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Cosmic rays could help reduce cost and environmental impact of infrastructure repairs

MUON detectors are to be tested at a series of bridges across Glasgow to set out the use of cosmic rays to measure the...
Viaduct

Work begins on £3.5m refurbishment of Awe Viaduct

NETWORK Rail and Story have commenced work on a £3.5 million project to refurbish Awe Viaduct. The crossing is a three-span wrought iron viaduct, built...

Caithness firm makes progress on Inverness active travel project

WORKS to deliver a new active travel connection from Cradlehall to Inverness Campus are underway, the Highland Council has announced. Caithness firm, Gow Groundworks, is...

Glasgow set for £1m pop-up bus measures

GLASGOW City Council is to implement a series of temporary infrastructure to give priority to buses at key points across the city. It comes after...

Wrong way detection systems aim to make Scotland’s roads safer

ANALYSIS of accident records has found that traffic accidents caused by vehicles entering and travelling the wrong way along slip roads are a cause...

Latest phase of works to begin on £115m Glasgow city centre project

WORK is set to get underway on the next stage of Glasgow's £115 million avenues programme. The wider project looks to create a network of...

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...

Highland Council launches engineering recruitment drive

THE Highland Council is looking to recruit engineering staff to help deliver key infrastructure projects across the constituency. With the local authority having responsibility for...

New £1.1m catch-pit constructed at landslip-hit A83

WORK is complete on the creation of a new £1.1 million catch-pit at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. BEAR Scotland, who carried out the...

Digital tools help provide model solution in Sighthill

BAM Ritchies, the ground engineering and geotechnical division of BAM Nuttall Ltd, has revealed details of its key role in a project in a...

Rest and Be Thankful public engagement events announced

A series of public engagement events on the long-term solution at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be held in March at venues...

Contractor hailed for ‘outstanding’ work on Aberdour Harbour footbridge project

REALM Construction has completed the build of a new footbridge at Aberdour Harbour on behalf of Fife Council. The original bridge was damaged beyond repair...
Wills Bros

Major milestone reached on Highland bridge build

WILLS Bros has welcomed local school pupils to see the progress being made on the build of the new Naver Bridge on the A836...
Bishopmill Bridge

Pat Munro to lead £380,000 upgrade of Elgin bridge

PAT Munro is to lead a £380,000 upgrade of the New Bishopmill Bridge in Elgin on behalf of Moray Council. The bridge connects the Bishopmill...

Multi-billion pound Clyde Metro part of Scottish Government’s transport priorities

THE Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment following the publication of the second strategic transport projects review (STPR2). It said...

Glasgow locals select new rail crossing

RESIDENTS in the south side of Glasgow have helped select the design of a new footbridge which will connect Darnley Road and Moray Place...

New 160-tonne active travel bridge installed in Renfrewshire

A new 160-tonne steel bridge has been installed in Renfrewshire to provide an active travel connection between Inchinnan and Paisley. Wills Bros Civil Engineering is...

Dingwall firm to begin creation of Highland active travel route

STRATH Civil Engineering will begin work on a new stretch of walking and cycling pathway between Dunballoch and Cabrich in the Highlands. The new route...

New Thornliebank Road bridge opens seven weeks ahead of schedule

THE new Thornliebank Road bridge has been opened seven weeks ahead of schedule following the completion of a £5.5 million project. Network Rail and Story...

Work to begin on £500,000 Glenfinnan Viaduct project

OVER five kilometres of lineside fencing is to be renewed near the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in a £500,000 Network Rail project. The work, which will...