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Navigation and Towpath Closure beginning 3 November 2025 at 08:00. Starting at Gorse Farm Bridge, Gorse Farm, ending at Perry Barr Lock 1, Top Lock.
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| Type | Navigation and Towpath Closure |
| Start Date | 3 November 2025 at 08:00 |
| End Date | Ongoing |
| Start Location | Gorse Farm Bridge, Gorse Farm |
| Ends Location | Perry Barr Lock 1, Top Lock |
The navigation and towpath remain closed following a further report of a leak.
Please bear with us while our engineers investigate and address the issue. We will provide a further update as soon as we receive one.
The navigation and towpath remain closed here. Our teams have scheduled works for next week to investigate and resolve the issue. Once these works have been completed and the situation has been fully assessed, we will provide a further update regarding the lifting of the closure.
Thank you for your patience while we carry out this essential work.
Please be advised that navigation is also closed at Spouthouse Embankment, including Perry Barr Lock Flight while our engineers investigate a leak.
We will provide further updates as soon as we receive them.
Following completion of major canal bed and waterway wall works since November 2025, the towpath is to remain closed until the 30th March to complete the removal of construction materials and make it safe to reopen.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause to towpath users.