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...
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Bridge upgrade underway near Dalmuir Railway Station

WORK is underway to upgrade a bridge over the railway on Duntocher Road next to Dalmuir Railway Station. The 11-week Network Rail project, which runs...

Network Rail nears completion of Bawbee Bridge works

DECEMBER 4 will see the reopening of the Bawbee Bridge to traffic, as Network Rail nears completion of work to rebuild the section of...

Work progresses in Ravenscraig on what will be ‘heaviest bridge lift in Europe’

PROGRESS is being made on Network Rail and Story Contracting's work to construct a new bridge that will be installed on the West Coast...

£16.9 million bridge installed on time in Ravenscraig

A major project to install a new railway bridge in Ravenscraig has been completed on time over the Easter weekend. Engineers worked around-the-clock for nine...

Repair work begins on 140-year-old Glasgow bridge

WORK is underway on the repair, refurbish, and repaint of a 140-year-old railway bridge over Eglinton Street near Glasgow Central station. Network Rail engineers will...

Ground investigations to begin for Old Military Road upgrades

GROUND investigations are underway on a parcel of land between the Old Military Road (OMR) diversion route and the A83 immediately north of the...

Funding secured for £127.2m Ravenscraig transport infrastructure project

RAVENSCRAIG is set for major new transport links following the approval of £61.9 million in investment by the Glasgow city region cabinet. North Lanarkshire Council...

Time capsule giving insight into Covid-19 life placed in new Inverness bridge

A time capsule has been placed in Inverness West Link's new Torvean swing bridge by school pupils. Pupils from Kinmylies Primary School were assisted by...

Updated plans unveiled for Aberdeen’s Union Street

AN updated design for incorporating buses and a segregated cycle lane for the entire length of Aberdeen's Union Street has been agreed by the...

Continuous 24-hour working to see demolition of Highland Mainline bridge

NETWORK Rail is to demolish an existing bridge under the Highland Mainline railway at Lynebeg to make way for a new crossing. It comes as...
Swallow Roundabout Dundee

Start date confirmed for ‘long-awaited’ Swallow Roundabout work in Dundee

DETAILS for the 'long-awaited' Swallow Roundabout improvements in Dundee have been announced with a start date confirmed for the work. The project will begin on...
Stephen Flynn

Contractors invited to bid for A9 Dualling framework agreement

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced a milestone in the delivery of the A9 Dualling Programme with the publication of a £1.94 billion contract notice, inviting...

Edinburgh to enter ‘significant’ phase of trams to Newhaven project

WORK is progressing on the £207.3 million Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven project, with more than 60% of track now laid. A new phase of works...
Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop

Glasgow sees record levels of cyclists on key routes

GLASGOW's creation of cycle lanes is seeing record levels of cycling on key routes across the city, findings by Cycling Scotland have revealed. The city's...

Work begins on new cycle route passing two major Glasgow sports venues

WORK on a 'key' section of Glasgow's emerging network of cycling infrastructure is underway in the city's east end. The new route will form part...

Bronze Age treasure hoped to be uncovered ahead of £118m bridge build

ARCHAEOLOGY students are to get the chance to potentially uncover Bronze Age treasure in advance of works starting on the build of the new...

Two Glasgow bridges to be strengthened in £2.3m project

A £2.3 million project to strengthen and repaint two bridges in the south side of Glasgow is to get underway this month (June). Network Rail...

New road and causeway successfully delivered in Greenock

GEORGE Leslie has successfully delivered a new road and causeway in Greenock to open up Garvel Island. Extending over 200 metres, the new road and...

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...