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Road users and communities across the north-east are being given an opportunity to look at the plans for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route / Balmedie-Tipperty scheme through a two-week programme of public exhibitions.

The £745m Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie Tipperty project is well on the road to completion today after Transport Minister, Keith Brown announced that ‘Connect Roads’ has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver this critical project.

Another six million pounds is to be invested on the A83 in Argyll and Bute to mitigate the effects of landslides and improve the performance of the route.

Transport Scotland has today awarded a contract, worth close to a million pounds, to Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd.

Transport Scotland is to set out a range of options to help tackle congestion, improve accessibility and support future planned development along the A96.

A route following the existing 17 km section of the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan has been identified as the preferred route for any future upgrade work.

Transport Minister, Keith Brown has announced that the £10.6 million A77 Symington and Bogend Toll Improvements project has been completed early and on budget.

Transport Minister Keith Brown was in Dunkeld today to see first hand the start of ground investigations work forming part of the A9 dualling scheme.

To mark the early opening of the new £17 million A75 Dunragit bypass in Wigtownshire, a stunning treasure trove of ancient artefacts found on the construction site, shedding light on land use and settlement in the area over the past 9000 years, was unveiled today.

Construction works will continue on the A82 Pulpit Rock Improvement scheme with overnight road closures scheduled for 10th May to 22nd May, 2014.