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Speaking after the first meeting of the Stornoway Ullapool Ferry Project Taskforce, Minister for Transport and Islands Derek Mackay, said:

An additional £3 million is being invested, by the Scottish Government, in the A83 in the coming year.

Commuters across central and southern Scotland are being warned that snow later today and overnight could affect their travel plans this evening and tomorrow morning.

A taskforce will be convened to oversee the completion of infrastructure works and the deployment of MV Loch Seaforth on the Stornoway-Ullapool route, Minister for Transport and Islands Derek Mackay has announced.

New guidance on implementing 20 mph speed restrictions has been published by the Scottish Government today (8 January, 2015).

AWPR Workforce mobilising for 2015 Start - Over 1,000 new posts for construction project

Queensferry Crossing taking shape in the Forth during 2014 Three years into construction and 2014 has provided many striking moments in the story of building the Forth estuary’s newest bridge.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay has hailed 2014 as a great year for route development in Scotland’s aviation sector, but said even more could be achieved with full control over Air Passenger Duty (APD).Mr Mackay's comments can be found here: http://audioboom.com/transcotland

A Transport Scotland spokesperson said:“The Met Office has issued a Yellow warning for rain, sleet and snow during Boxing Day moving in to Saturday morning, with a risk that this could affect south west Scotland, Strathclyde, Lothian and Borders.