SCOTLAND will not have enough civil engineers to deliver major infrastructure projects such as dualling the A9 and building a high-speed rail network unless training levels are increased, a professional body has warned.
SCOTLAND will not have enough civil engineers to deliver major infrastructure projects such as dualling the A9 and building a high-speed rail network unless training levels are increased, a professional body has warned.
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DAMIEN HENDERSON Transport Correspondent
The Institute of Civil Engineers (Ice) said elements of the Scottish Government's 20-year investment plan, which aims to upgrade the country's transport, energy, water and other infrastructure, could be threatened by a lack of new recruits.
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