Transport scotland

07/05/2013

Transport Scotland has drawn up a shortlist of construction firms that are bidding for the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty road scheme.  

09/05/2013

Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown has set out how the A96 dualling programme will be driven forward.

13/05/2013

The refurbishment of three bridges over the M8 has been completed ahead of schedule.

16/05/2013

Improvements to the A82 in Scotland will now take place during a series of overnight closures.

21/05/2013

Transport Scotland has published a shortlist of contractors who are in the running to carry out an upgrade on the A82.  

28/05/2013

More than 1,800 tonnes of litter are being cleared from the sides of Scotland’s road and rail routes every year.

29/05/2013

The dualling of the A9 in Scotland is attracting significant interest from consultancy companies.

10/06/2013

Scottish Government transport minister Keith Brown is set to meet with Dutch cycling experts to learn about the cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands.

19/06/2013

Work on the next phase of the £10.6 million Symington and Bogend toll scheme on the A77 in Scotland will start next month.

21/06/2013

Transport Scotland is set to award a £200,000 contract to URS Infrastructure and Environment.

04/07/2013

Transport Scotland has published details of three large design contracts worth in the region of £40 to £60 million each.  

16/07/2013

Transport Scotland is being sued for almost £1 million by Nationwide Gritting Services (NGS) over claims the transport authority failed to properly tender for salt supplies.

22/07/2013

Transport Scotland has awarded a £590,000 contract to Blom Aerofilms which will see the company carry out aerial surveys of where the A9 and A96 routes are to be upgraded to dual carriageway.

24/07/2013

Work on the A82 in Scotland is progressing well.

01/08/2013

Average speed cameras will be introduced on the A9 in Scotland.

08/08/2013

Transport Scotland is set to award a £5 million Crianlarich bypass contract to RJ McLeod (Contractors).

20/08/2013

Transport Scotland has announced its preferred bidder for the central Scotland motorway network project. 

04/09/2013

A new £1.8 million bridge at Allt Chonoglais in Scotland has been finished ahead of schedule.

13/09/2013

Transport Scotland has announced the shortlisted companies being invited to bid for three large A9 design contracts.

18/09/2013

Construction of the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland is moving forward at a rapid pace. 

31/10/2013

Work to remove a notorious bottleneck on the main Aberdeen-Inverness route is expected to start next year, subject to the successful completion of the statutory process.

27/12/2013

Work on a £415 million scheme to improve the M8 in Scotland is expected to get under way soon.

06/01/2014

Clearview Traffic Group has been working in partnership with Amey to deliver the Traffic Scotland operations and infrastructure services contract (TSOISC) on behalf of Transport Scotland.

29/01/2014

Transport Scotland has driven down costs by more than £100 million for the M8/M73/M74 motorway improvements project after awarding the contract to the Scot Roads Partnership Project (SRP).

30/01/2014

Work to improve the A96 Inveramsay Bridge in Scotland is expected to start by the end of this year.  

04/02/2014

Transport Minister Keith Brown believes he could do more to improve Scotland’s transport system if the country was given the full powers of independence.

05/02/2014

Highways Magazine has launched an editorial advisory board.

10/02/2014

Stirling Lloyd Construction is set to start work on the second phase of a £13.2m waterproofing and resurfacing programme at Kessock Bridge in Scotland.

20/02/2014

Refurbishment of the A9 Crieff Road bridge in Scotland has been completed two weeks ahead of schedule.

25/02/2014

The Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP) has been awarded a £500 million deal to construct the M8 and make improvements to the M73 and M74 by Transport Scotland.

26/02/2014

Five contractors are vying to win a £1.2 million roads contract that will see a key roundabout outside the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary in Scotland upgraded.

06/03/2014

Forty three per cent of markings in Scotland should be replaced immediately or need to be scheduled for replacement, according to a report released by the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA).

12/03/2014

Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown has taken a look at the ongoing recovery work that is taking place to get the A83 fully operational again.

17/03/2014

An extra £10 million will be spent on improving trunk roads in Scotland.

24/03/2014

Three new sections of Scotland’s longest trunk road are expected to be shovel ready in 2017.

25/03/2014

Symington Bridge in Scotland opened to road users for the first time last week.

02/04/2014

Scotland TranServ’s Trunk Roads Incident Support Service (TRISS) teams have assisted more than 8,000 stranded motorists on Scotland’s major trunk roads over the last year.

