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Local communities are being urged to have their say on the Scottish Government’s ambitious A96 dualling programme at a forthcoming series of roadshows.

A key milestone in the £17.1 million Dunragit bypass was successfully completed at the weekend when the beams supporting the new road bridge over the Glasgow-Stranraer railway line were lifted into place.

More progress on A96 Inveramsay Bridge improvement works.

Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced that Transport Scotland is doubling its funding for a leading community transport charity to help it expand its work in Scotland.

The second series of overnight construction works will continue on the £9.2m A82 Pulpit Rock Improvement scheme from 10pm on Monday 4th November.

Users of the A77 will see further work on the two flyovers which were lifted into place on the £10.6 million Symington and Bogend Toll scheme.

Statistics confirming that road casualties in Scotland have fallen to their lowest level on record have been published, Transport Minister Keith Brown said today.

Reported road accident and casualty statistics are released today by Transport Scotland’s Statistician. This reference document updates provisional figures published in June and presents more detailed analysis, including estimates of drink driving accidents, accident costs, comparisons with other countries and an article on vulnerable road users.

In just six months, thousands of people have taken the opportunity for a closer look at Scotland’s biggest infrastructure project in a generation, it has been revealed.