No ferries will operate to or from Lochmaddy for the next week.
The port’s linkspan is closed for repairs and maintenance until 19th November.
Passengers have to travel via South Uist.
A daily vehicle and passenger service will operate on an amended timetable between Uig and Lochboisdale.
The MV Hebrides timetable between Skye and Harris is also affected.
Travellers needing transport between the ports of Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale should let Cal Mac know 24 hours prior to travel so that they can confirm arrangements. Contact 0800 66 5000 or Lochmaddy office on 01876 522509 or Lochboisdale on 01878 790218.
Cal Mac’s regional manger Robert Morrison said: “The essential works will cause some unavoidable inconvenience but we have put in place what we believe is the best possible alternative to minimise disruption.”
No Lochmaddy ferry for a week
13 Nov 2017