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

    From Martin Nicholas@reply-2025@mgn.org.uk to uk.rec.waterways on Fri Jul 18 09:29:18 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.waterways

    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.
    --
    Regards,

    Martin Nicholas.

    E-mail: reply-202507@mgn.org.uk (Address will be valid throughout
    July).

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  • From Martin Nicholas@reply-2025@mgn.org.uk to uk.rec.waterways on Fri Aug 8 17:12:00 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.waterways

    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
    --
    Regards,

    Martin Nicholas.

    E-mail: reply-202508@mgn.org.uk (Address will be valid throughout
    August).

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  • From Martin Nicholas@reply-2025@mgn.org.uk to uk.rec.waterways on Fri Oct 10 10:28:46 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.waterways

    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.
    --
    Regards,

    Martin Nicholas.

    E-mail: reply-202510@mgn.org.uk (Address will be valid throughout
    October).

    Old men are never wrong.

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