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 Lockerbie is one of the site where Network Rail is undertaking slope stabilisation work
GROUND CONTROL

Slope regrade work will improve UK rail network

Slope remediation work is being undertaken along the West Coast Mainline in Scotland

22 April 2022

 Surface mounted tilt meters have been located at 26 sites across the rail network in Scotland as part of a trial of a monitoring system which provides early warning of earth movements
GROUND CONTROL

Tilt meter trial offers railway protection from landslips

Tilt monitors installed to help protect Scottish railway lines from landslide disruption

11 February 2022

 Work is underway to upgrade drainage systems and re-profile embankments to reduce the risk of flooding and landslips on the line between Sanquhar and Dumfries
GROUND CONTROL

£8 million embankment works bring stability to Dumfries railway

Network rail is investing in slope stabilisation works in the Scottish highlands

29 September 2021

 Will the use of fungi make landslides a thing of the past?
GROUND CONTROL

Fungi could help to prevent landslips

Could fungi provide a green solution to slope stabilisation?

24 September 2021

 Fugro’s specialist survey vessels, including the Fugro Venturer, have performed geophysical and geotechnical surveys to help determine subsea routes for new fibre optic cables in the Hebrides, and Orkney and Shetland Islands
SITE INVESTIGATION

Fugro's cable route survey for Scottish islander broadband

Fugro uses a range of techniques to acquire geo-data for a Scottish broadband cable project

09 September 2021

 Sheet Piling (UK)’s long-reach ABI TM20 leader rig at work on the Raigmore Active Travel Link project in Scotland
PILING

Sheet Piling retaining wall project to help keep inverness active

Scottish active travel route project begins with piling work from Sheet Piling (UK)

27 July 2021

 Alternative foundation methods, including timber piles, are being explored to allow peatland to be retained when new housing is built in rural and remote Scottish locations
PILING

New construction methods could unlock housing developments in rural Scotland

Alternative foundation methods could allow peatland to be retained at building projects

06 July 2021

 DEME Offshore has completed the installation of the foundations for the Moray East offshore windfarm in Scotland
INFRASTRUCTURE

DEME Offshore completes Moray East foundation installation

Despite numerous difficulties, DEME completes Scottish offshore windfarm foundations project

11 January 2021

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