"Last week, two 3-tonne lock gates arrived on the Regent's Canal, to be craned into place near the Islington Tunnel. The 205-year-old Regent's Canal has quite a few locks to deal with London's undulating landscape, and a large lock can be found in Islington, at City Road. As with all of the other locks on the canal, City Road Lock was built as a pair of locks."
"And at City Road, that means six tonnes of wooden gates needed to be craned into place. Which is why, for the past couple of weeks, the lock has been closed to boat traffic, as a temporary wooden barrier wall had to be erected on the lower side of the lock to allow it to be drained and for some preparatory maintenance to be carried out."
Two 3-tonne lock gates arrived on the 205-year-old Regent's Canal to be craned into place near the Islington Tunnel at City Road. City Road Lock was built as paired locks and served heavy cargo because of the adjacent basin; one of the pair was later closed and replaced by a weir. The Canal and River Trust manages the waterways and replaces worn-out gates; six tonnes of timber gates were required at City Road. A temporary barrier allowed the lock to be drained for maintenance. Gates typically last 20–30 years and the lower gates had been struck by a boat earlier in the year, adding damage. The trust makes gates at a Yorkshire workshop and normally delivers them by canal, but the Old Ford lock closure disrupted delivery.
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