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Preparatory works on the £9.2m A82 Pulpit Rock Improvement scheme gets underway on Monday 10 June for two weeks.Contractor McLaughlin & Harvey will carry out this early work, including the creation of a temporary platform for siting plant, as part of their preparations for building the new structure.

Three front runners revealed as name the bridge poll enters final days

Representatives from 26 consultancy companies are in Perth today (28 May) to find out more about A9 dualling opportunities. Transport Scotland is hosting the Industry Day to inform the engineering consultancy market about business opportunities available through their ambitious £3 billion A9 dualling programme

Thoughtless litterbugs across Scotland are needlessly costing taxpayers money that could be put to better use on transport improvements. On average, over 1800 tonnes of litter are cleared from the sides of Scotland’s road and rail routes every year – enough to fill two Commonwealth swimming pools.

More efficient and effective management Firth of Forth transportThe Scottish Parliament has passed a Bill for the establishment of a new operating company to manage the Forth Road Bridge, the new Forth Replacement Crossing and the surrounding road infrastructure.

Minister for Transport, Keith Brown said: “Other countries have been showing an interest in the way we are engaging the people of Scotland in the search for a name for the Forth Replacement Crossing. The response from the public has been tremendous with over 27,000 people having voted so far. With voting set to close on June 7, I want to encourage many more people to take part that’s why we have produced a short video taking a light hearted look at each of the nominations which you can view at www.namethebridge.co.uk “