Notice Archive / Between Bridge 180, Widewater Bridge & HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct (Railway)
Towpath Restriction Notice from 2 February 2026 at 08:00 to 6 February 2026 at 17:00. Starting at Bridge 180, Widewater Bridge, ending at HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct (Railway).
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Summary
| Type | Towpath Restriction |
| Start Date | 2 February 2026 at 08:00 |
| End Date | 6 February 2026 at 17:00 |
| Start Location | Bridge 180, Widewater Bridge |
| Ends Location | HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct (Railway) |
Updates
22 January 2026 at 08:47
Installation of tempory surface water discharge pipe and associated equipment, which will cross the towpath and enter the Grand Union Canal.
The installation will take 1 week and the water discharge will be in place for the foreseeable. These works are in relation to a near by HS2 project.
The towpath equipment and apparatus will be barriered off and a small ramped bridge crossing will be installed over the discharge pipe to allow safe passage along the towpath.
There will be a banksman present whilst the equipment is being installed and a small towpath delay will be in place to safely lift the towpath bridge into its position. Lifting operations will be facilitated from a farmers field adjacent to the canal towpath. Navigation will always remain unrestricted.
2 mooring births will need to be suspended for the discharge installation (2.2.26 to 6.2.26) and continue to be in place over the course of the discharge period.