09/04/2014

Four contractors are in the running for an £11 million bridge improvement scheme in Scotland.

23/04/2014

Europe’s longest average speed enforcement system is to be installed along the A9 in Scotland and will cover a total of 220km of road.

23/04/2014

The first of three large design contracts for the A9 dualling programme in Scotland has been awarded.

24/04/2014

A new dual carriageway link road is planned as a solution to the ongoing congestion caused by the Haudagain roundabout in Aberdeen.

30/04/2014

Transport Minister Keith Brown has witnessed the start of essential ground investigation works on the £11 million A96 Inveramsay bridge project in Scotland.

14/05/2014

A number of ancient artefacts that were found during construction of the £17 million A75 Dunragit bypass in Scotland have been unveiled.

16/05/2014

Scotland TranServ is rolling out a new range of high visibility garments to help improve the health and safety of road workers across south west Scotland.

20/05/2014

A road construction vehicle known as Paisley’s Flaming Dragon has been used to carry out major resurfacing work on the M8 Whitecart Viaduct in Scotland.

23/05/2014

Refurbishment of the Erskine Bridge in Scotland is almost complete.

27/05/2014

Average speed cameras are being installed on the A9 in Scotland.

29/05/2014

Scotland TranServ, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, has completed a vehicle safety barrier replacement project on the Erskine Bridge.

17/06/2014

Amey has been awarded a six-year contract to maintain and improve the motorways and trunk roads in south east Scotland.

25/06/2014

Scotland TranServ wants to reduce the amount of litter on the country’s trunk roads and has urged drivers to stop throwing rubbish out of their cars.

03/06/2014

Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd will carry out ground investigation work on the A9 in Scotland.

15/07/2014

Support for stranded motorists in Glasgow and the wider Central Belt has been significantly increased in an effort to cope with extra demand on the road network during the Commonwealth Games.

07/08/2014

Work to construct the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland is progressing well.

11/08/2014

Connect Roads will start preparatory works on the Aberdeen bypass in Scotland this week.

19/08/2014

Transport Scotland is searching for a contractor to take forward the detailed design work for the first section of the A96 dualling programme.

20/08/2014

A £50 million contract to dual a section of the A9 in Scotland has been put out to tender.

22/09/2014

A contractor has been selected to take forward ground investigation work as part of the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan improvement scheme in Scotland.

30/09/2014

Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded a contract from Transport Scotland to provide multi-disciplinary consultancy services for the A9.

16/10/2014

Vital ground investigations have now started on the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan in Scotland.

20/10/2014

Nationwide Gritting Services (NGS) has lost its case against Transport Scotland. The company attempted to sue the transport authority for almost £1 million over claims it failed to properly tender for salt supplies.

23/10/2014

Transport Scotland has drawn up a shortlist of four bidders that are competing to win a £50m contract to deliver the first A9 dualling scheme between Kincraig and Dalraddy.

27/10/2014

Heavy rain has caused travel disruption in the north west of Scotland with the A82 bearing the brunt of the conditions.

28/10/2014

Average speed cameras have come into force on the A9 in Scotland.

11/11/2014

Sub-contracts worth £70 million for the Aberdeen Bypass will be advertised by Transport Scotland.

03/12/2014

Amey has secured a contract worth between £40-60 million to operate two major river crossings in the East of Scotland.

03/12/2014

The Aberdeen Bypass will be completed ahead of schedule in winter 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities, Keith Brown has announced.

08/12/2014

With Scotland experiencing cold temperatures and snow, Transport Minister Derek Mackay has visited a salt depot near Glasgow to see the preparations that are being made for the wintry weather.

29/12/2014

The new £5 million A82 bypass in Scotland has been officially opened.

07/01/2015

Gordon Wilson has been appointed as contract director at Scotland TranServ.

15/01/2015

The Scottish government is spending an additional £3 million on the A83.

10/02/2015

Jacobs has been awarded a £30 million design contract for the A96 dualling in Scotland.

10/03/2015

A £1 million contract that will see major repairs and improvements carried out on the A82 in the North West Highlands is underway.

11/03/2015

A £500 million project to improve major trunk roads in Scotland has reached a major milestone.

06/05/2015

Second year undergraduate civil engineering students from across Scotland are being offered the opportunity to win a place on The Road Maintenance Research Working Group.

