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Bridge 18
A navigation closure on the Lancaster Canal, 26 March 2026 to 13 April 2026 — 18 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Lancaster Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 26 March 2026
- Status
- Reopened 13 April 2026
- Days shut
- 18
- 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
Navigation is now fully open at Bridge 18 on the Lancaster Canal following the successful removal of the leaning tree.
Where
- Lancaster Canal: Bridge 18, Malt Kiln Bridge to Bridge 18, Malt Kiln Bridge
Updates · 3
5 days with no update after the last one.
8 April 2026 · 7 days since the previous
Navigation remains closed at Bridge 18 on the Lancaster Canal due to a dangerous leaning tree. Unfortunately our contractors have been delayed, and 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 Dave. A further update will be provided on or before, Monday 13 April.
1 April 2026 · 6 days since the previous
Navigation remains closed at Bridge 18 on the Lancaster Canal due to a dangerous leaning tree. Unfortunately our contractors have been delayed attending site. A further update will be provided on or before, Wednesday 8 April.
26 March 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Navigation is closed at Bridge 18 on the Lancaster Canal due to a dangerously leaning tree. Our contractors have been instructed. We will provide an update on Wednesday 1 April
Cite this: Canal closures, “Bridge 18”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019d2aeb-22a7-7ab2-8e72-db82e7bc21bf.
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