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Loco Liftbridge is out of action - snapped key in lock - Now Operational
A navigation closure on the Huddersfield Broad Canal, 15 April 2026 to 16 April 2026 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Huddersfield Broad Canal
- Region
- Yorkshire and North East
- Started
- 15 April 2026
- Status
- Reopened 16 April 2026
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lift bridge
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Huddersfield Broad Canal: Bridge 17, Quay Street Loco Liftbridge to Bridge 17, Quay Street Loco Liftbridge
Updates · 2
0 days with no update after the last one.
16 April 2026 · 1 days since the previous
Contractors have attended site and the snapped key has been removed from the mechanism. The Loco Lift bridge is operational.
15 April 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Loco Liftbridge is not operational due to a snapped key in the mechanism. Contractors are attending site tomorrow to remove the key from the lock. We will update the notice when the bridge mechanism has been cleared.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Loco Liftbridge is out of action - snapped key in lock - Now Operational”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019d91bd-054a-7301-a81c-ef250e5fdb15.
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