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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If you'd like to see where works and stoppages are happening, you can also visit our live network map, which shows where navigation is suspended or where a lock or other asset is not currently operational (in red). Click on features to read more and find links to further information.
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COMPLETED. Crinan Canal: Winter Works Programme 2025/2026
While the Crinan Canal is closed for the winter season, we carried out emergency works on embankments and continued our access improvements around Crinan basin. The canal is now fully re-opened with some resurfacing of towpaths ongoing.
COMPLETED Crinan Canal Basin Landscaping Winter Works 2025/26
We will be returning to Crinan Basin this winter, to complete the works begun earlier this year.
COMPLETED Fort Augustus Planned Winter Works 2024/25
We are carrying out essential work to the Fort Augustus lock flight this winter, with a £1.65m capital investment as part of Scottish Canals’ Asset Management Strategy.
COMPLETED Telemetry Upgrades, Crinan and Caledonian Canals
Project duration: February and March 2025Â
COMPLETED Union Canal: Fountainbridge Towpath Improvements
Scottish Canals has completed major towpath improvements at Fountainbridge in Edinburgh. The project upgrades a key section of the Union Canal, improving access for people who walk, wheel and cycle, as well as for boaters using the canal.Â