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Closure planned between Ferrytoll and Admiralty junctions Motorists are warned that the A90 will be closed in both directions between Ferrytoll and Admiralty junctions after 22:00 on Friday July 24 until 06:00 on Saturday July 25.

Further work is to be carried out on the A83 to establish how the local diversion route, the Old Military Road, can be improved to help keep Argyll opened for business in the event of a landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful.

Successful slide as first major structure of the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project spans the new route of the M8 at BargeddieThe first major bridge as part of the £500m M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements has been successfully manoeuvred into position.

Locals and road users in the Pitlochry and Killiecrankie area will have a chance to see and comment on initial design work for the Scottish Government’s ambitious A9 Dualling programme.

Vital ground investigation work is due to get underway next month on the southern section of the A9 between Birnam and Glen Garry.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay was driven today in an HGV along the over 10 mile section of the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan which is to be upgraded.

Intermittent traffic management will start on the A96 at the site of the new Craibstone and Dyce Drive junctions from Saturday 11 July to enable the planned completion of the two junctions by Autumn 2016.

The emerging findings of a major study looking at a range of options to help tackle congestion, improve accessibility and support future planned development along the A96 in Inverness has recommended that the Longman roundabout should be grade-separated.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay today visited the Forth Road Bridge to see how the new Forth Bridge Unit is bedding in during its first days of operation.

A series of ecology and environmental surveys are to set to get underway this week along the A96 between Inverness and Nairn as part of plans to dual the road.