Road safety works set to unlock new housing opportunities in Falkirk

WORK to enhance road safety and unlock potential housing opportunities has started on the M80 Junction 7 in Haggs and Banknock. The project is being...
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Story Contracting lands £5.5m Invercoe Bridge project

STORY Contracting has been awarded a £5.5 million contract by The Highland Council to replace the existing Invercoe Bridge. Work will begin in December to replace...

New footbridge opens at Port Glasgow station as £5m project nears completion

PORT Glasgow railway station's new £5 million footbridge and lifts have been officially opened. The new footbridge allows passengers a safe route over the railway,...
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Beaver Bridges wins top award

BEAVER Bridges has scooped the Bridge Contractor of the Year 2024 award at the New Civil Engineer Bridges Conference. The event brings together engineers, contractors,...

Footbridges constructed from recycled plastic bottles built in Forres

MORAY Council has announced that work is underway to install footbridges constructed entirely from materials made from recycled plastic bottles. The bridges at the Mosset...

Plans unveiled for Greater Govan active travel network

PLANS have been unveiled for the creation of a new active travel network in the Greater Govan area of Glasgow. Glasgow City Council explained that...

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...

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...

Bridge in Glasgow’s southside to be demolished

THE bridge on Glasgow's Nithsdale Road is to be demolished as part of Network Rail's Barrhead to Glasgow electrification project. 'Significant round the clock' activity...

Bridge at Paisley Gilmour Street Station to have lifespan extended by 25 years

NETWORK Rail is to repair girders on the underside of the bridge at Paisley Gilmour Street Station to strengthen the structure and extend its...

Proposed cycle network covering entirety of Glasgow could generate £1.8 billion

PROPOSALS for the creation of a network of cycle lanes and footpaths covering the entirety of Glasgow could generate £1.843 billion for the city,...

Preferred route option announced for ‘challenging’ section of A9 scheme

THE preferred route option for the section of the route between Pass of Birnam and Tay Crossing section of the A9 dualling programme has...

Edinburgh could make temporary Covid-19 active travel network permanent

AN Edinburgh-wide consultation has been launched to seek views on whether or not work to the capital's active travel network should be retained beyond...
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Preparatory works begin on fourth section of A9 Dualling between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig

PREPARATORY works are underway on the fourth section of A9 Dualling between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig. The works, which are anticipated to continue until early...

Highland Council seeks contractor for Dava Bridge repair project

THE Highland Council is speaking to interested contractors ahead of a repair project to the Dava Bridge. The crossing on the A939 was struck by...

Strategic timber transport scheme aids Highland road recovery

OVER £750,000 worth of road improvement works have been completed from Clephanton to Nairnshire in the Highlands. The project was backed with £547,000 in funding...

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...

Build of £5.9m Bowling railway bridge progresses

THE build of a new £5.9 million railway bridge at the former Exxon site in Bowling is gathering pace. Work on the crossing began in...

Inverclyde set for £4m rail project

NETWORK Rail is set to commence work on a £4 million improvement project to bridges across the Inverclyde railway line. The upgrades aim to improve...