Forth & Clyde Canal: Lock 20, Wyndford bypass works

Using an investment of more than £500,000, and working in partnership with Scottish Water, we are constructing a lock bypass and reinstating a section of towpath for public use. These works will improve water control and will be linked to the smart canal operating systems. The first installations of these technologies, which monitor weather and automatically lower water levels to absorb surface water run-off, took place in North Glasgow from 2018. We are now adding this functionality to locks at the Falkirk end of the canal, starting at Lock 20 (Wyndford Road).

The works, which will be carried out by Scottish Canals' framework contractor Mackenzie Construction Limited, will begin on Monday, November 25th, and are expected to complete by mid-April 2025.

Information for visitors and residents

Throughout the project, the site compound will be based at the Scottish Canals Lock 20 car park. The canal towpath will be closed with a diversion route signposted. 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Scottish Canals on enquiries@ScottishCanals.co.uk or on 0141 332 6936 (Monday to Thursday 8.30am-5pm and Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm). For urgent contact (to report a situation that is an emergency), the number is 0800 072 9900.

Update - Pontoon currently out of use (23.01.2025) 

To ensure the construction team has sufficient space to work on the masonry walls of the lock, the pontoon is temporarily closed to boats and signage is in place.