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Queensferry Crossing saves an additional £50 million

Work to deliver a Nairn bypass and dual the A96 from Inverness to Nairn took a major step forward today.

Passengers can look forward to the biggest ever number of enhancements to the ScotRail services timetable from this December.

The contract to supply two new planes to operate on the Scottish Government’s Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes has been awarded, Transport Minister Keith Brown announced today.

A contractor has been selected to take forward ground investigation work as part of the A90 Haudagain Improvement scheme.

Motorists on the A9 should be aware of traffic restrictions on two sections of the route as work is carried out for the A9 Dualling programme starting Wednesday 1 October 2014.

Locals are being invited to have their say on the preferred option for the A96 Inverness to Nairn (including Nairn Bypass) dualling scheme.

A contractor has been selected to take forward ground investigation work as part of the A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan improvement scheme.

Passengers using the ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon are set to benefit from the redeployment of the MV Coruisk for the 2014/15 winter timetable, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today.

More than a million pounds is to be invested to carry out major repairs and improve the A82 at Glen Gloy where a landslip caused severe damage to the riverbank supporting the road.