Road Expo and Bridges Scotland set for record number of new exhibitors

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland returns to Glasgow next week at the SEC Glasgow with a record number of new exhibitors and visitors...

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...

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...

‘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...

Firm reveals ‘pride’ in making Johnstone train station more accessible

STORY Contracting has successfully delivered new lifts and a fully-accessible footbridge at Johnstone train station on behalf of Network Rail. The rail organisation said the...
Handshake over construction documents

Chapelhall firm secures £1m contract for Renfrewshire cycle route

JH Civil Engineering Limited has been awarded a contract worth almost £1 million by Renfrewshire Council for the build of a new walking and...

Glasgow city centre bridge set for £700,000 improvement project

NETWORK Rail is set to begin a £700,000 bridge improvement project on Glasgow's Bell Street. The works will involve essential steel repairs, as well as...
Handshake over construction documents

Dingwall firm secures contract for £1.9m Isle of Skye project

STRATH Civil Engineering has secured the £1.9 million contract for the creation of the Portree link road on the Isle of Skye. Work on the...

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...

Road Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland return to tackle critical industry issues

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland are set to tackle the most pressing challenges currently facing the sector when the co-located events return to...
Raigmore Housing Estate

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...

Edinburgh set for record road and pavement repairs

THE City of Edinburgh Council has said that it is on track to carry out improvements on the largest area of roads and pavements...

New £5.5m bridge officially opened in Lochaber

THE new Invercoe Bridge in Lochaber has officially been opened after Story Contracting completed works on the £5.5 million build. Councillor Bill Lobban, convener of...

Railway bridge over East Kilbride Road to be replaced in £1.85m project

THE railway bridge over East Kilbride Road, at Busby Railway Station, is to be replaced next month in a £1.85 million project. Network Rail said...
Fife Council

Fife Council to invest £230,000 in improving road network

FIFE Council is to invest £230,000 into improving the road network in north east Fife over the next month. The local authority will be carrying...

Work begins on active travel scheme in Glasgow’s west end

JH Civil Engineering has commenced work on the delivery of Glasgow's Connecting Yorkhill and Kelvingrove active travel initiative. The first phase of the project -...
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Farrans to host meet the buyer event ahead of £59m Renfrewshire project

FARRANS Construction is to hold a meet the buyer event in Renfrew ahead of its £59 million build of a bridge connecting Paisley town...
Aerial of Killiecrankie

Major £3m renewal works to begin on 128-year-old Killiecrankie bridge

WORK is to begin in September on a £3 million project to replace the existing bridge deck of the 128-year-old Rannoch Road Bridge in...

Queensferry Crossing to undergo load testing

THE Queensferry Crossing will partially close overnight this weekend (August 15) to allow for the final calibration of structural health monitoring sensors on the...

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,...