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Lock 68, Near Sandbach

Scheduled: 27 January 2027 to 12 February 2027 (16 days planned), on the Trent & Mersey Canal. 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
Trent & Mersey Canal
Region
North West
Started
27 January 2027
Status
Scheduled
Days planned
16
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

Updates · 1

89 days with no update after the last one.

25 June 2026 · 0 days since the previous

A navigation closure is required to carry out structural repairs to both of the tail gates of Lock 68 with the aim to improve structural stability.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 68, Near Sandbach”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019efdf7-7c32-77b7-8735-f88b20dda9f6.

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