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The huge £13.2m upgrade of the Kessock Bridge is drawing to completion ahead of schedule with the peak-time traffic restrictions coming to an end today, five weeks early.

Huge shipment delivered for next phase of construction

The first electric trains have taken to the tracks on Transport Scotland’s flagship rail improvement scheme.

To mark the early opening of the new £17 million A75 Dunragit bypass in Wigtownshire, a stunning treasure trove of ancient artefacts found on the construction site, shedding light on land use and settlement in the area over the past 9000 years, was unveiled today.

92 per cent of new bridge’s supply orders go to Scottish firms

Showcase to be unveiled

On Wednesday May 14, the Transport Minister Keith Brown will visit a supplier for the FRC project, Millar-Callaghan in Irvine.

Transport Minister Keith Brown has allocated a further £4.75 m to the Scottish Green Bus Fund in a bid to introduce more new low carbon buses across Scotland over the coming financial year.

“Visitors to Scotland can expect a warm welcome thanks to new border road signs highlighting major 2014 events” said Transport Minister Keith Brown during a visit to Carter Bar (1 May 2014).