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...

Contract awarded for construction of £358,000 all-abilities path in Inverness

A £358,000 contract has been awarded to Pat Munro Ltd for the construction of a new all-abilities path at Inshes Park in Inverness. The Highland...

UK’s largest rail-mounted crane used on £2.9m Neilston project

THE largest rail-mounted crane in the UK has been used to lift pre-cast concrete components into place on Network Rail's £2.9 million project to...
Fiona Hyslop MSP

Milestone reached in A96 dualling Inverness to Nairn plans

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced further progress in plans to deliver the A96 dualling between Inverness and Nairn. Following the publication last year of Made Orders,...

Beneath the surface — bitumen emulsions and road resilience

By Rick Ashton, bitumen division market development manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK THE UK’s local road network, and the highways authorities responsible for them, face...

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...
Handshake over construction documents

Chapelhall firm secures £1m contract for Renfrewshire cycle route

JH Civil Engineering Limited has been awarded a contract worth almost £1 million by Renfrewshire Council for the build of a new walking and...
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...

Listed building consent secured for Dumfries train station project

A Network Rail accessibility project at Dumfries Railway Station is to get underway in 2024 after listed building consent was secured. Plans will see the...

Edinburgh set for record road and pavement repairs

THE City of Edinburgh Council has said that it is on track to carry out improvements on the largest area of roads and pavements...

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...
Andrew Wilkinson, Regeneration & Town Centres, East Dunbartonshire Council; Mary Docherty, Director of Bus, Concessionary & Active Travel, Transport Scotland, Chris Rae, Luddon Construction; Councillor Paul Ferretti, Convener of the Place, Neighbourhood and Corporate Assets committee.

Luddon Construction to lead Lennoxtown Main Street transformation project

LUDDON Construction is to deliver a £1.02 million revamp of Lennoxtown Main Street on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council. The local authority successfully applied to...
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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...

New bridge opens on key East Renfrewshire walking route

NETWORK Rail and AmcoGiffen have completed work to replace a bridge on a key East Renfrewshire walking route over the railway near Balgray Reservoir. The...

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...

Network Rail to begin ‘essential’ £800,000 work on three bridges

NETWORK Rail is to begin a 'vital' £800,000 project to repair and repaint three railway bridges at Newton Station. The improvement works are designed to...

Putting sustainability into practice with road bridges

Steve Duthie, associate director at Altrad RMD Kwikform, says the future of temporary works’ solutions for road bridge construction lies in sustainable products and...
Fife Council

Fife Council to invest £230,000 in improving road network

FIFE Council is to invest £230,000 into improving the road network in north east Fife over the next month. The local authority will be carrying...
CGI of Dunfermline link road project

Fife Council progressing plans for Dunfermline Northern Link Road project

FIFE Council has announced that it intends to submit a planning application in August for the first section of the proposed Northern Link Road...

Contractor sought for £115m phase of £3bn project to dual A9

TRANSPORT Scotland has commenced the procurement for the £115 million contract for the next phase of the £3 billion A9 dualling programme. The contract will...