Thousands respond to Transport Scotland’s speed limit proposal
More than 19,000 responses have been received following a public consultation on proposed changes to speed limits in Scotland The National Speed Management Review seeks to ensure speed limits on Scotland’s roads are appropriate and help reduce injury and death on our roads. The consultation, which concluded earlier this week, sought feedback on proposals to […]
Transport Scotland starts new consultation on dualling schemes
Transport Scotland has today launched a market consultation seeking the views of the construction industry and associated sectors to inform the A9 Dualling programme’s procurement approach to constructing the sections yet to be dualled between Perth and Inverness. The consultation is also seeking views on issues which will influence development of the procurement approach for […]
Moray Council pushes for fully dualled A96 in response to Transport Scotland review
Moray Council has responded to the A96 Corridor Review with a reiteration of its support for full dualling of the route from Inverness to Aberdeen. Following discussion at a full council meeting on Wednesday 19 January 2025, elected members approved a response to be submitted to the Transport Scotland consultation that runs until 21 February. In its […]
M8 Woodside Viaducts repairs: WSP appointed as technical advisors
Transport Scotland has awarded a contract to WSP UK Limited to provide technical advisory services for a permanent repair of the M8 Woodside Viaducts. The work includes the design and implementation of a permanent solution to the structures, which form a vital part of the M8 through Glasgow. Subject to completion of a mandatory 10-day […]
Storm Éowyn: Work continues to recover transport network
Scottish Ministers have thanked workers for getting as much of the transport network as possible up and running again with the worst of Storm Éowyn having now passed. This follows a rare red warning for wind, and a series of severe weather warnings – including several amber/yellow alerts for wind, snow, and ice across the […]
A9 Dualling latest: Acceleration proposals rejected
A new report has rejected rescheduling and acceleration proposals for Scotland’s A9 Dualling Programme. The report was commissioned by Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, to consider whether to prioritise sections of the A9 Dualling Programme either on the basis of the safety record of the sections concerned, or on the basis of sections which would […]
Plans to raise HGV speed limits in Scotland elicit huge response
A consultation into plans to increase the speed limit in Scotland for HGVs has already attracted nearly 9,000 responses – and there’s still two months left before it closes, reports Motor Transport. Transport Scotland is gathering opinions on increasing the limit for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways from 40mph to 50mph and […]
Scotland announces national speed management review consultation
A series of in person engagement events has been announced as part of the consultation on proposed changes to speed limits in Scotland. The National Speed Management Review seeks to ensure speed limits in Scotland are appropriate and contribute to reducing injury and death on our roads. It invites feedback on proposals to lower the […]
Scotland’s National Transport Strategy released
Scotland’s Fourth National Transport Strategy Delivery Plan has been published, alongside the first three-yearly National Transport Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation Report. The fourth Delivery Plan for 2024-25 sets out the policies that will be taken forward to deliver against the NTS priorities and highlights what has been done from the previous year. It highlights actions […]
Scottish Government publishes plans to add 24,000 public electric vehicle charge points by 2030
The Scottish Government has published its Draft Implementation Plan outlining how it will support the delivery of approximately 24,000 additional public electric vehicle charge points by 2030. The draft plan sets out 15 actions to achieve the growth necessary in the public charging infrastructure in Scotland and deliver Scotland’s Vision for public EV charging. It says delivering approximately […]