More than £11M has been spent by Transport Scotland clearing landslides that have impacted travel on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful since 2014, NCE has discovered through a Freedom of Information request.
The revelation comes as Transport Scotland's roads contractor Bear Scotland today, 13 November, commences three weeks of surveys…
Heritage bridge specialist Spencer Group has completed a temporary walkway across Scotland’s Grade-B listed Connel Bridge ahead of major repair works to the structure.
The bridge, which links Connel and North Connel near Oban, spans Loch Etive, with the Hull-based firm appointed to design and construct a 240m long walkway in…
Argyll and Bute in Scotland has suffered from severe landslides closing many roads and leaving the council fearful that large boulders, some over 70t, are “unstable”.
Landslips in the mountainous region last week and over the weekend has caused two A-roads and four B-roads to shut, while a bridge has partially…
Scotland's A83 Rest and Be Thankful has closed again as heavy and persistent rainfall caused several landslips over the weekend, an occurrence which will become more frequent with climate change, an expert has warned.
Over this weekend, 7 and 8 October, the area around the road saw a month’s worth of…
Bear Scotland will begin a project to install automated diversionary barriers at the Queensferry Crossing tonight, Monday 25 September, on behalf of Transport Scotland.
The barrier system will be installed to divert traffic away from the road bridge following failed attempts to keep it open when ice falls from the cable…
Bear Scotland bridges manager Chris Tracey discusses the efforts to mitigate ice formation on the crucial road crossing which has been forced to close on four separate occasions, due to ice falling on to the carriageway from the cables and towers, since the bridges completion in 2017. Explore the results…
The project to replace the southern viaduct of the A985 Kincardine Bridge near Falkrirk, Scotland has moved to the next stage with Balfour Beatty starting piling works for the construction of a temporary bridge that will minimise disruption to road users during the main construction phase.
The Category A listed structure,…
A barrier system will be installed to divert traffic from the Queensferry Crossing road bridge following failed attempts to keep it open when ice falls from the cable stays.
Bear Scotland has been testing different techniques in the hope of remedying a problem that has caused three closures to the bridge…
A number of landslides have impacted Scottish infrastructure after heavy rain and thunderstorms earlier this week.
The West Highland Line is closed after severe flooding on Monday night caused significant damage between Roy Bridge and Tulloch. It will remain closed between Fort William and Crianlarich until early next week while engineers…
Engineers are working to clear debris and reconnect communities following this week's landslip at the Falls of Cruachan in Scotland.
Network Rail is working with Bear Scotland and Transport Scotland to deal with the incident. The railway line to Oban and A85 trunk road, east of the Falls of Cruachan, were…
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