Contractor adopts active hearing protection mandate
GALLIFORD Try’s Highways business has implemented a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt active hearing protection from July.
The measure will become...
RSPB drops objection to work at nature reserve following ‘serious concerns’ being answered
THE Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has withdrawn its objection to the 10 mile Crubenmore to Kincraig A9 dualling scheme.
The charity...
Plans launched to upgrade road link between Motherwell and Ravenscraig
PLANS have been launched to upgrade the road connection between Motherwell and Ravenscraig.
It comes as North Lanarkshire Council looks to deliver strategic road transport...
Prince Charles visits repaired Aberdeenshire bridge
PRINCE Charles has visited Cambus O'May suspension bridge to see the 'significant' repairs which have been undertaken on the 20th century crossing.
The project, led...
Cost of replacement works on Fife bridge rise by £5.711m
MEMBERS of Fife Council's policy and co-ordination committee are to be asked to agree to plans for the build of an £8.157 million replacement...
GRAHAM opens supply chain opportunities on £79.5m Renfrewshire project
GRAHAM is advertising a range of services of interest to small firms as part of its build of a new bridge across the River...
Balfour Beatty to begin work on £12.5m Edinburgh green corridor
BALFOUR Beatty is set to commence work in Edinburgh to transform public spaces along a route between Roseburn and the Union Canal.
It will see the...
Plans for ‘European-style’ cycling street in Edinburgh
A final operational plan for Edinburgh's George Street and first New Town project has been approved by the capital's council.
It will see 'significantly' widened...
Aberdeen firm to lead project to expand city’s cycle network
CONSTRUCTION work is underway in Aberdeen to extend the city's cycle network through West Tullos to Wellington Road.
Local firm Leiths (Scotland) is leading the...
Thornliebank road bridge to be demolished and rebuilt in £5.5m project
THORNLIEBANK road bridge is to be demolished and reconstructed in a £5.5 million project forming part of the electrification of the railway corridor between...
Cost of project to return Glasgow’s M8 to full capacity rises to £126-156m
THE cost of the project to return Glasgow's M8 to full capacity now stands at £126-152 million, Transport Scotland has said.
Ongoing design and construction...
Landmark EPD announced for cellulose fibres use in the asphalt industry
RETTENMAIER UK has announced the production, validation, and launch of what it called the first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for cellulose fibres used in...
New report recommends A9 Dualling delivery plan be maintained
A new report has rejected rescheduling and acceleration proposals for the A9 Dualling scheme.
The report was commissioned by transport secretary Fiona Hyslop to consider...
Glasgow eyes new active travel routes in inner north and south of city
PROGRESS is being made on plans to create 11km of active travel routes in the inner north and south of Glasgow, the city's council...
Funding boost in project to protect road workers
AMEY has secured additional funding to design an Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV) to protect workers when putting out traffic management on live carriageways.
The firm...
Transport Scotland reaffirms commitment to £3 billion A96 dualling project
SCOTTISH ministers have given the go-ahead for completing of the statutory procedures for the project to dual the A96 from Inverness to Nairn.
The work...
Network Rail unveils ‘groundbreaking’ bridge design
NETWORK Rail has unveiled a new bridge design which it said could 'transform' rail crossings across Britain.
Made from Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) - a lightweight...
Edinburgh set for ‘truly connected’ network of cycling routes
OVER 50 miles of new cycle routes is to be delivered in Edinburgh, under new plans from the capital's council.
It comes as part of...
Former coal road uncovered during works on proposed eco-therapy park in Fife
A road that was once used to carry coal between the former opencast mine at St Ninians near Kelty and Longannet power station in...
Bridge in Glasgow city centre to undergo £3.8m repairs works
NETWORK Rail is to begin £3.8 million repair works on a rail bridge spanning the A8 at Saltmarket in Glasgow city centre.
The 12-month project,...
