Spencer Group bridges a gap with cantilever walkway on cantilever bridge26/04/2022 Bridges specialist Spencer Group is to cantilever a temporary walkway off the side of what is itself a historic cantilever bridge while it carries out major deck replacement works. |
Preferred bidders named for £1.27bn trunk road deals31/03/2022 The Scottish Government has named the preferred bidders for two maintenance contracts covering trunk roads in the north of the country, worth more than £1.27bn in total. |
Bear Scotland fights back against Queensferry ice problem12/11/2021 Bear Scotland has completed major works on both the old Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing, including employing specialised coatings and de-icing compounds designed to reduce the risk of bridge closure. |
BEAR launches ice mitigation trials on Queensferry Crossing03/09/2021 BEAR Scotland is carrying out ice mitigation trials on the Queensferry Crossing. |
BEAR and WJ extend strategic partnership23/02/2021 WJ Group and BEAR Scotland have announced a strategic partnership on the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract for the South East. |
Out with the old, in with…the old17/08/2020 Responsibility for managing and maintaining the trunk road network in the South of Scotland is in (nearly) new hands. |
Natives restless after new A83 closure30/01/2020 A council leader has called on Scottish ministers to stop ‘faffing about’ after another landslide closed the A83 at Rest and be Thankful on Thursday morning. |
Scotland contractors call for end to roadworker abuse07/06/2018 Transport Scotland and the companies that operate its trunk road network have launched a roadworker safety campaign, asking drivers to help stamp out the ‘shocking’ levels of abuse suffered by their workers. |
Maintenance to be carried out on A9 Kessock Bridge16/03/2016 Transport Scotland will spend £750,000 on improvements to the A9 Kessock Bridge. |
New roads maintenance contracts begin in the east of Scotland16/08/2014 Bear Scotland and Amey will take over responsibility for the maintenance of 1,164km of trunk roads in the east of Scotland from today (16 August 2014). |
Figures reveal claims made by Scottish drivers21/08/2013 Freedom of information figures show that the poor state of Scotland’s motorways and trunk roads has led to a number of drivers being caught up in accidents. |
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