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BAM has today been appointed principal contractor for the £170m upgrade of the Aberdeen-Inverness line.

Work on the first of 47 Class 156 ScotRail trains to be fitted with Control Emission Toilet (CET) equipment is due for completion tomorrow (Friday 16 October), with the unit scheduled to be moved back into circulation over the weekend. This signifies the beginning of the end of the practice of trains discharging effluent onto Scotland’s railways.

'The Scottish Government is meeting its commitment to continue record levels of active travel funding through a cash injection of £3.3m for cycling and walking infrastructure.’ Transport Minister Derek Mackay announced today in Inverness.

A design contract notice for the A96 Dualling programme, worth up to £50 million, has been published today.

There will be more than fifty new gritters on Scotland’s trunk roads this winter, as Transport Scotland and our Operating Companies continue to enhance our services.

Restricted access to and from Hamilton and Bothwell via Raith, M74 Junction 5Motorists are being advised that the B7071 Bellshill Road from Whistleberry Toll to Bothwell Bridge roundabout (the junction with Hamilton Road and Bothwell Road), will be closed southbound from Monday 26th October for approximately 5 weeks.

A new River Don Crossing, part of the construction Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty scheme, is taking a major step forward with the dismantling of four nearby electricity towers.

Bus operators are being invited to get on board with the latest round of Scottish Green Bus Fund now opened for applications

Derek Mackay, Minister for Transport and Islands will reaffirm the Scottish Government’s real progress in the delivery of its transport policy today (Wednesday) as he takes questions from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee in the Scottish Parliament.

Travellers warned to avoid Forth Road Bridge area Essential demolition works planned for weekends October 24/25, October 31/November 1, and November 14/15, 2015.