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Towpath Closure: Lock 52 to Bridge 101, Blackburn, Leeds & Liverpool Canal

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Detail

TypeTowpath Closure
Start Date1/23/2025, 8:00:43 AM
End DateOngoing
Start LocationLock 52, Top Lock
Ends LocationBridge 101, Grimshaw Park Bridge

Description

Please be advised the towpath remains closed between Bridge 101 and Lock 52, Blackburn on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal due to a third party owned collapsed wall. Our local team are continuing to liaise with the council for further updates...

Updates

Please be advised the towpath remains closed between Bridge 101 and Lock 52, Blackburn on the Leeds \& Liverpool Canal due to a third party owned collapsed wall. Our local team are continuing to liaise with the council for further updates. In the interest of public safety, the towpath will remain closed until further notice. Whilst the canal will be kept open to navigation, we politely request all boating customers to approach the area with caution. An update will be provided by Thursday 29 May. This notice was originally posted on an old system which has now been upgraded, the original description and latest update have been transferred here. To view any historical updates related to this notice, please click [here.](https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/report/existing-notifications-before-new-system-migration.xlsx)

5/1/2025

Original message issued 23 January 2025: Please be advised the towpath is closed between Bridge 101 and Lock 52 on the Leeds \\\& Liverpool Canal due to third party owned collapsed wall. Our local team will liaise with the council for further updates. In the interest of public safety, the towpath will remain closed until further notice. Whilst the canal will be kept open to navigation, we politely request all boating customers to approach the area with caution. This notice was originally posted on an old system which has now been upgraded, the original description and latest update have been transferred here. To view any historical updates related to this notice, please click [here](https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/report/existing-notifications-before-new-system-migration.xlsx).

5/1/2025