Comhairle secures £6.66m for ‘crucial’ bridge works
COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the award of £6.66 million from the Scottish Government towards works on six bridges in the Outer Hebrides.
The...
Work to begin on £24m Greenock project next month
WORK is to start in January 2026 on the £24 million redevelopment of central Greenock, Inverclyde Council has announced.
Balfour Beatty is leading the project,...
Prototype bridge built to showcase future of accessible railway stations
A fully-functioning prototype has been constructed of a new bridge tipped to be the future of accessible railway stations.
The AVA accessible bridge is designed...
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...
Lifespan of two Edinburgh bridges ‘significantly’ extended following £1.9m works
STORY Contracting has completed 'extensive' refurbishment to two Edinburgh city centre bridges on behalf of Network Rail.
The £1.9 million project lasted nine months and...
Bridge installed at new £15m train station in East Lothian
BAM Nuttall has installed a new footbridge as part of Network Rail's £15 million East Linton station development.
The firm carried out the works across...
BakerHicks celebrates appointment to Scotland Excel framework
BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company, is celebrating after being appointed to the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework to...
Ecological study required before Inverness bus gate is created
ECOLOGICAL studies are to be undertaken to determine whether or not it is viable to create a bus gate through the grounds of Raigmore...
Portable dam used to complete first phase of £2.4m viaduct repair project
NETWORK Rail engineers have successfully completed the first phase of repair works on the Redbridge Viaduct in the Scottish Borders.
The project involved a portable...
Ayrshire to benefit from over 100 miles of new active travel routes
MORE than 100 miles of new active travel routes, known as the Ayrshire Link, are being developed across South and East Ayrshire.
Spearheaded by the...
Innovative road repair specialist secures two-year Highland Council contract
THERMAL Road Repairs has secured a two-year patching repair contract worth a seven-figure sum with the Highland Council.
The appointment of the Crewe-headquartered firm follows...
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...
John Gunn & Sons awarded Thurso improvement works contract
JOHN Gunn & Sons has been appointed by The Highland Council to deliver improvement works in Thurso.
The scope of works on Ormlie Road will...
Height of Scotland’s ‘most bashed’ bridge to be increased
WORK to replace the bridge deck on Scotland's most frequently struck bridge is to get underway.
The Network Rail and North Lanarkshire Council project will...
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...
New £3.6m footbridge installed at Dumfries Railway Station
A new £3.6 million footbridge and lifts have been installed at Dumfries Railway Station by Network Rail and STORY engineers.
The installation was completed using...
Walking and cycling network contributed £1.9 billion to Scottish economy
USERS of Scotland's national walking and cycling network contributed £1.9 billion to local economies across Scotland in 2019, a new report has revealed.
NatureScot, Sustrans...
Next step on £116m Levenmouth rail project sees footbridge installed
NETWORK Rail has installed the footbridge at Cameron Bridge station as part of the new £116 million Levenmouth rail link development.
Eleven sections make up...
Upgrade of Glasgow railway bridge underway
A six-month project is underway in Glasgow to improve the 140-year-old railway bridge over Salkeld Street.
The works form part of a wider £1.5 million...
New developments will bring £37m road improvements say council
FIFE Council has estimated that £37 million worth of road network improvements will come over the next 20 years thanks to funding from new...
