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Forth & Clyde Canal: Lock 16 Bypass and Falkirk Flight Gate Replacement Programme
Throughout 2025 and 2026, we will replace a total of 10 lock gates along the canal in addition to the bypass at lock 16. We’ll also take the opportunity, while navigation is suspended and water levels lowered, to carry out inspection and maintenance work at each of the locks. This work is essential to keeping the Forth & Clyde Canal open in the long term and to ensuring this space can continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.Â
Essential improvements planned for The Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre
Scottish Canals is preparing to submit a planning application for a series of essential improvements to The Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre, now approaching its 25th year. These works will ensure the building remains safe, welcoming and sustainable for generations to come, while delivering modest yet meaningful enhancements for visitors, staff, and the local community.
New Boat Hire Office at The Falkirk Wheel
Scottish Canals plans to create a canal-side reception space for our holiday boat hire customers at The Falkirk Wheel. This exciting development will make it easier for visitors to enjoy Scotland’s waterways and help us deliver an even better experience for our boating customers.Â
Crinan Canal: Winter Works Programme 2025/2026
While the Crinan Canal is closed for the winter season, we are carrying out some urgent inspections and repairs as well as progressing our accessibility improvement works around the Crinan Basin. Â This means that boater access to the Crinan Basin, either from the sea or the canal, will not be possible until the spring re-opening. Â Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to access this area, but there may be temporary limitations in place.Â
Mitigation of leakage on the Kelvin Aqueduct, Maryhill
In late October, our engineering team began monitoring leakage from the aqueduct affecting the footpath under one of the arches. Â In early February, our contractor Mackenzie Construction Ltd will dewater the canal from the aqueduct to Lock 24. Â Â
This will help us to mitigate the leak in the short term (by laying down additional clay on the canal bed) and investigate its source so that we can understand the best approach to fixing it permanently. We will also take the opportunity to clear self-seeded saplings and vegetation from the structure.Â
Almond Feeder Aqueduct: Ongoing Structural Assessments
The Almond Feeder is an open channel, almost 2 miles long and punctuated by four masonry tunnels and a 200-year-old, cast-iron feeder aqueduct, which carries the feeder over the River Almond through a slender, one-metre-deep cast-iron trough.Â
While appearing to be a fairly insignificant feature in the landscape, the feeder plays a crucial role in controlling flows of water in the Union Canal through the city of Edinburgh. In fact, the feeder is the canal’s sole supply of water, which it takes from Cobbinshaw Reservoir in the West Lothian hills.
To ensure a safe and controlled flow of water, we conduct regular inspections of the feeder’s embankments, masonry and iron structures.  Recent inspections revealed that the cast-iron aqueduct shows evidence of defects and requires a full structural assessment. From 20th October, for one week, our Structural Consultant, AECOM, will work with our Engineers to survey and assess the condition of the feeder aqueduct.Â
Crinan Canal Basin Winter Works 2025
Two projects have been running concurrently at Crinan Basin as part of our planned works on the Crinan Canal.