Sweco has won a £3.5 million contract to help deliver a major infrastructure project on the outskirts of Perth.

The company will act as the lead consultant on the £113m Cross Tay Link Road scheme, which aims to create a third crossing over the River Tay.

Phase two of four of the Perth Transport Futures Project will include the realignment of a section of the A9 trunk road, the provision of a new bridge across the River Tay and railway line, the creation of a new grade separated junction on the A9 and a new 6km link road connecting the A9 with the A93 and A94.

Sweco's Glasgow and Edinburgh offices will deliver the project and be supported from the consultancy's expertise across the UK, which will include infrastructure design, site investigations, drainage and flood assessments, public utility liaison and design, as well as environmental impact, archaeological and ecological studies.

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The company will also support Perth & Kinross Council through the planning application and tendering and procurement process, and will remain involved in a project management and site supervision role until its conclusion.

Design work of the Cross Tay Link Road is due to be completed in mid-2019, with a planning application submitted later that year. If approved, construction is due to commence in 2021 and expected to be completed in 2023.

Sweco UK operations manager, Chris Cardno, said: "We are very pleased to have been appointed as lead consultant on this project, which will deliver a wide range of benefits to Perth and the surrounding local area. This is a great opportunity for us to utilise our multi-disciplinary approach and UK-wide expertise to deliver another extremely important infrastructure project in Scotland."

Cllr Colin Stewart said: "I am pleased that we have reached another milestone in this significant project for Perth and Kinross. Phase 2 of the project will see the creation of a much needed third bridge over the River Tay which will help to take the pressure off the city infrastructure and improve traffic movement and air quality."

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