Fiona Hyslop MSP

Public to have a say on Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing dualling plans

DRAFT Orders have been published for the Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of A9 Dualling programme. New grade-separated junctions at Birnam and Dalguise...
Wills Bros

Major milestone reached on Highland bridge build

WILLS Bros has welcomed local school pupils to see the progress being made on the build of the new Naver Bridge on the A836...

Network Rail reveals the amount of times vehicles struck bridges in Scotland

NEW figures from Network Rail have revealed that, from April 2024 to March 2025, there were 158 reports of vehicles striking bridges in Scotland. The...
Fiona Hyslop

Jacobs to take forward A75 bypass design and assessment work

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced that technical advisors have been appointed to design options to bypass the villages of Springholm and Crocketford on the A75...

Work begins on electrification of railway between Haymarket and Dalmeny

NINE days of major engineering work will begin this weekend to prepare the railway in Fife and connecting routes for electrification. The railway line will...

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...

Engineers work through the night to install 75-tonne structure at Uddingston Station

NETWORK Rail and Story engineers worked through the night on Saturday to install a new fully accessible footbridge and lift towers at Uddingston Railway...

Steel milestone for new bridge at heart of £250m Sighthill regeneration

A major milestone has been reached in the £250 million regeneration of Sighthill with the final section of steel that will be used to...

Electric bridge opens in Glasgow

SCOTTISH Canals has connected communities on either side of the Forth & Clyde Canal with the opening of the new Garscube Bridge and Panmure...

Work begins on £3.6m Avon Viaduct repair project

NETWORK Rail engineers are to begin £3.6 million worth of repairs at the historic Avon Viaduct near Linlithgow. The project, which begins today (August 3)...
Spencer Bridge operator looks at bridge from below

Spencer Bridge Engineering secures three major Scottish contracts

SPENCER Bridge Engineering, part of the Spencer Group, has secured three new projects on major bridges across Scotland. The Yorkshire-based engineering specialist, which has carried...

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...

Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street set for ‘significant’ improvement in £5.7m project

WORK is to begin late this month on the Sauchiehall precinct and Cambridge Street avenue project in Glasgow. The £5.7 million project will connect the...
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Major £3m renewal works to begin on 128-year-old Killiecrankie bridge

WORK is to begin in September on a £3 million project to replace the existing bridge deck of the 128-year-old Rannoch Road Bridge in...

Road Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland 2025 sees 10% visitor increase

ROAD Expo Scotland and Bridges Scotland 2025, held at Glasgow's SEC, recorded a 10% increase in visitor numbers this year. Over two days, the co-located...

Council finds way around materials shortage to reopen Inverness bridge

INTERIM repairs have been completed on the Infirmary Bridge in Inverness allowing it to reopen to the public. It comes following the Highland Council revealing...

Inverness Airport station build sees road safety boost

NETWORK Rail is to permanently close two level crossings near the site of the new Inverness Airport train station. The removal of the level crossings...

Youngsters secure permanent roles after impressing on bridge project

LOCAL school pupils have hailed the 'brilliant experience' of being given work placements on the £16.9 million installation of a new 5,000-tonne bridge in...

BEAR Scotland to begin £415,000 overnight surfacing improvement works

BEAR Scotland is set to begin £415,000 worth of essential overnight surfacing improvement works across the A83. Scheduled to begin on July 19, the overnight...
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Work to begin on £5.2m footbridge over Levenmouth railway

WORK is to begin this month on the build of a new £5.2 million footbridge over the Levenmouth railway between Kirkland and Mountfleurie. The Mountfleurie footbridge...