News, Updates & Events
- Community Open Day April 2024 - Thank-you for making it a success
- Meet PKAVS - Our April 2024 charity
- Speed limit change to 50mph on A9
- Carbon savings on Destiny Bridge and the New Kingsway
- The Community Benefits Team at work in your area
- Inter School Bridge Building Challenge
- Foodbank donation of Easter Eggs
- Community Meeting - Wednesday 22nd May
- Project update from Derek Walsh, Contract Manager, BAM UK & Ireland
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Community Open Day Success
What a day! The sun shone, the kids smiled and the engineers were full of bridge building info! We raised a fantastic £1500 for the PKAVS charity on the day and will continue with fundraising over the course of the month in our online auction (see below).
As well as providing guided tours of the project site, including a stop at Destiny Bridge and the New Kingsway with project engineers, BAM UK & Ireland and PKC offered a fun, family event for children that included community artwork painting, the Flannery Plant simulator, and a chance to meet SPOT the dog, a robotic dog fitted with in-built laser scanners.
We received this lovely message via Facebook from one of the parents attending: "Hi, just wanted to say thank you for organising the community open day today. We were there this morning and had a great time. It was really interesting to meet all the different stall holders and there were lots of fun activities for my 5 year old too."
Friends who missed out? Invite them to sign up to this Community Benefits Newsletter > https://www.perthtransportfutures.co.uk/contact-us
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Meet PKAVS, Our Chosen Charity for April
During April 2024, we will be fundraising for local charity, PKAVS. This amazing non-profit service supports the people and communities of Perth & Kinross at times when they need it most. Their services include Young Carers, Support for Adult Carers, Wisecraft and the Walled Garden, and the Big Hoose.
Fundraising started at the Community Open Day where we raised a fantastic £1500. With huge thanks to Magic Five Pizza, Dr Bike at the Bike Station Perth and our many suppliers who donated prizes for the tombola and raffle.
If you didn't make it along, there's still time to help out. BID NOW >
You can make a bid in the Online Auction. Running from 1st April, this online auction features a whole host of AMAZING prizes including:
- A family photo shoot
- Football Hospitality
- 4-Balls at many exclusive golf resorts
- Spa Day
- Gift Vouchers for dining out
- And much more...
Start your bidding now and you could bag a brilliant bargain, and help local people.
Shaheena Din, CEO of PKAVS, commented, " I am delighted that PKAVS have been chosen as charity partner for this community open day. This family fun event aligns with our mission to support the wellbeing of people and communities across Perth & Kinross. Every donation, whether large or small, will make a difference to the services that we can provide. Very excited for this!"
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Speed Limit Changes between Inveralmond and Luncarty
The 40mph speed limit associated with ongoing works on the Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) project between the Inveralmond roundabout and Luncarty junction, will increase to 50mph on Friday 26th April, 2024.
The reduced limit was introduced in August when the newly aligned A9 opened as one of the first major milestones in the CTLR project. This ensured the safety of personnel using the site accesses and working adjacent to the new carriageway.
Derek Walsh, Contract Manager for BAM UK & Ireland, commented, "We're pleased to be in a position to move to 50mph and apologise for any inconvenience caused to motorists."
Jillian Ferguson, Roads Manager for Perth & Kinross Council commented, “Safety across all areas of the site is of paramount importance to PKC and BAMUK&I and we would like to thank all road users for their continued patience while we move to the next stage in these important works.”
The 50mph limit will remain in place until project completion in Spring 2025.
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Carbon Savings With Destiny Bridge and the New Kingsway
Perth & Kinross Council has placed carbon management at the heart of the Cross Tay Link Road project from its inception. At the halfway point, the project is on target to achieve this with project savings now predicted to be made as follows:
- Materials –23,761 tCO2e
- Construction – 4,447 tCO2e
- Transport –10,160 tCO2e
- Total – 38,368 tCO2e
In this article we show where savings have been made across materials, construction and transport - three of the main causes of emissions on a project of this nature - in the build phase covering Jan to Dec 2023.
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Community Benefits Team At Work In Your Area
- University of Strathclyde Site Visit, 06/03/24
- Blairgowrie High School Cable Stay Bridge Challenge, 08/03/24
- Glenalmond College, Paper Bridge Building, 12/03/24
- Perth Apprenticeships Job Fair, 13/03/24
- Perth Grammar School Solarpunk Challenge, 14/03/24
- Tulloch Primary School, Build A Bridge Challenge, 19/03/24
- Build A Bridge Challenge, Interschool Competition, 26/03/24 and 27/03/24
- Luncarty Park New Steps Built, 28/3/24
- Abertay University Site Visit, 09/04/24
- Developing the Young Workforce Site Visit, 12/04/24
- The Big Hoose Sandbag donation, 16/04/24
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Interschool Bridge Building Challenge
Together with our Developing the Young Workforce partners, our project team hosted an interschool Cable Stay Bridge Building Challenge at Bertha Park High School on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March.
The race was on to build the best bridge against a timer, with Perth Academy coming out as overall winners.
The event saw sixty S1 and S2 pupils from local secondary schools take part in the challenge, designed by the Institute of Engineers (ICE) and approved for use by our project team.
