Sound Of Barra Integrated Transport Project

Eriskay - 24th July 2000

On the Eriskay side - the core has extended to 320m from the shore - at an average of 2.5m below full height. Rock armouring to core continues.

A long reach excavator has been mobilised from the mainland via barge on 23rd July. In all 60,000 tonnes of rock has been placed, extracted from Eriskay.

On the Uist side - the causeway core has advanced 370m at an average of 2.0m below full height. Rock armouring to core is also in progress and a total of 85,000 tonnes of rock has been placed, extracted from quarry.

The total causeway length will be 1650 metres shore to shore

At Ceann a Gharaidh - the ferry terminal on Eriskay for the Sound of Barra link, archaeological mitigation has been completed, topsoil stripping has commenced and additional plant has been mobilised from the mainland via barge on 23rd July.