01/06/2015

Donald Morrison, head of asset management and procurement for Transport Scotland, has joined the Highways Magazine editorial board.

03/06/2015

Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay has visited the Forth Road Bridge to see how it is performing under a new operator.

17/06/2015

Two hundred people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2014 – a rise of 16% on the previous year.

13/08/2015

Transport Scotland has appointed Angus Carmichael as Scottish Roadworks Commissioner on an interim basis.

14/08/2015

Mouchel, part of the Kier Group, has been awarded a place on two substantial new Transport Scotland frameworks worth up to £11 million.

21/08/2015

Amey has re-secured a position on Transport Scotland’s Major Transport Infrastructure Projects (MTRIPs) framework.

14/10/2015

Contractors are being invited to tender for a £50 million design contract notice for dualling work on the A96 in Scotland.

23/10/2015

Roy Brannen has been appointed as the new chief executive of Transport Scotland.

19/11/2015

Examples of bridge options being developed to cross the River Spey near Kingussie in Scotland have gone on display this week as part of the consultation process for the A9 dualling scheme.

04/12/2015

The Forth Road Bridge is to shut until the New Year for repairs following the discovery of defective steelwork.

14/12/2015

A team of engineers from Amey have been working hard to develop a solution to structural problems on the Forth Road Bridge.

15/12/2015

Work on the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland is progressing well with over a quarter of the bridge deck now in place.

13/01/2016

Additional safety cameras will go live at the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland tomorrow (Thursday 14 January).

28/01/2016

The Scottish government has announced £24 million worth of funding to take forward the design and construction of a new junction on the A90 in Aberdeenshire.

22/02/2016

The Forth Road Bridge in Scotland has fully reopened.

29/02/2016

Four companies are in the running for a £50 million design contract to dual the A96 in Scotland.

10/03/2016

More than £350 million worth of sub-contracts have been awarded for work carried out on the Aberdeen Bypass, Transport Scotland has revealed.

16/03/2016

Transport Scotland will spend £750,000 on improvements to the A9 Kessock Bridge.

17/03/2016

An upgrade to a notorious bottleneck on the A96 at Inveramsay Bridge in Scotland is set to open under traffic management tomorrow (18 March).

22/03/2016

Ground investigations are now taking place along the A96 in Scotland.

24/03/2016

Transport Scotland is inviting companies to bid for the construction of the A737 Dalry Bypass in Ayrshire.

27/05/2016

A Mott MacDonald Sweco joint venture has been awarded a £50 million contract by Transport Scotland to carry out detailed design work for dualling the 29-mile western section of the A96 between Auldearn and Fochabers.

03/06/2016

Video shows the construction of the largest single span bridge being built as part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project in Scotland.

10/06/2016

The Queensferry Crossing in Scotland will open five months later than planned.

15/06/2016

Transport Scotland has appointed the Mott MacDonald Sweco joint venture (MMS JV) to carry out route option assessment and detailed design work for dualling of the A96 between Hardmuir and Fochabers.

21/06/2016

Filming of Trainspotting 2 meant one of Scotland’s busiest trunk roads – the A725 – was closed while a scene was shot.

06/07/2016

Transport Scotland has revealed the shortlist for its Dalry Bypass contract with four bidders in the running for the job.

14/07/2016

Tarmac and Amey have set a new record for laying asphalt in Scotland after delivering almost 2,500 tonnes in under 30 hours on a section of the M9.

21/07/2016

Road safety inspections in Scotland will be aided by GPS and video capturing software from RouteShoot.

04/08/2016

Urgent action is needed to help improve the condition of Scotland’s roads, according to a report by Audit Scotland.  

08/08/2016

Transport Scotland has awarded Fugro Geoservices a £1.2 million ground investigation contract on the A9.

24/08/2016

A timelapse video that shows the demolition a bridge on the A8 has been released by Transport Scotland.

05/09/2016

Work to replace damaged “truss end links” that led to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge at the end of last year has started.

10/10/2016

Motorists are now able to drive on the first stretch of new road to be constructed as part of the A9 dualling project in Scotland.

02/11/2016

Scottish Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has announced plans for a cycling taskforce.  

03/11/2016

Improvements at the A737 in Beith, Scotland, have moved a step closer with the publication of draft road orders.

