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Following the publication of the Travel Plan to address the necessary Forth Road Bridge closure last week, further enhancements will come into effect which will benefit local businesses and communities, Transport Minister Derek Mackay announced today.

Brown wants guaranteed level of access for Scottish services

Extra resilience for ferry link over winter

Regular service brought in following successful pilot

Every effort is being made to minimise disruption.The Forth Road Bridge (FRB) is to shut until the New Year for repairs following the discovery of defective steelwork.

A full closure of the bridge is being put into effect after midnight on Thursday December 3, 2015.

AWPR/B-T bridge will keep disruption to a minimumA new temporary bridge will be installed across the A96 this weekend between Dyce Drive roundabout and Kirkhill Forest to help keep traffic moving during Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) construction works.

Roads Project kick-starts ‘Road Safety Week’Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP), the company responsible for building the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project is supporting national Road Safety Week (23 – 29 Nov) by launching a poster design competition for children in local primary schools.

Motorists Reminded to Expect Delays on A8/M8, M73 and M74Transport Scotland, the national transport agency for Scotland, is reminding road users in Central Scotland to use caution and to drive safely when approaching and driving through works on its major trunk roads, ahead of National Road Safety Week (23 – 29 Nov.)

Major works progress to next stageThe contraflow currently in operation on the M74 northbound carriageway, between the off and on slip roads at Junction 5, Raith, is scheduled to switch to the southbound carriageway this weekend (21/22 November 2015) and will remain in place for approximately nine months.