BEAR Scotland staff back industrial action over pay19/09/2025 Road maintenance workers at BEAR Scotland in Inverness have backed industrial action over low pay. |
Deadline for A9 Pitlochry to Killiecrankie extended22/08/2025 Transport Scotland has extended the deadline for tender submissions for the £205m A9 Pitlochry to Killiecrankie dualling contract from 4 September to 18 September. |
£205m A9 dualling contract up for grabs28/07/2025 The latest section of A9 dualling work has been tendered by Transport Scotland, with an estimated value of £205m. |
Wills Bros wins £152m A9 work21/07/2025 Wills Bros Civil Engineering has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the £152.7m contract for the fourth section of the A9 dualling programme |
Draft orders published for £486m latest A9 dualling section02/06/2025 Transport Scotland has published draft orders for the latest part of the A9 dualling programme - an 8.4km section from Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing. |
£185m works commence on third section of A9 programme09/05/2025 Scottish transport secretary, Fiona Hyslop has overseen the launch of major construction works on the third section of the A9 Dualling programme between Tomatin and Moy. |
Hyslop gets in early with latest A9 dualling orders22/10/2024 The Scottish Government has hailed the publication of Made Orders for a further stretch of its A9 dualling programme as showing its commitment to progressing the programme. |
Next phase of A9 dualling finally set to start work08/10/2024 Balfour Beatty will begin preparatory works this month for the next phase of the Scottish Government’s delayed A9 dualling, with main construction work due to begin in the spring. |
Balfour confirmed for £184m Tomatin and Moy A9 works06/08/2024 Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the winner of a £184.7m deal to upgrade a section of the section of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy for Transport Scotland. |
Balfour in line for £184m A9 dualling works09/07/2024 The Scottish Government has announced that Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd is its preferred bidder for the £184.7m contract to dual the A9 between Tomatin and Moy. |
Contractors named on 'rebalanced' A9 dualling contract30/11/2023 The shortlist of bidders for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project has been announced after a second round of procurement. |
Transport minister Hyslop celebrates Road Expo success30/11/2023 Scotland’s transport minister praised a bumper year at Road Expo as she opened the devolved nation's largest traffic and transport event with a keynote address. |
New contract notice released as A9 dualling slips further behind21/09/2023 Transport Scotland has published a new contract notice for the construction of the £150m A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy dualling, but the timetable for the scheme has slipped even further. |
Collapse of A9 dualling procurement sparks recriminations13/02/2023 The Scottish Government has caused fury among its own and opposition MSPs after announcing the failure of the procurement process for the third stage of the A9 Perth to Inverness dualling. |
Transport Scotland official backs sustainable transport 'aspiration'09/12/2022 The Scottish Government should continue to set targets that are ‘just about within reach’ for the transition to sustainable transport, even if they could eventually be missed by a significant margin, a senior Transport Scotland official has said. |
Local firm toasts success in A9 advance works16/12/2021 Transport Scotland is set to award two contracts worth £2.2m for preparatory works ahead of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project. |
Three in the hunt for £115m A9 dualling contract02/12/2021 The Scottish Government has unveiled the shortlist for the next phase of the £3bn A9 dualling project. |
Second phase of A9 dualling opens to traffic26/08/2021 Scottish transport minister Graeme Dey has announced the opening of the £96m A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project. |
A9 dualling moves forward as Greens sign up to road building23/08/2021 The Scottish Government is seeking a main contractor for the next stage of the A9 Perth to Inverness dualling as a landmark agreement between the SNP administration and the Scottish Green Party left the country’s two main roadbuilding schemes, costed at £3bn each, largely untouched. |
Sturgeon's A9 commitment rooted in the present03/06/2021 The Scottish Government has hailed what it called a significant milestone on the A9 dualling project but first minister Nicola Sturgeon has declined to provide an assurance that her Government will not abandon the £3bn project as part of a deal with the Green Party. |
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