03/11/2016

Twenty-seven beams will be used to construct the North Deeside and Fishermyre to Clayfold Road bridges in Scotland.

04/11/2016

Fugro will carry out ground investigations on Transport Scotland’s project to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness after being awarded a contract.

11/11/2016

Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd have landed a ground investigation contract worth almost £1.5 million which will help progress two A9 dualling schemes – Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore.

22/11/2016

Timelapse footage that shows the demolition of one of the highest bridges on Scotland’s motorway network has been released.  

16/12/2016

Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd will carry out ground investigation work on the A9 in Scotland after landing a contract worth £1 million.  

04/01/2017

Incredibly detailed 3D scans of the Forth Bridge will form the basis for interactive games promoting engineering skills for school children, it has been revealed.

17/01/2017

Transport Scotland has refreshed its Cycling Action Plan with an aim of having 10% of everyday journeys made by bike by 2020.

20/02/2017

Average speed cameras are to be installed on the A90 at Stonehaven in an attempt to improve safety for construction workers and road users.

14/03/2018

Dominic Browne caught up with Hugh Gillies, director of trunk roads and bus operations at Transport Scotland, for a Q and A about the recent extreme weather seen north of the border and how the devolved nation fared when it came up against the Beast from the East.

23/03/2018

The Scottish Government has announced a new, six-month delay on the troubled £745m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project.  

05/04/2018

Transport Scotland is set to permanently remove a set of traffic lights on the A96 in Nairn, following a successful trial.

24/05/2018

Transport Scotland has said it still expects the troubled Aberdeen bypass to open in the autumn, despite the remaining contractors on the project predicting a finish this summer.

06/06/2018

Transport Scotland is to install a signalised pedestrian crossing on the A92 in Fife after the transport minister met the parents of a child who was killed on the road.

04/07/2018

A special Talking Transport podcast is now online, with SMART Highways editor Paul Hutton joined by Highways editor Dominic Browne, deputy editor Chris Ames and Traffex Seeing is Believing content director Adrian Tatum.

06/08/2018

Auditors have praised Transport Scotland for its management of the project to build the new Queensferry Crossing, which opened late last year but came in at least £110m under budget.

28/08/2018

The Scottish Government has launched the procurement process for two new road maintenance contracts worth up to £1.4bn over 12 years.

30/08/2018

Transport Scotland is set to hand Interserve a £9m contract to realign a stretch of the A737.

30/08/2018

Balfour Beatty is in line for a £62m construction contract for the next major section of the £3bn A9 Dualling Programme.

16/10/2018

Transport Scotland has advertised its first two next generation trunk road contracts, worth a total of £1.4bn.

22/05/2019

The Scottish Government has hailed a shift in traffic from Aberdeen city onto the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route since it fully opened in February

03/06/2019

A £31m bypass in South West Scotland has opened to traffic.

04/07/2019

Bridge works specialist Spencer Group has been appointed to deliver what it called the most extensive maintenance painting of Scotland’s landmark Erskine Bridge for a generation.

04/09/2019

Final tenders for the first of the next generation Scottish trunk road contracts, worth a total of £1.4bn, are expected by the end of the year.

03/10/2019

Transport Scotland has insisted that it is committed to dualling the A96 and A9 after a top official told a Scottish parliamentary committee that the schemes were ‘up for debate’ as part of a review of major projects.

29/10/2019

Transport Scotland has unveiled new proposals for more than 40 km of shared use path on the Hardmuir to Fochabers section of the A96 dualling programme.

29/10/2019

Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco has been appointed to provide transport and road safety consultancy through the Scottish Government’s flagship Development Management and Road Safety Service Multi Supplier Framework.

04/11/2019

Chris Ames looks at conflicting signals about the impact of the Scottish Government’s draft National Transport Strategy on major road-building schemes.

07/11/2019

A fully electric gritter will join the fleet of vehicles aiming to keep Scotland’s trunk roads moving this winter.

29/11/2019

The head of sustainable engineering and climate adaption at Transport Scotland has said it is time to consider changing specifications in road markings and highways materials to tackle climate change.

11/12/2019

The new section of the A737 at the Den in North Ayrshire has opened following a £9m realignment scheme.

12/12/2019

The Scottish transport secretary has stressed ministers’ commitment to the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout scheme as plans for the project are set to go on public display.