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Sawbridgeworth Lock 5
Scheduled: 2 November 2026 to 18 December 2026 (46 days planned), on the River Stort. It has not started, so it is in no figure — see the archive's Coming up list.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- River Stort
- Region
- London and South East
- Started
- 2 November 2026
- Status
- Scheduled
- Days planned
- 46
- 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
- River Stort: Lock 5, Sawbridgeworth Lock to Lock 5, Sawbridgeworth Lock
Updates · 2
15 days with no update after the last one.
7 September 2026 · 76 days since the previous
A navigation and towpath closure are required to facilitate refurbishment of the bottom lock gate at Lock 5. Please note that the timing of these works has changed since they were first notified and the closure will now take place before Christmas. The scope of works remains unchanged.
23 June 2026 · 0 days since the previous
A navigation and towpath closure are required to facilitate a bottom lock gate refirbishment on Lock 5.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Sawbridgeworth Lock 5”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019ef46e-8ed9-716a-803e-36f0ccd60bcc.
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