Work to commence on the £22 million River Ness flood alleviation scheme, Scotland

The first stage of the £22 million River Ness flood alleviation scheme in Inverness is due to begin on October 22. Mott MacDonald is providing the detailed design for The Highland Council on the project, following on from an earlier role as one of three flood defence framework providers to the Highland and Islands Councils in Scotland. The scheme will protect 795 residential and 188 non-residential properties from the threat of tidal flooding through the installation of 4km of walls and embankments along both sides of the river bank. The upper part of the scheme will pass through the