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...

Balfour Beatty completes £3.6m Lomond Bridge upgrade

LOMOND Bridge in Balloch has reopened following the completion of a £3.6 million upgrade. West Dunbartonshire Council described the works, by Balfour Beatty, as being...

Glasgow bridge to be demolished and rebuilt

SHIELDS Road in Glasgow's southside is to close to traffic for a year to enable the demolition and rebuild of the nearby bridge over...
Network Rail

Essential rail improvements to see engineers work ‘around-the-clock’ over festive period

ENGINEERS are to work 'around-the-clock' this Christmas and New Year to deliver essential work across Scotland's railway. Between December 24 and January 2, a new...

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...

Balfour Beatty to begin work on £12.5m Edinburgh green corridor

BALFOUR Beatty is set to commence work in Edinburgh to transform public spaces along a route between Roseburn and the Union Canal. It will see the...

No bridge too far: Govan – Partick structure beats storms to cross Europe

FARRANS’ decision to have the main span of the landmark Govan – Partick Bridge built entirely offsite is continuing to pay off, following the...
Fiona Hyslop MSP

Plans submitted for new active travel route between Aviemore and Carrbridge

A planning application has been lodged for a proposed 9km active travel route between Aviemore and Carrbridge. Following feedback from the public, the plans include...

Scottish universities to help create net zero UK transport system

RESEARCHERS from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have been announced as part of a new national research hub which will help create...

New £2.6m road created ahead of major Isle of Skye development

THE Highland Council's in-house roads team has completed the first phase of a masterplan development in Dunvegan. Created by the Highland Council in partnership with...
Railway bridge closed to public

Burnside Railway Station bridge to be repaired in £200,000 project

NETWORK Rail is to begin work on £200,000 worth of essential repairs to the footbridge at Burnside Railway Station. The organisation said the footbridge is...

Engineers to begin £1.8m improvement works on West Highlands line

ENGINEERS are set to begin £1.8 million resilience works on the Mallaig rail line at Lochailort in the West Highlands. The Network Rail project is...

Motorway junction green light marks Winchburgh milestone

A new junction for the M9 has been approved, which will pave the way for new access to the development at Winchburgh in West...

FOI request reveals increase in legal fees incurred by Transport Scotland

LEGAL costs incurred by Transport Scotland in relation to its role in operating, maintaining, developing and constructing infrastructure have risen substantially each year since...

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...

Edinburgh set for ‘truly connected’ network of cycling routes

OVER 50 miles of new cycle routes is to be delivered in Edinburgh, under new plans from the capital's council. It comes as part of...

Firm completes bridge project five weeks ahead of schedule

THE rebuild of a bridge 'vital' to a Clydesdale community has been completed five weeks ahead of schedule. I & H Brown carried out the...

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...

North Lanarkshire to pioneer innovative road building materials

NORTH Lanarkshire Council has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on road building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport...
Bishopmill Bridge

Pat Munro to lead £380,000 upgrade of Elgin bridge

PAT Munro is to lead a £380,000 upgrade of the New Bishopmill Bridge in Elgin on behalf of Moray Council. The bridge connects the Bishopmill...