Bridge specialist battles the elements at Doune Castle
BEAVER Bridges’ build of a new crossing at Doune Castle has been hailed by Historic Environment Scotland as an ‘achievement worth celebrating’ after the...
New £5.5m bridge officially opened in Lochaber
THE new Invercoe Bridge in Lochaber has officially been opened after Story Contracting completed works on the £5.5 million build.
Councillor Bill Lobban, convener of...
Cracking the scourge of potholes
By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK
POTHOLES are an evocative subject. They are defined differently and assessed without a...
Edinburgh Council envisions more ‘relaxing’ capital post-Covid
THE City of Edinburgh Council has said it envisions a more relaxing capital as it seeks a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
As part...
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...
Edinburgh’s £207.3m trams to Newhaven project enters testing phase
EDINBURGH'S trams to Newhaven project is set to enter a testing and commissioning phase as the £207.3 million development nears completion.
Two-way traffic will return to Leith...
Renfrewshire Council receives 90% of funding for major transport link project
A project to improve transport links between Paisley town centre and Scotland's manufacturing innovation district has received a £38.7 million funding boost.
The Renfrewshire Council...
Newton Mearns active travel project set for ‘innovative’ Dutch-style design
NEWLAY Civil Engineering Ltd has commenced work on the second phase of active travel improvements to Ayr Road in Newton Mearns.
East Renfrewshire Council said...
Transport Scotland reaffirms commitment to £3 billion A96 dualling project
SCOTTISH ministers have given the go-ahead for completing of the statutory procedures for the project to dual the A96 from Inverness to Nairn.
The work...
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...
All roads lead to Glasgow for return of live expo
ROAD Expo Scotland and the co-located Bridges Scotland event will mark a welcome return to face-to-face networking at the SEC Glasgow on December 1...
Firm worked ‘around the clock’ to install steel bridge at new Scottish Borders station
A new footbridge has been installed over the East Coast Mainline, as part of Network Rail's £20 million Reston Station development.
Carried out by Bam...
Wills Bros Civil Engineering secures £12.1m Glasgow contract
WILLS Bros Civil Engineering has secured a £12.19 million contract to deliver the Argyle Street East Avenue project on behalf of Glasgow City Council.
Work...
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...
Edinburgh’s trams to Newhaven project to be operational next year
EDINBURGH'S trams to newhaven is on track to run services by spring 2023, the capital's council has announced.
The majority of track has now been...
New £5.8m bridge lifted into place in Fife
THE new Mountfleurie Bridge has been successfully lifted into position over the Levenmouth Rail Link.
The £5.8 million crossing is a key part of the...
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...
Strengthening and repair option agreed for closed Aberdeenshire bridge
ABOYNE Bridge in Aberdeenshire is to undergo limited strengthening and repair to enable it to re-open with an 18-tonne vehicle limit.
A structural assessment of...
Bridge replacement project to get underway in Collessie
WORK is to get underway to replace the railway bridge on Letham Road in Collessie as part of improvements on the Ladybank to Perth...
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...
