The award-winning Cross Tay Link Road Project (CTLR) is the central element of the Perth Transport Futures Project. It was granted planning permission in October 2020 and opened to the public in March 2025. It is the largest ever infrastructure project undertaken by Perth and Kinross Council. The project has improved the local transport network (for all road users) and traffic flow, increased network capacity and reduced journey times, pollution and congestion in and around Perth.
The project was constructed by engineering and construction group BAM Nuttall Ltd (BAM) with the detailed design undertaken by Arup and Fairhurst. The project consists of:
This presentation aims to summarise and highlight some of the key design elements and intricacies of this project.
Arup
Geotechnical Engineer
Patrick Casey is a Chartered Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure projects. Patrick leads the Arup Belfast geotechnical team and is currently project manager for the A6 scheme. He has also led the delivery of geotechnical elements of the scheme.
Fairhurst
project manager
Carol is principal director at Fairhurst with over 25 years of experience designing, delivering and managing design and build projects in the UK and Ireland. Carol was the Arup Fairhurst JV project manager responsible for overall delivery of the detailed design and construction phase supervision services.
Fairhurst
project engineering geologist
Stephanie is a project engineering geologist with Fairhurst. Across 12 years working in geotechnics, Stephanie has worked in mine waste, construction monitoring, ground investigation and geotechnical design. Stephanie was a member of the Fairhurst geotechnical design team for Cross Tay Link Road and subsequently worked on site in the Designer’s Site Representative (DSR) team during the main earthworks season between May and November 2022.
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