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Keith Brown has provided an update for users of the M8 with news that construction of a £415m scheme to improve the central Scotland motorway network is expected to get under way very soon.

The Met Office has issued an Amber “be prepared” warning for strong winds across the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the North West Highlands, Argyll and Bute and the Northern Isles for Christmas Eve (Tuesday).

As the Christmas getaway gets into full swing, Transport Scotland and Traffic Scotland are gearing up to provide people with the most accurate and up to the minute travel information to keep them mobile.

The Met Office has issued an Amber “be prepared” warning for strong winds across the North West Highlands, the Western Isles, and the westernmost fringes of Strathclyde for later tonight and into tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Five communities across Scotland are to benefit from proposals to deliver 20 mph speed limits zones in their towns and villages in a bid to improve safety on trunk roads.

Users of the A77 will see marked progress on the £10.6 million Symington and Bogend Toll scheme when works move to the final phase on 20 January 2014.

Changes made to A77 road scheme design

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The UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) is an unwanted Christmas present for travellers flying to and from Scotland this festive season, Transport Minister Keith Brown said today.