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Navigation Closure - Dudley No 1 Canal, Canal and Towpath from Round Oak (2) Bridge to Woodside Bridge , Dudley DY5 1LJ

Scheduled: 5 October 2026 to 10 October 2026 (5 days planned), on the Dudley No 1 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
Dudley No 1 Canal
Region
West Midlands
Started
5 October 2026
Status
Scheduled
Days planned
5
CRT reason
3rd Party Works
Cause
Nothing failed
Asset
Bridge

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

Where

Updates · 1

40 days with no update after the last one.

13 August 2026 · 0 days since the previous

Third‑party contractors will need to temporarily close the canal and towpath to complete works to the new bridge installed over the canal as part of the West Midlands Metro Extension project. The closures will apply during night‑time working only, from 21:30 on 05/10/26 until 05:30 on 10/10/26. Outside of these hours, both the canal and towpath will remain open as normal. Please follow all on‑site signage and any instructions provided by the contractors.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure - Dudley No 1 Canal, Canal and Towpath from Round Oak (2) Bridge to Woodside Bridge , Dudley DY5 1LJ”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019ffb71-ec1d-7b96-84c1-3c74e8f6e415.

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