Trials could see costly repairs being ditched
TWO zones in the Highlands have been selected for a trial project that could eliminate expensive road repairs.
The scheme will identify priorities for maintaining...
Builders flock to sample simple service
A pioneering service from planners at The Highland Council has proved a hit with developers.
The scheme helps make the planning process more effective by...
Duo to share £37m roads
CIVIL engineering firm RJ McLeod (Contractors) is the big winner in the £37m package of contracts for south-west roads.
Transport Scotland is to award the...
Falkirk gets cash for town centre
FALKIRK town centre is to get £1.6m investment to help preserve its past and promote future economic growth.
The cash from Historic Scotland adds to...
Loch road will close in October
TRANSPORT Scotland has confirmed that a vital road link between the central belt and the Highlands will close for 14 weeks as part a...
Paddle power – Infrastructure projects given boost
WORK to revitalise the country’s canals network has gained momentum with a £4.6m boost from the Scottish Government that will accelerate a number of...
Interaction project for young Sirs
David Ross from Keppie Design (right) in conversation with education secretary Michael Russell in East Ayrshire where youngsters are learning the skills to help...
The battle hots up for Madras green belt plan
THE biggest consultation process ever held in Fife could decide if a £40m school is to be built on green belt land.
Proposals to build...
Apprentices get an opportunity to make history
HISTORIC Scotland is searching for 18 apprentices to help meet demand for traditional skills.
The agency wants to recruit 15 apprentice stonemasons, two electricians and...
Put to the sword – National Construction College scores record safety rating
THE college that trains Scotland’s builders of the future has achieved one of the industry’s highest ever marks for safety.
The National Construction College in...
German hotel firm makes a Close call for first site in UK
THE first stage of a £45m redevelopment project in Edinburgh has been marked with the handover of a 208-room hotel to a German group.
The...
Final phase will hold back Highland floods
THE final piece of the jigsaw has clicked into place in the scheme to protect 600 Highland homes from flooding.
Final phase of the Inverness...
Holyrood money to kick-start four sites
FOUR housing projects are getting shares of £1.8m from a loan fund designed to kick-start stalled construction sites.
The latest pay-out will see a total...
Americans face up to CRM icon
SIR Robert McAlpine is forging ahead with the building that sees an American architect face up to Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
The contractor is working...
Forth and Tay warning service launched
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency has stepped up its fight to protect the 125,000 properties at risk from flooding by launching the country’s first...
Developer backs Rangers – Scottish Power Renewables to contribute to cash pot
THE go-ahead has been given for a wind farm in the south-west that could support up to 250 construction jobs.
The Kilgallioch project, spread over...
Edinburgh maps out a timetable on school building programme
EDINBURGH Council has agreed to spend £14m on schools in the next five years.
It has committed £7m for building St. John’s primary and £6.38m...
‘Resource efficient’ site could set a benchmark for affordable housing
HOUSING minister Margaret Burgess was ‘shovel ready’ when she dug in to mark the start of construction on a house that could set the...
Morrison on a 100-mile trek as water works get under way
ONE hundred miles of pipework will be upgraded as part of a scheme to improve drinking water quality for 20,000 homes in Aberdeen.
The £5.3m...
Red faces after crane causes bridge closure
EMBARRASSED road bosses were forced to close the Kessock Bridge in the Highlands after a mobile crane became entangled in a temporary barrier.
The incident...
