Wills Bros Civil Engineering set to secure £152.7m A9 dualling contract
WILLS Bros Civil Engineering is set to be appointed to lead work to dual the A9 between the Tay Crossing and Ballinluig.
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish...
Bridge build leaves lasting legacy in Lossiemouth
BEAVER Bridges has revealed the firm’s ‘great pride and emotion’ at seeing Lossiemouth children access the town’s East Beach for the first time, after...
Forth Bridge Abseil charity event returns for 2025
BALFOUR Beatty and Network Rail have teamed up with Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland to bring the Forth Bridge Abseil back for 2025.
Daredevils from...
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...
Civil engineer looks to build on Lego bridge idea
A civil engineer who spent four months creating a giant Lego model of Scotland’s iconic Forth Bridge hopes to see his creation become Scotland’s...
Glasgow expo shows innovation is on the right road
THE latest innovations to benefit road and transport projects were highlighted at the recent Road Expo Scotland event at Glasgow’s SEC.
Over 85 exhibitors were...
Team behind Glasgow’s £21.4m avenues project to host information event
THE team behind Glasgow City Council's £21.4 million avenues project is to host an information event this Thursday.
Avenues Plus is a Sustrans-funded project which looks...
Managing excess water during road construction
Drake Meikle, regional technical sales engineer at Siltbuster, the water treatment specialist, explores road construction, the excess water it generates, and how the environmental...
Edinburgh youngsters work alongside Balfour Beatty to publish two books
EDINBURGH school kids have worked alongside Balfour Beatty to publish two new books inspired by the history and refurbishment of the city's iconic North...
‘Much anticipated’ Maidenhill GSO junction and access road complete
TAYLOR Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed the 'much anticipated' junction and access road into Maidenhill has been completed.
This follows a programme of works on...
Project to safeguard 50 bridges on Scotland’s railway complete
NETWORK Rail and Story have completed a £34 million programme of works to protect a number of bridges across Scotland's railway.
Over the last four...
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...
Amey to design new River Clyde bridge
AMEY Consulting has secured a contract to design a 184-metre road bridge to be built over the River Clyde.
The crossing, which will connect Renfrew...
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....
New peat management approach carried out on A9 Dualling project
TRANSPORT Scotland has revealed it is driving forward sustainable solutions for major road construction with a new approach towards peat management on the A9...
Thornliebank road bridge to be demolished and rebuilt in £5.5m project
THORNLIEBANK road bridge is to be demolished and reconstructed in a £5.5 million project forming part of the electrification of the railway corridor between...
Green light for biggest ever single roads and infrastructure investment in North Lanarkshire
THE biggest single roads and infrastructure investment in North Lanarkshire's history has been given the go ahead.
Glasgow city region cabinet approved the £190 million...
New report highlights benefits of dualling A77/A75 trunk roads
A new report has revealed that dualling the A77/A75 trunk roads linking Scotland and England with Northern Ireland would bring £5 billion of 'positive...
Govan–Partick bridge build creates more than one link
THE project manager on Farrans’ build of the recently opened £29.5 million Govan–Partick footbridge has revealed that forming close ties with the two communities...
Two bridges demolished on East Kilbride railway line as £140m project progresses
TWO bridges have been demolished on the East Kilbride railway line as part of a £140 million improvement project.
Network Rail engineers completed the work...
