Scottish active travel receives £23m boost23/06/2025 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 powers20/06/2025 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 HDVs12/06/2025 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 diversions10/06/2025 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 stats05/06/2025 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 section02/06/2025 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 fund27/05/2025 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 investigation19/05/2025 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 programme09/05/2025 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 released13/01/2025 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 freight26/09/2024 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 works06/08/2024 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 fund12/07/2024 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 phase19/04/2024 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' work06/06/2023 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 development30/08/2022 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 roadbuilding09/06/2022 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 review13/04/2022 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 contract10/03/2022 Amey has begun its new contract to operate, maintain and upgrade motorway and trunk road technology infrastructure across Scotland, worth up to £42m. |
Scotland looks to Norway for A83 help07/03/2022 Transport Scotland has consulted the Norwegian Government on options for a long-term solution for the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful and has invited five consultants to tender for the next stage of the project. |
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