Second planned closure of Uig Harbour – 30 Oct 2023
The Highland Council can confirm that Uig Harbour will close on Monday 30 October for a duration of six weeks for the second phase of infrastructure upgrades.
The planned and programmed outage is required for works to replace life expired infrastructure. During the closure, the existing linkspan and support structures will be removed and will be replaced by a new linkspan on foundations which were constructed earlier this year. The linkspan will be installed and commissioned for ferry services resuming on Monday 11 December.
During this period, alternative services will be available for customers. A summary of the alternative services is available
Chair of the Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Cllr Ken Gowans said: “The second phase of works at Uig are essential to ensure the ferry services on the Skye Triangle route can continue to serve communities and visitors for many years to come. This is the second temporary closure and work has been planned and programmed in a way to get as many key work activities completed over the 6 weeks. I recommend travellers look at the service continuity plans that CalMac are putting in place and follow the links to the timetable information.”
He added: “The Skye Triangle Resilience Group, which includes the Minister for Transport and all project partners will continue to meet during the outage period. Weekly updates will be posted on The Highland Council Website to provide regular updates on the works and will address any issues that arise.”
Service Continuity Plans
Further information on the service continuity plans for the period of the closure can be found at Uig Harbour Closure | CalMac Ferries
Project Information
This can be found via the project partners' webpages: