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06/06/2016

Piling Works To Begin On £28.8m Elgin High School

Piling works are due to begin on a new £28.8 million high school in Elgin.

Balfour Beatty is building the new complex, which is due to be completed by June 2018.

Before construction work can start on the main teaching block, steel piles need to be driven into the ground with a hydraulic ram.

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Work will be carried out between 7am - 7pm from Monday to Friday, and from 7am – 4pm on Saturday.

A council spokesman said: "There is the potential for some disturbance to people living nearby but every effort will be made to keep noise and vibration to a minimum."

(LM/JP)

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