Lock restrictions due to drought 2022: lock restriction notice
Published 19 August 2022
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When
Wednesday 24 August 2022 until further notice.
Where
St Johns Lock to Teddington Lock.
Details
From 9am on 24 August, locks will be operated at 15 minute intervals, completing one full cycle (allowing both upstream and downstream passage), before starting another on the next quarter hour – either on the hour or 15, 30 or 45 minutes past it. This will be effective across all locks until further notice.
Where locks are on self service operation (including outside of lock and weir keeper normal hours of duty) we ask for your co-operation in adhering to the above approach.
We ask all users of unpowered vessels to make use of boat rollers and portage points where these are available if possible, and if no other vessels are using the lock.
We also encourage boaters not to navigate outside of lock keeper’s hours of duty.
We thank everyone for their understanding and co-operation in conserving water during this period of drought.