CMAL Celebrates Marine Award Win for Lochmaddy Pier Upgrade Project
The Lochmaddy Pier Upgrade project has won the prestigious Marine Award at the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards 2024.
CMAL supported Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar as the client for this project, and received a special mention on the award certificate. The project was judged by a panel of leading industry experts before coming out on top.
The Scottish Civil Engineering Awards ceremony took place on Friday, 23rd August, at the Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh and celebrated the remarkable achievements in civil engineering across Scotland.
This award highlights CMAL’s commitment to providing, safeguarding and developing ferries and harbours across Scotland. We extend our congratulations to everyone who contributed to the success of the Lochmaddy Pier Upgrade project, including Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, George Leslie Ltd, and Wallace Stone.
Find out more about this project below and on our project page.
Upgrades delivered as part of this project
Pier improvements
Extensive pier improvement works were completed in November 2023 to enable the terminal to accommodate larger vessels in future, including:
30m long caisson
New parallel motion fenders along the main southern pier berth
Replacement fenders to secondary north berth
Repair and strengthening of existing inner pier section
Repairs to the existing middle pier section
Dredging of the area in front of the pier
June 2022—before extension
December 2023—after addition of caisson and new fenders
Marshalling area
Major extension works to the marshalling area were completed in November 2023 to enable the facility to accommodate increased vehicle numbers in the future, including:
Reclamation of land to the west of the existing marshalling area
100% increase in the total length of marshalling lanes available
New concrete hardstanding area with dedicated parking for seven HGV trailers
New surfacing across the whole marshalling area
New roundabout at the terminal entrance to improve safe traffic flow
June 2022—extension earthworks in progress
December 2023—extension works complete
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