Phil Waite (Highland Council Outdoor Access Manager), Andrew Gilmore (THC GGW Officer), Alex Davies (Highlands Rewilding), Daniel Holm (Highlands Rewilding), Mark Hedderwick (Hitrak Ltd)

Great Glen Way set for upgrade with new off‑road route

A Highland Council project is to see more than 3km of the route of Great Glen Way removed from the public road. Stretching 118km from...

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...
A83 Rest and Be Thankful

Draft orders published for A83 Rest and Be Thankful solutions

THE Scottish Government has announced progress in its quest to address the landslide issues at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful by publishing draft...
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Glasgow eyes new active travel routes in inner north and south of city

PROGRESS is being made on plans to create 11km of active travel routes in the inner north and south of Glasgow, the city's council...

Moray Council approves £1.7m spend on roads and footbridges

MORAY Council has approved a £250,000 investment in flood risk management and £1.7 million spend on roads and footbridges. The approval means that maintenance will...

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 bridge to be demolished and rebuilt

SHIELDS Road in Glasgow's southside is to close to traffic for a year to enable the demolition and rebuild of the nearby bridge over...

Beam installation marks major milestone in Winchburgh masterplan

SCOTLAND'S largest placemaking project has marked another milestone with work underway to install five concrete beams - each weighing more than 100 tonnes -...

Contractor wanted for next phase of £3 billion A9 dualling project

THE procurement process for the most northerly section of the Scottish Government's £3 billion programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness has...

New guide showcases impact of bridges on development of Dumfries

A new guide has been produced to highlight the impact of bridges on the development of Dumfries since the Middle Ages. The resource, which can...
Piling rig

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,...
Site works

Work begins on new £5.9m railway bridge in West Dunbartonshire

WORK is underway on a £5.9 million project to install a new railway bridge at Bowling in West Dunbartonshire. Being delivered by Network Rail, in...

UK’s largest rail-mounted crane used on £2.9m Neilston project

THE largest rail-mounted crane in the UK has been used to lift pre-cast concrete components into place on Network Rail's £2.9 million project to...
Cullivoe road sign

Contract notice published for £7.44m Shetland road project

SHETLAND Islands Council has published the contract notice for the new B9082 road from Gutcher to Cullivoe. The budgeted cost of the project - which...
Naver Bridge

Wills Bros awarded Naver Bridge replacement contract

WILLS Bros Civil Engineering has been appointed by The Highland Council to deliver the Naver Bridge replacement project. Set-up works will start later this summer....

£16.9 million bridge installed on time in Ravenscraig

A major project to install a new railway bridge in Ravenscraig has been completed on time over the Easter weekend. Engineers worked around-the-clock for nine...

Firms fined for road work shortcomings

THE Scottish Road Works Commissioner has issued penalties totalling £18,000 to three utility companies. Fulcrum, GTC and Energetics each received fines of £6,000 for their...

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...

Bridge over Aberdeen-Dundee railway line successfully demolished

NETWORK Rail has demolished a bridge over the Aberdeen-Dundee railway line at Craigo Road in Marykirk. Engineers removed the 'old, worn-out' structure and craned in...

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...