Balfour Beatty planning “meet the contractor” sessions for A9 dualling scheme
Balfour Beatty, the contractor responsible for the design and construction of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project, is running a programme of ‘Meet the Contractor’ events in November for local residents to learn about the major construction works scheduled to begin in Spring 2025. The sessions will offer local residents the opportunity to meet […]
Transport Scotland to use digital twin for roads data
Transport Scotland and Ordnance Survey (OS) have announced that the Improvement Service’s National Street Gazetteer will be the definitive source of data on primary road routes in Scotland. The primary route network is highlighted in various way on mapping products and is shown in green on OS maps. This indicates that the road is a […]
New Jenoptik temporary average speed cameras start enforcement on A82
Police Scotland Safety Cameras are beginning enforcement of the temporary average speed cameras on the A82 in an effort to improve road safety and encourage better speed compliance. The Jenoptik-made technology is being deployed on a temporary basis following an increase of speeds and injury collisions on the A82 between Luss and Tarbet near Loch […]
Kessock Bridge works to take four months longer than planned
Scottish roads contractor BEAR Scotland has announced a new timetable for essential safety improvements on Kessock Bridge on the A9 which crosses the Firth of Beauly, north of Inverness. The project involves structural strengthening within all four steel towers and will also see the installation of new anemometers to measure wind speed and aid bridge […]
A92 safety works get underway
Overnight road safety improvements are underway on the A92 in Fife from Cowdenbeath to Lochgelly which will mean some overnight closures until February. The works by Amey will deliver new vehicle safety barriers on the eastbound and westbound verges, along with upgraded signage. Work will take place on both carriageways from before the A92 westbound […]
Further A9 dualling plans announced
Transport Scotland has published Made Orders for the stretch of the A9 between Killiecrankie and Glen Garry in Perthshire. With the publication of Made Orders, which in Scotland are orders made by the government for various purposes, including establishing the route of new roads, securing land for new roads, and regulating traffic, Cabinet Secretary for […]
A9 improvement project cost rises by more than £100m
The total cost of upgrading a six mile section of the A9 in the Highlands is now expected to run to £308m – £111m more than originally estimated. The BBC has scrutinised a Scottish government report into the improvements between Tomatin and Moy south of Inverness, which is one of six projects to upgrade the […]
Rest and Be Thankful diversion “could take years”
It’s been admitted that traffic will be diverted from the Rest and Be Thankful for “years rather than months” while a shelter is built over the stretch of the A83 prone to landslides. The pass has been subject to numerous closures due to frequent landslides, which mean diversions along a nearby single-track road, the Old Military […]
Further £10 million confirmed for Active Travel Infrastructure Fund for 2024-2025 in Scotland
Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop has announced the allocation of a further £10 million of Scottish Government funding to help make walking, wheeling and cycling easier for shorter everyday journeys. Local Authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships from across Scotland have applied to the Tier 2 of the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund this year […]
Scotland sets out road safety strategy
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport has updated Parliament on plans aimed at enhancing road safety performance in Scotland. Fiona Hyslop says the Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030 and a long-term goal where no one is seriously injured or killed […]
