Uig Harbour closure - plans

Changes to ferry services during the planned closure of Uig harbour were announced on 2 September 2022. The statement below by the project partners: the Highland Council (owner of Uig) Transport Scotland, CalMac Ferries Ltd and Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd; provides the details about the works as well as information links.

It is acknowledged that any level of planned disruption to ferry services is unwelcome - however, the works at Uig are essential to replace life expired infrastructure thus ensuring the continuation of ferry services on the Skye Triangle route for the longer term.

The works to be carried out during the 14 weeks planned closure of Uig harbour will be:

Closure One - Monday 16th January 2023 until 13th March 2023

The works during the first closure will include dredging the existing berth, installing new fender pile sockets, and the demolition of part of the existing pier slab and extraction of piles.

This demolition will allow the installation of the new bank-seat and piling for the linkspan dolphins. In addition to the permanent works described, the Highland Council's contractor, RJ McLeod, will install a temporary bridge to span between the existing linkspan and the existing pier. This will allow the ferry operations to recommence on Monday 13th of March for normal operation of the summer timetable in 2023. The temporary works will also include the installation of protection piles adjacent to the new roundhead construction area. This will allow the contractor to continue piling the roundhead whilst the ferry is operating.

Closure Two - Monday 30th October 2023 until 11th December 2023

The works during the second closure will include the removal of the temporary bridge, existing linkspan, dolphins, bank-seat and temporary piles, completion of the fenders and installation and commissioning of the new linkspan.

Service Continuity Plans

The amended service plan that will be in operation during the closure is:

Full details and timetables for services during the outage can be found on CalMac's website here.