Building Briefs – July 25th

Balfour Beatty reaches key milestone on Perth Transport Futures Project

Balfour Beatty has reached a key milestone in the first phase of its Perth Transport Futures project with the steel beams to support the new road bridge on the A9 dual carriageway now in place.

The firm’s workforce worked through the night for three consecutive evenings to lift the three 103 tonne beams into place, ensuring minimal disruption to road users.

Balfour Beatty is undertaking the works on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council under the Scape National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework. On completion, the project will see the creation of a new junction on the A9 dual carriageway, as well as a new link road. This will enable access to development land to the west of the city and support growth in Scotland’s third busiest region.

At project outset, Balfour Beatty committed to making a sustainable contribution to the local economy. To date, the company has engaged with over 50 local suppliers and subcontractors and provided new work opportunities to ten local residents, including four previously long-term unemployed people. Alongside its community engagement programme, Balfour Beatty has actively sourced all of its steel from British manufacturers, with over half originating in Scotland.

Scottish Water delivers £4.5m investment in new water treatment works for Lochaline

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Scottish Water has completed the installation of a new water treatment works in Lochaline in the Morvern peninsula, using the latest technology to ensure delivery of a high quality water supply for customers long into the future.

The £4.5 million project involved the design, build and installation of a new Transportable Water Treatment Unit (TTU), which is now fully operational.

New treatment works arriving on site in Lochaline