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Strategic timber transport scheme aids Highland road recovery

OVER £750,000 worth of road improvement works have been completed from Clephanton to Nairnshire in the Highlands. The project was backed with £547,000 in funding...

Engineering consultant to review Dundee’s travel infrastructure

DUNDEE City Council has contracted an engineering consultant to identify options to shift the city's travel habits. Jacobs will provide an option appraisal report to...

Digital tools help provide model solution in Sighthill

BAM Ritchies, the ground engineering and geotechnical division of BAM Nuttall Ltd, has revealed details of its key role in a project in a...

System scaffolding proves a winner on bridge refurb

DENHOLM Industrial Services Ltd, working with TRAD UK, has utilised PLETTAC METRIX system scaffolding and ALTRIX alloy beam range to enable work on the...

Upkeep issues could leave Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge idea all washed up

A specialist in ageing infrastructure has cast doubt on the practicalities of constructing a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The idea of a ‘fixed...

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...

Plans launched to upgrade road link between Motherwell and Ravenscraig

PLANS have been launched to upgrade the road connection between Motherwell and Ravenscraig. It comes as North Lanarkshire Council looks to deliver strategic road transport...

A crucial bridge build with more links than one

BEAVER Bridges, the firm which will reconnect Lossiemouth with its iconic East Beach in a £1.3 million project, has revealed it wants to go...

Network Rail to begin ‘vital’ repair work on Hamilton bridge

NETWORK Rail is to shortly commence 'vital' work to repair and repaint the railway bridge near Hamilton Central Station. The project, which involves new parapets;...

New bridge set to provide permanent structure to link islands

MABEY Bridge will design and install a 99-metre span bridge to link the islands of Great Bernera and Lewis in the Western Isles. The replacement crossing...

Survey reveals support of £32m plans to transform historic Edinburgh street

PLANS for the £32 million transformation of Edinburgh's historic George Street would encourage more people to visit the area, a survey has revealed. More than...

Developer contributions to help deliver part of Glasgow City Council’s £115m avenues project

GLASGOW City Council has accepted £437,500 in developer contribution funding for part of the £115 million avenues programme being delivered in Glasgow city centre. The...

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...

Moray Council approves £1.7m spend on roads and footbridges

MORAY Council has approved a £250,000 investment in flood risk management and £1.7 million spend on roads and footbridges. The approval means that maintenance will...

Ecological study required before Inverness bus gate is created

ECOLOGICAL studies are to be undertaken to determine whether or not it is viable to create a bus gate through the grounds of Raigmore...

New road built for construction vehicles working on build of UK’s biggest wind farm

WORK has been completed on the build of a new road in Shetland to carry construction traffic to the site of what will be...

Tunnel to be considered for landslip-hit A83 as temporary route announced

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced the long term solution to the ongoing problems at the Rest and be Thankful (A83). Last month (February), Argyll and Bute...

Emergency maintenance work underway following deterioration of M8 bridges

EMERGENCY maintenance work is to be undertaken by Amey on some of the bridges making up the M8 viaduct in Glasgow. Pre-construction work and investigations...

Engineering experts to assess feasibility of fixed link between Scotland and Northern Ireland

TWO engineering experts have been appointed on behalf of the UK Government to lead a study into the feasibility of a fixed link between...

‘Significant’ milestone reached as £3 billion A9 dualling project progresses

SCOTTISH ministers have given the go-ahead to completing the statutory procedures for four more schemes on the £3 billion project to dual the A9...