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Between Pratts Mill Bridge and Hildicks Bridge
A navigation closure on the Wyrley & Essington Canal, 13 March 2026 to 30 March 2026 — 17 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Wyrley & Essington Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 13 March 2026
- Status
- Reopened 30 March 2026
- Days shut
- 17
- CRT reason
- Pollution Incident
- Cause
- Other cause
- 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
The pollution has been contained and navigation is open again.
Where
- Wyrley & Essington Canal: Pratts Mill Bridge, Bloxwich Road to Hildicks Bridge
Updates · 2
13 days with no update after the last one.
17 March 2026 · 4 days since the previous
Navigation on the Wyrley & Essington Canal, between Pratts Mill Bridge and Hildicks Bridge, will remain closed while our teams work to contain an ongoing oil pollution incident. Extra containment booms have been added along the canal to help limit the spread of the pollution. We will continue to monitor the situation and reopen navigation as soon as it is safe to do so.
13 March 2026 · 0 days since the previous
We have had to close the navigation on the Wyrley & Essington Canal, between Pratts Mill Bridge and Hildicks Bridge, due to an oil pollution incident. There will be booms in the canal at various points and bridge-holes. Our local team and Environmental team are working to find a solution, and the Environmental Agency have been notified. We will update as soon as we have further information.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Between Pratts Mill Bridge and Hildicks Bridge”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019ce75e-ee28-788e-9e56-13762f7139a1.
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