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Wills Bros wins £152m A9 work

21/07/2025

Wills Bros Civil Engineering has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the £152.7m contract for the fourth section of the A9 dualling programme

Scottish active travel receives £23m boost

23/06/2025

The Scottish Government has allocated £23.45m across its seven Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) for active travel schemes that target short, everyday journeys.

Scotland to hand councils full road user charging powers

20/06/2025

The Scottish Government has pledged to hand local roads authorities all the powers they need to introduce road user charging, having admitted that it will almost certainly fail to reach its target of a 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030.

£400k skills cash for decarbonising HDVs

12/06/2025

Transport Scotland has announced a £400,000 skills fund to prepare workforces for the switch to zero emission heavy duty vehicles (HDVs).

A83 Rest and Be Thankful works cause further diversions

10/06/2025

Transport Scotland has announced further traffic diversions for the ongoing ground investigation works along the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.

Scottish transport secretary calls for continued collaboration amid 2024 road casualty stats

05/06/2025

New data from Transport Scotland has shown there was an increase in fatalities in 2024, despite an overall decrease in casualties from previous years.

Draft orders published for £486m latest A9 dualling section

02/06/2025

Transport Scotland has published draft orders for the latest part of the A9 dualling programme - an 8.4km section from Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing.

Transport Scotland announces £2m for LEZ support fund

27/05/2025

Transport Scotland has allocated £2m for the re-opening of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Support Fund in 2025-26 to help those ‘most in need’ adapt to LEZs.

Rest and be Thankful: Traffic diverted for start of ground investigation

19/05/2025

Ground investigation works on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful Road, part of a long-term solution to landslips on the route, will see traffic diverted on to the Old Military Road (OMR) on certain days from May to August.

£185m works commence on third section of A9 programme

09/05/2025

Scottish transport secretary, Fiona Hyslop has overseen the launch of major construction works on the third section of the A9 Dualling programme between Tomatin and Moy.

Toolkit for multi award-winning safety scheme released

13/01/2025

A groundbreaking toolkit in support of a Highways Awards winning motorcycle safety system has been released for road authorities.

Research identifies 'hot spots' for zero emission freight

26/09/2024

A new report commissioned by Transport Scotland has identified 'hot spots' where electric charging infrastructure is needed to support zero emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

Balfour confirmed for £184m Tomatin and Moy A9 works

06/08/2024

Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the winner of a £184.7m deal to upgrade a section of the section of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy for Transport Scotland.

Scottish Government announces first winners from £30m EV charging fund

12/07/2024

The Scottish Government is allocating over £7m in the first tranche of its £30m Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund - set up to encourage private investment in the electric vehicle charging network.

Market engagement begins on £155m A9 dualling next phase

19/04/2024

Transport Scotland has started market engagement on a £155m contract for the next section of the A9 dualling scheme.

Tunnel mooted for Rest fix after 'tireless' work

06/06/2023

The Scottish Government has announced that a debris flow shelter is the preferred option for the long-term solution to improve the resilience of the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.

Atkins WSP secures £25m Rest and Be Thankful scheme development

30/08/2022

Transport Scotland has announced its intention to appoint Atkins WSP Joint Venture to a £25m contract to progress design and development work for medium and long-term solutions for the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.

Scotland transport strategy marks cautious progress on roadbuilding

09/06/2022

The Scottish Government has stalled roadbuilding plans in its latest transport strategy while promising to improve public transport and active travel.

Transport Scotland carries out major post-COVID operational review

13/04/2022

Transport Scotland’s Multi-Agency Response Team for planned and unplanned incidents on the trunk road network is undergoing a fundamental review ‘from start to finish’ for the first time in a decade.

Amey begins £42m trunk road technology contract

10/03/2022

Amey has begun its new contract to operate, maintain and upgrade motorway and trunk road technology infrastructure across Scotland, worth up to £42m.

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