Canal Works & Updates

Kytra and Fort Augustus locks to re-open to boat traffic at 8.30am on Wednesday 17th April 2019 Engineers working on the £5.3m lock gate…

Update 11th March The towpath remains closed while works at Kytra are ongoing. The shuttle taxi / minibus service in place for the Great…

To allow Scottish Canals to manage water resources and deploy our Waterside Operatives effectively from Friday 8th March customers wishing to transit the Crinan Canal…

Following the embankment surveys that were carried out in 2017, we are progressing two phases of vital embankment works on the Union Canal at…

Main paths closure, 4th February 2019 – autumn 2019 The main path in The Claypits (known locally as ‘The Yellow Brick Road’) will be closed…

Engineering works to modernise and upgrade two lift bridges on the Forth & Clyde Canal got underway today (Monday 4th February), with the waterway due…

To improve visitor access to The Falkirk Wheel, we are planning to undertake upgrade and improvement works to the main access road. The works will…

Update 24th January 2019 Thanks to the £1.625 million additional funding from the Scottish Government, works to modernise the bridge operating equipment and improve its safety,…

Update 23rd January 2019 As part of the ongoing works to install a new pair of lock gates at Fort Augustus, there will be…