Team behind Glasgow’s £21.4m avenues project to host information event
THE team behind Glasgow City Council's £21.4 million avenues project is to host an information event this Thursday.
Avenues Plus is a Sustrans-funded project which looks...
GRAHAM gets January start date for £22.68m Aurs Road upgrade
GRAHAM Construction will start work to upgrade Aurs Road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns in January.
East Renfrewshire Council said the route will be transformed...
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...
Ultrasonic de-icing could be used to stop Queensferry Crossing closures
ULTRASONIC de-icing and targeted vibration systems are being considered as methods to prevent the build-up of ice on the Queensferry Crossing.
The bridge between Edinburgh...
Luddon begins work on £1.5m gatehouse and access road near Glasgow Airport
LUDDON Construction has started work on a new gatehouse and HGV-grade access road at Westway, Glasgow Airport.
The £1.5 million investment is designed to improve...
Edinburgh’s trams to Newhaven project set for 2023 completion
EDINBURGH'S trams to Newhaven is on track for completion in spring 2023, the capital's council has announced.
It comes as the project reaches its two-year point,...
Architecture practice looks to improve safety at three Glasgow junctions
AN architecture practice has launched a campaign to identify specific solutions aimed at improving safety at three traffic junctions in Glasgow.
New Practice's Waiting to...
Structural assessment confirms fears over strength of Aberdeenshire bridge
A structural assessment of Aboyne Bridge has confirmed Aberdeenshire Council's initial fears that the structure is currently not strong enough to carry vehicles.
The crossing,...
Local firms urged to prepare for opportunities on £79.5m Clyde bridge project
FIRMS have been urged to prepare for a range of sub-contract opportunities on the £79.5 million Clyde waterfront and Renfrewshire riverside project.
Civil engineering specialist...
Glasgow eyes moving away from ‘car-dominated’ city centre
PEDESTRIANS having priorities over vehicles has been placed at the heart of plans to transform Glasgow city centre.
Glasgow City Council's proposal for a people...
Port Glasgow Train Station set for £5m accessibility project
A £5 million project to improve accessibility at Port Glasgow Train Station is set to get underway next month.
Network Rail will work alongside principal...
Piling work underway at site of relocated Hairmyres Railway Station
WORK to install the foundations of a new footbridge at the relocated Hairmyres Railway Station has begun.
Forming part of the East Kilbride enhancements project,...
Edinburgh to enter ‘significant’ phase of trams to Newhaven project
WORK is progressing on the £207.3 million Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven project, with more than 60% of track now laid.
A new phase of works...
Listed building consent secured for Dumfries train station project
A Network Rail accessibility project at Dumfries Railway Station is to get underway in 2024 after listed building consent was secured.
Plans will see the...
Scottish university to reuse energy trapped in bridges
ENERGY trapped within bridges is to be harvested and reused in a major new international project led by Heriot-Watt University.
Traffic and wind regularly causes...
New footbridge opens next to Hairmyres Railway Station
A new footbridge has opened next to Hairmyres Railway Station as part of the wider £140 million electrification project on the East Kilbride to...
Old footbridge successfully removed at Port Glasgow Railway Station
NETWORK Rail and Story Contracting have successfully removed the old footbridge at Port Glasgow Railway Station as part of a £5 million access for...
Future of 18th century Stirling bridge secured following major repairs
THE future of a 'key' rural river crossing in Stirling has been secured following major repairs.
Cardross Bridge carries the B8034 over the River Forth...
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...
WSP Highways director earns civil engineering recognition
STEVE Byer, a group director for WSP Highways, has been named a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Scotland.
ICE Scotland has...
