Whitesands project

A scheme to provide flood protection and public realm improvements for the Whitesands area of Dumfries.

Project status

The Whitesands project delivery is in accordance with the standard 9-stage process for flood schemes. The project is at stage 7: detailed design.

The council appointed Turner & Townsend to provide technical project management services, enabling access to an experienced team of flood project specialists who work on major projects across Scotland and the United Kingdom.

Our team have been working to progress this important project and we are now in a position to undertake additional ground investigation works to inform the detailed design of the project design (stage 7).

This stage of the process requires the following works to continue or commence imminently:

  • appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced ground investigation contractor through a competitive tender process; the successful contractor will do additional site investigation works to complement the earlier project work (complete)
  • appointment of a design consultant for the detailed design (stage 7: in progress)
  • continued engagement with utility companies to confirm any required diversions and to avoid any conflicts with the proposed main construction works (stage 9)

The 9-stage process for flood schemes

Stage 1: identify the scheme.

Stage 2: data collection

Stage 3: options appraisal

Stage 4: outline design

Stage 5/6: scheme notification and statutory approvals

Stage 7: detailed design

Stage 8: enabling works

Stage 9: main construction works