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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...

New £19m Glasgow bridge over M8 to be lifted into place overnight

THE main span of a new bridge connecting Sighthill with Glasgow city centre is set to be installed. Glasgow City Council confirmed that BAM Nuttall...

Rest and Be Thankful public engagement events announced

A series of public engagement events on the long-term solution at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be held in March at venues...

Santa opens new £2.5m Inverness active travel route

SANTA has made an early visit to Inverness to mark Wills Bros' completion of the city's £2.5 million Riverside Way active travel route. Taking to...

Landmark £23m cycle scheme opens in Edinburgh

A landmark scheme to transform active travel between the east and west of Edinburgh has been officially opened. Balfour Beatty led the build of the...

Network Rail seeks contractor for Forth Bridge Experience hub build

NETWORK Rail has commenced the process of appointing a main contractor to build the new Forth Bridge Experience reception hub. Potential partners are being asked...

Temporary bridge proposed on £116m Network Rail project

NETWORK Rail has launched plans for the build of a temporary bridge in Fife as part of its £116 million Levenmouth rail project. The organisation...

New linkspan installation complete at Gourock Ferry Terminal

A new linkspan has been installed at Gourock Ferry Terminal as part of a £2.5 million project. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns the...
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Work to begin on £4m Inverclyde railway project

ENGINEERS are to begin work this week on £4 million worth of vital upgrades across the Inverclyde railway line this weekend (February 7). Across eight...
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Gairnshell Jubilee Bridge project scoops major award

GAIRNSHIEL Jubilee Bridge has been crowned winner of the Best Infrastructure Project at the 2024 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. A strong field of 20 entries...

A-listed 19th century bridge receives £1.3m renovation

THE A-listed Mauldslie Bridge in South Lanarkshire has been strengthened and preserved following a £1.3 million renovation project. Owned by Scottish Water, the bridge crosses...

Preparatory work underway on major Falkirk road project

FENCING is being installed in around Falkirk's Helix Park and A9/A904 as part of a project to improve road infrastructure in the area. Balfour Beatty...

Queensferry Crossing to be ‘monitored’ following closure

THE Queensferry Crossing has been closed because of ‘unique’ weather conditions, the cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity has said. Michael Matheson spoke with...

Recycled plastic technology used on Motherwell road in UK first

A road in Motherwell has become the first in the UK to trial a new technology which uses recycled plastic to reduce the bitumen...

Bridge projects provide a platform for growth

ENGINEERING specialist Spencer Group is currently embarking on a challenging four-year programme of works on the Erskine Bridge. The multi-million pound deal includes providing temporary...
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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Local housing associations celebrate Govan-Partick Bridge opening

THREE Govan-based housing associations have warmly welcomed the opening of the Govan-Partick Bridge. Elderpark Housing, Govan Housing Association and Linthouse Housing Association hailed the structure,...

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...

WSP Highways director earns civil engineering recognition

STEVE Byer, a group director for WSP Highways, has been named a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Scotland. ICE Scotland has...

Council reaffirms stance on landslip-plagued Rest and be Thankful road

ARGYLL and Bute Council has reaffirmed its 'long-standing' position that the Scottish Government must put a permanent solution in place on the A83 Rest...