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The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie Tipperty project is well on the road to completion today after Transport Minister, Keith Brown announced that preferred bidder, Connect Roads, will start preparatory works this week.

The Met Office has issued an Amber “be prepared” warning for heavy rain in parts of the Highlands & Islands and Grampian regions tonight and into tomorrow (Monday) morning.

All three Queensferry Crossing towers reach bridge deck levelTransport Minister Keith Brown today visited the Queensferry Crossing and celebrated it meeting another significant construction milestone, right on schedule.

A number of safety improvements have been introduced along the A78 in response to concerns from local communities, such as Largs and Fairlie.

Motorists on the A9 travelling between Kincraig and Dalraddy should be aware of traffic restrictions in the area over the next two months starting on Monday 28th July.

Support for stranded motorists in Glasgow and the wider Central Belt has been significantly increased to cope with increased demand on the road network during the Commonwealth Games.

The process to buy two new planes to operate on the Scottish Government’s Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes has entered the formal tendering phase, Transport Minister Keith Brown announced today.

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE A9 SAFETY GROUPA survey of driver attitudes on the A9 between Perth and Inverness has highlighted that a large percentage of drivers acknowledge they break the speed limit whilst driving on the route.

Communities across the north-east turned out in their thousands to visit the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/ Balmedie-Tipperty public exhibitions which concluded last week.

Transport Minister Keith Brown today announced a second round of funding totalling £3 million for the Bus Investment Fund (BIF) in a bid to improve Scotland’s bus services.