Retaining walls often play an integral role in ensuring that transport links, buildings and other structures across the region aren't affected by changes in environmental conditions nearby.

You can find out more about some of the major projects where Engineering Design services have been used. Select a project from the list to get further details on the work carried out and the services provided by the team.

- Enterkinfoot Retaining Walls

- Hoghill River Protection Works

Enterkinfoot Retaining Walls Client: Scottish Executive Project Value: £500,000

At Enterkinfoot continual ground movement and erosion of the existing rock slopes threatened the alignment of the existing A76 trunk road.

Remedial works were undertaken to stabilise the ground beneath the existing carriageway. At the same time the works aim to improve both road width and alignment.

The works involved construction of a reinforced concrete retaining wall tied back to the existing rock slope using permanent ground anchors.

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Hoghill River Protection Works Client: Scottish Executive Project Value: £100,000 Completion Date: January 1999

River protection works were carried out at Hoghill to make good existing land slips and prevent future undermining of the adjacent Edinburgh to Carlisle Trunk Road A7.

The work involved the provision of rock armour and the reprofiling of the existing slipped slope on the east side of the River Esk.

At the same time the alignment of the river was moved to the west and a new raised flood bank constructed to protect an adjacent fish farm.

During the construction phase the river was temporarily re-aligned to minimise pollution.

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