Transport Scotland

The third and final phase of the Inshes District Park main path infrastructure in Inverness has been completed and is now open to the public. The £358K contract which forms part of the third phase of development at Inshes District Park was awarded to Pat Munro Ltd of Alness and work began on s

Transport Scotland has reappointed Turner & Townsend to provide the audit and monitoring service in relation to the technical, financial, and commercial management of the maintenance and improvement of the Scottish Trunk Road Network.

Construction work is expected to get underway on the £63 million electrification of the Barrhead corridor in April 2022 after the programme was given the green light.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Glasgow Queen Street station yesterday to mark the official completion of the station’s £120 million Scottish Government-funded transformation.

Transport minister Graeme Dey has visited the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project to recognise the range of benefits delivered to the communities of Perthshire throughout the project’s construction period.

The cables on the north tower of the Queensferry Crossing are to be cleaned as part of a trial to measure the impact of soiling on the formation of ice.

Work is underway at Lynebeg as Network Rail engineers prepare for the reconstruction of the rail bridge near Moy as part of advance works for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.

Road users will be able to access the 9.5 km of new dual A9 carriageway between Luncarty and the Pass of Birnam by Monday, transport minister Graeme Dey announced today.

A new £1.1 million catch-pit has been completed at the Rest and Be Thankful to provide additional resilience to the A83. Approximately 120m long and around 12m wide, the catch-pit is capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip.

Transport Scotland has launched the competition to select the main construction contractor to dual the next phase of the Scottish Government’s £3 billion programme to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness.

Plans to relocate Hairmyres station have moved closer as Scotland’s Railway, South Lanarkshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have agreed to fund and develop an expanded transport interchange. As part of the East Kilbride Enhancements Project, Hairmyres station is movi

A major milestone for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project has been reached as Scottish Ministers have given their go-ahead for Aberdeen City Council to progress with the compulsory purchase order for the project. Transport Scotland is writing to people and organisations which took part in a pu

Projects which will improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure have been awarded £7 million from the Scottish Government. 

The A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project is set to achieve a significant milestone as the new Stanley/Tullybelton Junction and overbridge comes into operation for the first time next month.

The A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project has overcome unprecedented challenges in 2020 to deliver on a substantial proportion of its community benefits targets.