Another problem with Lemonroyd Lock

Published: Friday, 23 July 2021

IN ADDITION to the two problems closing Lemonroyd Lock, another has been discovered.

There is a 'on-going issue' and the upstreamlemonroyd2 sluice has failed, Keith Gudgin reports.

Closed on Monday

It was on Monday that it was discovered the downstream pedestal would not accept a key and so could not be operated and the upstream offside sluice had also developed a fault with a sluice not closing properly as the sensors will not align on the Aire & Calder Navigation lock.

Contractors were on site yesterday to carry out investigations we are told, it making it the third stoppage on this waterway