Schools involved were Bertha Park High School, Blairgowrie High School and St. Johns High School on day one and Perth Academy, Perth High School and Perth Grammar School on day two.
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Foodbank Donation
Through the collective effort of everyone in the office, the CTLR project has gathered an impressive 164 chocolate Easter Eggs to donate to Perth Foodbank.
On March 21st, Amanda McClintock, Cross Tay Link Road Office Manager, had the privilege of delivering the Eggs to Laurie Hughes of Perth Foodbank. These Easter treats were distributed to individuals and families who rely on the foodbank's services, spreading joy and sweetness during the school break.
Amanda commented, "Witnessing the impact of our collective contribution was truly inspiring, and highlighted the power of compassion and teamwork."
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Laurie Hughes, Perth Foodbank commented, "Thanks to the generosity of Cross Tay Link Road project, we were able to spread the joy of Easter to those facing hardship in our community. Their donation of 164 chocolate eggs brought smiles to many faces and reminded them that they are not forgotten. Together, we are making a difference, one sweet gesture at a time."
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Change to Community Meetings: From 1st April 2024
In the past we have run two separate quarterly meetings - one at Luncarty and one at Scone. Unfortunately, as the project progresses, we have seen a reduced turnout at the Luncarty meetings, and recently mentioned this to the Luncarty, Redgorton, and Moneydie Community Council.
Consequently, we have agreed to attend the local Community Council meeting every three months rather than continue with separate project meetings.
The project team are grateful to the Luncarty community, and particularly those who have attended the meetings, for enabling a forum for us to provide regular project updates as well as the opportunity to work with the community on numerous initiatives. Our aim is to continue this at the Community Council meetings, starting from the end of June 2024. We believe that this adjustment will allow us to better engage with the community and provide updates in a more accessible and convenient forum.
Luncarty based residents are also very welcome to attend the Quarterly meetings at the Cross Tay Link Road Stormontfield office. (see below)
Should you have any further questions or queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Your feedback and input are invaluable to us as we continue to work on the Cross Tay Link Road project.
Quarterly Community Meeting | Wednesday 22nd May | 6pm to 7pm
The CTLR Community Benefits Team will continue to hold a quarterly Community Meeting at their Stormontfield Office to ensure local residents are kept up to date, and, importantly, have an opportunity to have their say.
These meetings will offer updates and the chance to speak to our engineers and community benefits team.
The meeting on Wednesday 22nd May 2024, 6pm to 7pm, will cover:
- Cross Tay Link Road project updates
- Community Benefits updates
- Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- Community Artwork Update
- Follow up from PKAVS on the Open Day event
Quarterly Community Meeting | May 22nd | Cross Tay Link Road Project Office, Stormontfield Road Perth PH2 6BB
Meetings are free to attend but must be booked in advance on Eventbrite here >
Alternatively, please email [email protected].
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Project Update from Derek Walsh
The turbulent winter continued into March with heavy rainfall and cold temperatures which has proved challenging for the entire project team.
Despite this, works have progressed well and we are particularly pleased to see the first eight deck segments complete on Destiny Bridge.
Link Road / New Kingsway
The New Kingsway Link Road works have progressed well with traffic signs, street lighting, vehicle safety barriers, and landscaping nearing completion between the A93 and A94 roundabouts.
The open section of the New Kingsway between Stormontfield roundabout and the A93 roundabout has been well-received by the local community and offers a glimpse of what the completed road will look like. This section is facilitating local upgrade works to the existing Stormontfield Road which has progressed well. As part of the project Stormontfield Road will be closed to vehicles, allowing access to residential properties and Scone Palace only.
The majority of the surfacing works have been completed in March with remaining works (wearing course, signage and verge finishes) anticipated to be completed during the next period.
Work on the Green Bridge at Highfield has also progressed well in the period; the remaining works including landscaping, fencing and pathways are scheduled for completion in the next period, facilitating the connection between the new road to Highfield Plantation for active travel users and wildlife.
Access paths leading up to the bridge are scheduled for completion in late spring 2024.
Destiny Bridge
The west abutment stem wall located immediately west of the Highland Railway line has progressed well with the second pour of three now complete. With east abutment foundation completed, the abutment (end support) construction will commence.
All four Balanced Cantilever Form Travellers are now in position on the structure hammerheads.
The construction of the Form Traveller deck segments of reinforced steel, high-strength concrete, and post-tensioning cables is now underway with eight segments now completed.
A careful construction sequence will ensure that a segment will be constructed on either side of each pier to maintain a perfect balance. The bridge is currently forecast to be completed in 2024.
A9
The new A9 alignment to the west well-established and working well for drivers, and in addition to this, ancillary works such as bus-bays, footpaths, and accommodation works have now been completed.
The focus now remains on the next phase of the works. The earthworks and drainage along the old A9 route are well underway and the drainage for the new Park-and-Choose area are now completed.
The A9 Overbridge superstructure has advanced well, with the finishing works (kerbing, ducting and hard landscaping) underway. Surfacing works on the adjacent roundabouts has also been completed.
Opening of the existing cycle path for use by both cyclist and pedestrian users has allowed for a new diversion route, enabling works to progress for the Denmarkfield Access Portal. Piling works for the portal recently been completed, marking another milestone on the project.
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