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Why they close

Two ways to say why a closure happened, each with a page per answer: the cause read from the notice's own words, and the reason CRT filed it under.

By cause

Every closure notice since May 2025, by the cause its words give.
CauseClosures on record
Weather501
Broke, cause not given390
Planned works211
Nothing failed53
Someone else's works51
Struck by boat or vehicle50
Worn out27
Cause not stated22
Vandalism22
Pollution17
Ground moved7

No page, as a catch-all that names nothing of its own: Other cause, 49; Not read yet, 3.

By CRT's reason

Every closure notice since May 2025, by the reason CRT filed.
CRT's reasonClosures on record
Repair532
Vegetation269
Low Water Levels196
High Water Levels70
3rd Party Works62
Information61
Maintenance59
Emergency Services Incident27
Boating Incident25
Vehicle Incident22
Inspections20
Underwater Obstruction18
Pollution Incident16
Event14
Suspected Vandalism12

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