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Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles

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  Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles Martin Nicholas <reply-2025@mgn.org.uk> - 2025-07-18 09:29 +0100
    Re: Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles Martin Nicholas <reply-2025@mgn.org.uk> - 2025-08-08 17:12 +0100
    Re: Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles Martin Nicholas <reply-2025@mgn.org.uk> - 2025-10-10 10:28 +0100
    Re: Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles Martin Nicholas <reply-2025@mgn.org.uk> - 2025-11-15 12:37 +0000

#29137 — Closure: Shropshire Union Canal - Bridge 133, Backford to Bridge 131, Knolles

Closest waterway:	Shropshire Union Canal
Starts at:		Bridge 133, Backford
Ends at:		Bridge 131, Knolles

"Overnight there has been a significant loss of water in the pound
between Chester and Ellesmere Port, on the Shropshire Union Canal. This
is due to a leak at Culvert 16..."

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019817a5-1267-7775-83bb-547ca398a9d1

Culvert 16 can be found on the CART Canal Reference Map:
https://canalrivertrust.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTools/index.html?appid=b46e3e0bda4a44a0be267df7674139a5
It's Functional location is SU-011-002. It can't be searched for
directly, but you can search for "SU-011" and find it from there.

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Martin Nicholas.

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July).

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#29143

On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:29:18 +0100
Martin Nicholas <reply-2025@mgn.org.uk> wrote:

> Closest waterway:	Shropshire Union Canal
> Starts at:		Bridge 133, Backford
> Ends at:		Bridge 131, Knolles
> 
> "Overnight there has been a significant loss of water in the pound
> between Chester and Ellesmere Port, on the Shropshire Union Canal.
> This is due to a leak at Culvert 16..."
> 
> https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019817a5-1267-7775-83bb-547ca398a9d1
> 
> Culvert 16 can be found on the CART Canal Reference Map:
> https://canalrivertrust.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTools/index.html?appid=b46e3e0bda4a44a0be267df7674139a5
> It's Functional location is SU-011-002. It can't be searched for
> directly, but you can search for "SU-011" and find it from there.
> 


Works estimated to be 12 weeks. Weekly updates of the notice every
Friday.
Maps link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LVgCgV5Gb1e3rkWj6

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August).

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#29163

Latest anticipated opening: 12th December.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019817a5-1267-7775-83bb-547ca398a9d1

Timeline so far:
17/7	Leak occurs.
8/9	Work commences. 53 days delay.
12/12	Estimated completion. 128 days total.

Seems to me that BW have forgotten how to make repairs in a timely
manner. Four months to repair a culvert is unacceptable.

Meantime, I read that trapped boaters are getting snotty overstay
notices from the BW computer.

It is reasonable to assume that culvert repair will be an on-going
problem as all the culverts on the system were built at very roughly the
same time. Two or three failures per year is to be expected it would
seem.

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Martin Nicholas.

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October).

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#29168

An update:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019817a5-1267-7775-83bb-547ca398a9d1

The canal is due to re-open on the 28th Nov. This will be a total
stoppage duration of 134 days.

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