COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT THE HEART OF THE PROJECT

Delivering a series of community benefits related to the construction of the Cross Tay Link Road is a integral part of the project’s delivery.

Perth & Kinross Council along with main contractor BAM Nuttall are committed to leaving legacy projects in the areas of environmental improvement, training, culture and employment that will add value to the communities around the bridge and significantly improve the lives of people who live there.

CROSS TAY EAST & CROSS TAY WEST

To help maximise community benefits related to the project the project team have set up two new community groups: Cross Tay East and Cross Tay West. These groups will advise the team on what type of projects will benefit the widest possible number of people and suggest projects to be delivered within communities on either side of the River Tay.

On the east side we are progressing with a disabled ramp for the Robert

Douglas Memorial Institute in Scone. At Scone Tennis Club the current nets are being repaired through the project and have acceptance of quotes to upgrade the markings at Scone Primary School play ground.

Over on the west side we are in discussions with Luncurty Tennis Club to upgrade groundworks and access pathways. At Luncurty Primary School were providing benches and tyre chippings for play areas and looking to start construction of an adventure play trail.

BAM GIFTS £900 TO HELP PERTH CARERS FEEL BETTER

Bam Supports Para Athletics Success In Perth

Construction of the new Cross Tay Link Road is helping to facilitate health and fitness opportunities for local carers.

As part of the community benefits delivered by the project’s main contractor, BAM Nuttall is supporting a local nonprofit organisation with a £900 donation to deliver ‘Fitness to Feel Better’ sessions to help build confidence and improve health and wellbeing among young carers.

The sessions are being delivered by Perth based Scotland All Strong and the money will fund eight places on a fitness and wellbeing course specifically aimed at young carers.

More than 200 young para athletes and supporters joined Perth Strathtay Harriers in a fun day to raise awareness of opportunities for people of all abilities to get involved in sport.

Organised by the Harriers in conjunction with Perth and Kinross Disability Sport, the event was supported by Cross Tay Link Road main contractor BAM Nuttall.

Open to young people aged five years to senior with physical, sensory or learning disabilities and related conditions, events included wheelchair racing and frame running along with a range of distance races on the track.

Craigie Pupils Last To Explore Hill Fort

Pupils from Craigie Primary School were among the last to have the opportunity to explore the Iron Age Hill Fort off the A9 before it disappeared for good.

Excavation of the site ended last month allowing the next phase of earthworks to start as part of the Cross Tay Link Road construction.

‘For the pupils, staff and accompanying parents, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience such an extensive hillfort excavation,’ said local archaeologist Dr Gavin Lindsay who accompanied the group.

‘As an archaeological educator I'm incredibly grateful to the likes of BAM for making sites accessible as learning resources and would warmly encourage other developers to follow this great example of genuine community benefit.’

Caravan Club Gets Spruce Up Through Community Benefits

Scone Camping and Caravanning Club were among the first organisations to benefit through the Cross Tay Link Road’s community benefits programme

The club had difficulty in sourcing contractors to repair fencing and spray weed killer meaning parts of the site looked unsightly and unwelcoming for visitors.

After an initial survey by the BAM team and its sub-contractors to see what they could do to help the Club, it was decided that renewal of some fencing, gates and some weed killer spraying would make a big difference to the site.

Scone Camping and Caravanning Club Site Manager, Simon Hill was delighted with the work: ‘The work that’s been carried out has made a big difference and made the whole environment of the park more attractive for our guests visiting the area,’