Clear - Keeping Scotland’s traffic moving

Transport Scotland

Role

Transport Scotland (TS) is Scotland’s National Transport Agency. On behalf of the Scottish Government they are responsible for:

• managing, maintaining and operating Scotland’s motorway and trunk road
• overseeing the response to incidents
• keeping Scotland’s motorway and trunk road network moving safely

Responsibilities

• supporting the lead agency
• ensuring incidents are effectively managed and adequately resourced
• maintaining public safety whilst being mindful of the economic pressures surrounding protracted road closures
• ensuring road users are provided with helpful, timely and accurate travel information
• updating Scottish Ministers and Scottish Government Resilience colleagues
• undertaking incident management debriefs to learn lessons and improve best practice
• maintaining and updating operational policy for the motorway and trunk road network, including high wind management and incident response planning and winter maintenance