26TH OCTOBER 2023 – IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PLANNED LOCK CLOSURE

Environment Agency Notice:

The contractors working on the Sutton Harbour Lock Gate repair have encountered an unexpected technical problem with the work, which means that they are not able to proceed with planned work until a solution has been identified.

They are working to find a solution, but have advised that they will not be undertaking the 4-day full closure due to commence on Friday 27 October 2023. This will need to be reprogrammed and the new dates will be circulated as soon as possible.

Therefore, the access will be available through the freeflow periods over the period 27th to 30th October. See below for detailed times.

27th October 2023            02:36 to 07:51                  14:48 to 16:02                  19:17 to 20:17  

28th October 2023            03:11 to 08:40                  15:28 to 21:00

29th October 2023           02:45 to 08:02                  15:08 to 20:43

30th October 2023            03:22to 09:02                   15:48 to 21:19

We apologise for any inconvenience caused with this change of programme.

The Environment Agency Project Team