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Second round of closures to go ahead on the A90 this weekend The public have been commended for taking heed of travel advice that led to a smooth closure of the A90 over the weekend, however Transport bosses are again warning motorists to avoid the Forth Road Bridge area this weekend.

Work underway to construct new underpassesMotorists on the A9 should be aware of temporary traffic restrictions on two short sections of the road as part of the work on the A9 Dualling project between Kincraig and Dalraddy starting on Monday 26th October. Works will continue until Wednesday 4th November.

Derek Mackay, Minister for Transport and Islands, today issued a call to industry and business across Scotland and the UK to work with the Scottish Government to support growth in the Scottish rail freight sector.

Minsters want defined level for air links to London.Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities, Keith Brown, has called for a guaranteed level of access between airports in Scotland and London.

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.Final statistics for 2014 have confirmed the provisional data which showed that two hundred people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2014, 16 per cent more than in 2013.

First of Three Weekend Closures For Demolition Work Due This Weekend Extra coaches on Sunday trains across Forth Bridge at key times

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.