Beaver Bridges wins top award
BEAVER Bridges has scooped the Bridge Contractor of the Year 2024 award at the New Civil Engineer Bridges Conference.
The event brings together engineers, contractors,...
New £17m Edinburgh active travel route opens
EDINBURGH'S £17 million Roseburn to Union Canal active travel route has been officially opened.
The project was delivered by Balfour Beatty on behalf of the...
Council ‘on track’ to resurface 128 East Renfrewshire roads and pavements
EAST Renfrewshire Council has said it is on track to resurface 128 roads and pavements, as part of its £15 million budget commitment.
The five-year...
Edinburgh’s A-listed Victoria Swing Bridge to be fully repaired
FORTH Ports is to proceed with the full repair of the category-A listed Victoria Swing Bridge at the Port of Leith.
It comes after the...
Wills Bros steps in to aid Highland community project
WILLS Bros Civil Engineering has supported the installation of a new footbridge near the Naver Bridge development it is completing on behalf of the...
Delivery plan announced for remaining A9 dualling projects
ALMOST half of Perth to Inverness route will be dual carriageway by the end of 2030, Scotland's cabinet secretary for transport has announced.
Mairi McAllan...
Glasgow’s cycling network set for £4.8m boost
GLASGOW'S cycle network is set to be boosted after the city's council confirmed that up to £4.8 million of a new grant is to...
Farrans confirmed as contractor for £29.5 million Govan – Partick Bridge project
GLASGOW City Council has confirmed the contract for the Govan - Partick Bridge project has been awarded to Farrans (Construction) Limited.
The £29.5 million Glasgow...
Tenders invited for South Lanarkshire project after winning firm withdraws bid
TENDERS are to be invited for a South Lanarkshire Council project to replace Clyde Bridge in Clydesdale.
A contract had already been awarded for the...
Temporary crossing to be connected on Kincardine Bridge project
A temporary bridge is to be connected that will carry traffic during the demolition and reconstruction of Kincardine Bridge's substandard southern piled viaduct.
The temporary...
Schedule set for ‘biggest transformation’ of Glasgow’s public realm in half a century
CONSTRUCTION work is to begin in early 2025 on the creation of 11 avenues in Glasgow in what has been heralded as the 'biggest...
Glasgow bridge shortlisted for top engineering award
STOCKINGFIELD Bridge in Glasgow has been shortlisted in the 2022 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award.
The competition showcases projects that have a...
Historic Glasgow railway bridge finds new home in Brechin
A new permanent home has been found for a historic Glasgow footbridge removed from the city's railway last month.
The 146-year-old 'icon' connected Darnley Road...
Road Expo 2021 is on the trail for innovation
ORGANISERS of Road Expo Scotland have confirmed the event will take place as planned on 1 & 2 December 2021, returning to the SEC...
The importance of long-term roadway maintenance
By Richard Ashton, market development manager Bitumen, TotalEnergies UK
THE impact of increasingly volatile weather conditions is having a noticeable effect on Scottish roads,...
D&I Bain Ltd appointed to repair Highland road
D&I Bain Ltd has been appointed to carry out repair works along the U1992 Evanton to Swordale road in the Highlands.
The Muir of Ord...
New footbridge in Glasgow’s southside to be officially opened
NETWORK Rail is to open a new railway footbridge at Strathbungo in Glasgow's southside.
The structure allows for the required clearance for the electrification of...
Alness firm completes £358,00 Inverness park project
THE third and final phase of a main path infrastructure project at Inshes District Park in Inverness has been completed.
Pat Munro Ltd undertook the...
Agile approach helps unlock active travel hub in East Lothian
WHEN Akela Construction was appointed principal contractor for the £1.2 million Wallyford Toll Roundabout Improvement Scheme, MD Robert Ogg knew his team wasn’t going...
Approved Renfrewshire riverside routes could attract £136m into local economy
PLANS have been approved for new riverside routes at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovating District Scotland (AMIDS) which is being built near Glasgow Airport.
Renfrewshire Council's...
