Edinburgh councillors agree multi-million-pound infrastructure and road safety works programme
THE City of Edinburgh Council has announced that a raft of infrastructure and road safety works worth over £30 million will be progressed in...
‘Pivotal’ stage reached in plans for Dundee junction upgrades
HOUSEBUILDER Springfield Properties has signed a Minute of Agreement with Transport Scotland, allowing works to begin on the Swallow roundabout near its Dykes of...
Ten-year plan unveiled to transform transport in Edinburgh
A ten-year plan has been unveiled to deliver a better connected and net zero carbon transport system in Edinburgh.
The City of Edinburgh Council said...
Balfour Beatty kicks off ‘transformative’ Westfield infrastructure improvement works
BALFOUR Beatty has commenced work on Falkirk Council's 'transformative' A9/A904 Westfield infrastructure improvement project.
The first phase will involve preparatory work including establishing a compound...
Ground specialist eyes ‘steady’ Scottish growth
AARSLEFF Ground Engineering MD Kevin Hague is targeting ‘steady’ growth in Scotland as the business responds to its third significant challenge in recent years.
Aarsleff...
Work to begin on £5.2m footbridge over Levenmouth railway
WORK is to begin this month on the build of a new £5.2 million footbridge over the Levenmouth railway between Kirkland and Mountfleurie.
The Mountfleurie footbridge...
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...
Road connections between Motherwell and Ravenscraig to be upgraded
PLANS to upgrade the road connections between Motherwell and Ravenscraig have been approved.
The blueprint includes a new signalised roundabout at Airbles Road/Windmillhill Street as...
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,...
Platforms take shape as build of new £18.3m Balgray Station progresses
THE layout of the new £18.3 million Balgray Railway Station in Barrhead is beginning to take shape.
Construction got underway in July, with the project...
Pat Munro appointed to deliver Inverness improvement works
CONTRACTOR Pat Munro has been appointed to carry out improvement works at Raigmore Housing Estate in Inverness.
The Highland Council said the scope of works...
Wills Bros begins upgrade of crucial North Ayrshire road
WILLS Bros has commenced work on the upgrade of North Ayrshire's B714, with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the project.
The transformational scheme...
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...
Work on Edwardian suspension bridge to continue into new year
REPAIR work to the Cambus O' May suspension bridge will continue into the first couple of weeks of 2021, Aberdeenshire Council has confirmed.
The B-listed...
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...
New study to consider electrifying UK motorways
BRITAIN'S main roads could be electrified by 2030 with Heriot-Watt University set to begin a study on the European eHighways concept.
The system allows for specially-adapted HGVs...
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...
Funding boost for road safety improvement projects across Scotland
MORE than 120 road safety improvement projects have received funding from the Scottish Government.
£10 million has been allocated to councils from the Road Safety...
Network Rail and Story praised for work on £6m Camps Viaduct project
NETWORK Rail and Story Contracting have been thanked for their ongoing work on the £6 million project to strengthen the Camps Viaduct.
Marion Fellows, MP...
