Projects and ongoing works
As well as the management and development of five Scottish canals, we care for bridges, buildings, locks, The Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies and 19 water supply reservoirs in locations across Scotland. You can read about each of our projects in detail below, or visit our stoppages page for a full, current list.Â
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Resurfacing of the Car Parks at Bowling Harbour
Monday 19th to Friday 23rd October (delayed by one week)
Scottish Canals is planning to resurface the car parks around Bowling Harbour. The resurfacing and repainting of the lines on the three car parks will happen sequentially, so there will be parking spaces available throughout the week and our team will direct visitors to alternative Scottish Canals parking beyond Custom House Hotel as needed.
COMPLETED Locks 17 and 18, Forth & Clyde Canal
Navigation is open through locks 17 and 18 on the Forth & Clyde Canal following two days of investigation into a leakage. The team over-planked the gates at Lock 18 and diving inspections are completed.
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Falkirk Flight Upgrade and Gate Replacement Programme - Extension
Location: Forth & Clyde Canal, Lock 3 (Grangemouth) to Lock 16 (Camelon)Â
Extent of project site: Approximately four kilometres with the site compound at the Union Inn car park close to Lock 16Â
Duration: January 2025 to 23rd April 2027Â
Inspections and repairs of the Kelvin Aqueduct, Maryhill, Forth & Clyde Canal
Location: Kelvin Aqueduct, Maryhill
Navigation suspended: From Bowling to Lock 21; Bowling Harbour remains open
Duration: February 2026 to 1st March 2027
Lock 21 (Maryhill) Bypass Installation on the Forth & Clyde Canal
The Lock 21 project is partially funded by Scottish Water (£630,000) and partially by Scottish Canal’s Capital Investment Fund, which is our funding from Scottish Government to maintain our canal infrastructure. The lock bypass will give us better control over water levels in the canal, offering an alternative route for water around the lock. Meanwhile, we will install kiosks (small metal boxes) containing the telemetry technologies that enable the smart canal’s autonomy.
Almond Feeder Aqueduct: Closure of the Walkway and Assessments of Structure
The Almond Feeder is an open channel, almost two 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
Community-based study assesses future impacts of climate change on the Crinan Canal
Scottish Canals is launching a major community-based study into future impacts on the Crinan Canal in partnership with the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) and Keep Scotland Beautiful
Smart Canal Enabling Works and Bypass Completion at Lock 20, Forth & Clyde Canal
Over the winter of 2024/2025, Scottish Canals worked with Mackenzie Construction to install a lock bypass at Lock 20 (Wyndford Lock), which is located near Banknock. This is a key summit-level lock, making it a crucial point for controlling the flow of water towards the eastern end of the Forth & Clyde Canal.Â