A96

Transport Scotland has been urged to extend its consultation into the preferred dualling option of the A96 Aberdeen to Huntly route.

The preferred option for the section of the A96 to be dualled between East of Huntly and Aberdeen has been unveiled to the public at a virtual exhibition.

Transport Scotland has made a number of design changes to junctions on the A96 Dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen project following its engagement with local communities, road users and other stakeholders, with a new junction also proposed at Pitscurry. The design work is continuing in or

Council and business leaders have joined forces to seek an “unwavering” assurance from the Scottish Government of its continued commitment to delivering upgrades of the A96 and A9.

Transport Scotland has announced the intention to award two contracts to undertake ground investigations as part of the A96 Dualling Hardmuir to Fochabers scheme.

Transport Scotland has dropped a number of options being considered for dualling the A96 between Huntly and Aberdeen following ongoing design work and feedback from earlier consultations.

A construction and building materials group from Northern Ireland has set up a base in Aberdeen to manage a nearby roads contract. Northstone (NI) Limited has moved into Units 14 and 16 at the James Gregory Centre in Aberdeen Innovation Park.

Transport Scotland has removed route options for the A96 Dualling Hardmuir to Fochabers scheme following a public engagement exercise. Discussions with local communities, road users and other stakeholders have resulted in the following route option elements no longer being considered:

A contract notice has been advertised today calling on interested firms to bid for the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement Project. The project involves the construction of approximately 500m of new dual carriageway connecting the A90 North Anderson Drive and the A96 Auchmill Road.

Four design consultancies or joint ventures are to be invited to bid for the contract for a 26-mile stretch of the A96 from east of Huntly to Aberdeen. The contract, worth up to £50 million, is expected to be awarded later this year.

Keith Brown A contract notice worth up to £50 million to upgrade the A96 has been published.

A96 looking west at Forres A joint venture between Mott MacDonald and Sweco has been awarded a contract worth up to £50 million on the A96 Dualling project by Transport Scotland.

An upgrade to a notorious bottleneck on the A96 at Inveramsay Bridge where traffic lights have been in place for decades, is set to open under traffic management tomorrow. The £10.2 million Balfour Beatty project which will carry the A96 over the Aberdeen-Inverness railway line, will end queuing at

Four bidders remain in the chase for a design contract to dual the A96 worth up to £50 million. The design consultancies or joint ventures have been invited to tender for the design work for the western section of the A96 Dualling programme – a 29 mile stretch between Hardmuir and Fochabers.

Proposed changes to the A96 dualling Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) scheme have been unveiled for public at a series of drop-in sessions starting today in Culloden. In addition, they will be able to see developing proposals for non-motorised users which includes over 18 miles off-carria