuesday, 9 December.
7 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Navigation is closed at lock 88 on the Rochdale Canal due to the failure of the head gate paddle. Our local team have identified what we need to carry out to repair the paddle. A further update will be issued on Monday 7th December 2025.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 88”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019af9d0-d765-71a8-a638-157b2be707eb.
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