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Engineers are working towards having the Forth Road Bridge open to traffic in the first week of January, it has been confirmed. Bridge operator Amey said the date of January 4 was dependent on the weather, but said the work was on track. Seven days were needed for the assessment and design of the re

Over a quarter of the bridge deck is now in place on the Queensferry Crossing with a year to go before opening. The operation to lift the 750 tonne deck sections into place began in September and 36 are now installed out of the total of 122, meaning 29.5 per cent of the deck is now in place.

Work on a £30 million Perth city centre regeneration project could begin as early as next year, according to developers behind the plans. Designed by Holmes Miller, the Mill Quarter development will comprise of restaurants and bars, speciality shops, a cinema, gyms, housing, and a multi storey car

CBC begins £4.5m Russell Institute restoration Work is underway on a £4.5 million project to restore a former health centre in Renfrewshire.

A young woman in Russia has decided to take road repairs into her own hands after getting frustrated by the number of potholes in her city. Veronika Bobrus, a 26-year-old florist, became an overnight celebrity in Omsk, southern Siberia, after a dashcam video of her filling a pothole at night was pos

Not satisfied with insulting Muslims and Mexicans, offending women and mocking the disabled, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has now fallen foul of Aberdeenshire Council’s planning rules. The National has revealed that the council has ruled that two 24-metre flagpoles erected by the property

Proposals for a multi-million pound sustainable new community at Corton in South East Ayr have been given a major boost with the approval of Delegated Powers to Approve the supermarket and associated infrastructure, subject to conditions. The unanimous decision by the Regulatory Panel of South Ayrsh

Progress is taking shape on the new Third Don Crossing in Aberdeen with all of the major structures nearing completion. All of the retaining walls – including the large retaining wall in Tillydrone as agreed with the local community - are well advanced with concrete having been poured to the Don B

East Dunbartonshire Council has given the green light for a new Community Hub to be built in Bearsden. The planning board approved planning consent for the construction of the new £3 million-plus facility, which will include the re-provisioning of the library and community archives from Brookwood a

Plans to transform the building formerly home to Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh into over 100 homes have received planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council. City & Country will restore and convert the Category A Listed Playfair building, whilst CALA Evans will create a range of co

Legal firm joins Glasgow’s CONNECT110NS office development Legal business DWF is to lease new offices at CONNECT110NS, 110 Queen Street, in Glasgow’s Style Mile to support the strategic aims of the firm and enhance the working environment for its people.

Lego has released a set of kits that allows architecture lovers to build skylines of cities around the world, Deezen has reported. The first three sets to be launched are Venice, Berlin and New York City, with each of the cities' well-known buildings reconstructed in miniature brick form.

A plan to transform the former Royal High School in Edinburgh into a £75 million hotel has been narrowly rejected by councillors after a marathon meeting. The hotel, proposed by Duddingston House Properties (DHP) and operated by five-star chain Rosewood, would have seen the A-listed neoclassic

Aberdeen City Council’s housing capital programme for 2016/17 and provisional programme for 2017/18 to 2020/21 has been approved by councillors. To ensure that the council can deliver the priorities for its housing stock and tenants, it was agreed that the budget includes a revenue contribution to

Highland Council has approved an additional £24.520 million for roads, bridges and piers to be included in its Capital Plan, together with an additional provision of £1.6m for minor flood works. The 10-year plan, which will fund some £900m of projects, will now form the basis of a future rolling