Canal Works & Updates

Update 15th January 2019 Works have begun to install a new pair of lock gates at Fort Augustus lock 2, to improve the buoyancy…

Through Scottish Government funding, including an additional allocation of £5.35m made available to Scottish Canals in November 2018, critical repairs will commence on the…

Leamington Lift Bridge received a festive windfall thanks to £350,000 awarded through Sustrans Scotland’s National Cycle Network Development Programme, funded by the Scottish Government,…

Boaters are advised that the Emergency Waiting Pontoon in Ardrishaig Harbour at the entrance to the Crinan Canal has been reported as unsafe and is…

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

The lock gates at a key location on the Caledonian Canal are to be replaced as part of an additional £5.35 million of capital…

Due to reduced staffing levels, and operational safety restrictions at Fort Augustus, boaters should plan for extra time to transit through the Middle District…

Boat trips will be unavailable from Monday 5th November whilst essential maintenance work is carried out at The Falkirk Wheel, and will resume on Saturday…

Closure from 08:30 Wednesday 31st October to 13:00 Friday 2nd November 2018 In preparation for winter engineering works and to facilitate a full diving…