Roads

BEAR crew in front of the newly-named 'Snow Scotland Snow Party' gritter.

Scottish Gritter Names 2026: The hilarious names and how to track them

The Scotsman’s Transport Correspondent Alastair Dalton on Clarence Drive in the Hyndland area of Glasgow where the main carriageways but not cycle lanes have been resurfaced

Appalling state of cycle lanes is roads apartheid Alastair Dalton

Island tunnels: 'UK government must back 'transformative potential'

Halfords recruited Judi Love as their Wheel Life Worry Whisperer to keep Brits safe on the roads

A quarter of motorists are driving potentially dangerous cars

Edinburgh rejected a congestion charge in a referendum in 2005. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Ministers under fire for denying councils congestion charge powers

Drivers tracked by AI cameras face fines for dropping litter on roads

Motorist were made to fork out million in fines for driving illegally on bus lanes in the first half of this year.

Bus Lane Fines 2026: The 10 cities that fined drivers over £1 million

Scotland needs sufficient numbers of traffic police to tackle far more than just drink drivers (Picture, posed by model, taken by Andrew Milligan)

Amid rise of lawlessness on the roads, where are our traffic police? Tom Wood

Here are all of the road closures you need to be aware of before Bon Jovi's Edinburgh gig.

Every road closure in place for Bon Jovi's Murrayfield concert

The unique 'sail through' Scottish chippy that you can paddleboard to

Drivers are presenting an opportunity to resolve life’s greatest struggles all from the car seat

Ad Feature Brits use summer road trips to settle life's biggest problems

Princes Street has been closed since the fire on July 9

Transport boss says he'd knock down fire-hit building to reopen road

The Tom by TomTom device provides speed camera, traffic and road hazard alerts without a monthly subscription

This TomTom camera alert device is now under £37

Firefighters on day three of the Cairngorms wildfire

Wildfires are burning now: Scotland needs a dedicated aerial response

Shetlanders are hoping to create new tunnel links as has been done in the Faroe Islands

Drill and blast: How Shetland's inter-island tunnels will be built

Thunderstorms disrupt Edinburgh Airport flights

Everything to know about Scottish venison - including chef tips

Large queues outside Edinburgh Airport today after it reopened in the early hours of the morning following the security alert on Friday

Passengers face long queues at Edinburgh Airport after security alert

Traffic Scotland have warned of huge queues on the M9 and M90 heading towards the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, where the Royal Highland Show kicks off this morning.

Huge traffic queues building heading towards Royal Highland Show

Scottish road deaths fall to record low in a non-Covid year

Here are all the road closures which will be in place for Zach Bryan's Edinburgh gig this weekend.

Every road closure in place for Zach Bryan's Murrayfield concert

A Wayve vehicle during a demonstration of self-driving journeys

Ministers to rule on self-driving taxis in Scotland amid London launch

The colourful annual parade in Edinburgh last year.

Fresh fears over taxi outing with no licence two days before event

Caroline Livesey on her record-breaking North Coast 500 ride

North Coast 500 cyclist shatters record time despite perilous potholes Scotsman comment

The Luncarty-Pass of Birnam section is one part of the A9 that has been made into a dual-carriageway since the Scottish Government first announced its plans to dual the road between Perth and Inverness in 2007 (Picture John Devlin)

At £33m a mile, the SNP simply cannot allow a ferry-style fiasco on A9 Scotsman comment

NC500 generates £100m - but also damage, litter and poor driving

Educating Rita at Dundee Rep

Theatre reviews: Educating Rita | Breathtaking Roads

Potholes on Scotland's major roads 'must be fixed quicker'

Potholes come with a real cost to the economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Scotland's potholes are a key test of the state of the nation Scotsman comment

Glasgow to begin phased rollout of 20mph speed limits

Emergency services are on the scene of a blaze in Whitson Road, Balgreen.

Roads reopened after huge fire at property on Whitson Road

The blaze in Edinburgh's Whitson Road sparked a major emergency response.

Roads closed as firefighters tackle fire at block of flats

SNP leader John Swinney waving from CalMac ferry Loch Seaforth as he arrived in Stornoway on April 8

Explainer What Scotland's political parties plan for transport

Edinburgh is the fourth worst city in the UK for potholes, with 103,874 reported between 2021 and 2025 (Picture: Adobe)

Readers' Letters: Edinburgh citizens are on the road to ruin

Explosion in the South Side of Glasgow believed to be fireworks

Teenage boys in hospital after explosion in Glasgow street

Libyans burn tyres as they protest in Tripoli. Picture: Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images

Why have protests broken out in Libya?

Lee Craigie and two friends recreated the 1936 cycling trip through the Highlands last October. Picture: Maciek Tomiczek

Need to reassess opportunities lost by being over protective – Alastair Dalton

A map shows a number of roads that will close. Picture: @EdinTravel on Twitter

MAP: Roads closed for the Festival Fireworks 2018

A number of parking restrictions are in place. Are you affected?

In full: Festival Fireworks 2018 parking restrictions

The Edinburgh Marathon Festival is set to bring disruption to city roads (Photo: Ian Georgeson)

Edinburgh Marathon 2018: full list of road closures

Driverless electric cars powered by the road are on the way. Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Caroline Jones Carrick: Driverless cars powered by the road are on the way

Joaquin Guzman after his recapture last year. He had escaped from another maximumsecurity jail with the help of prison staff in 2011. Picture: AP

Mexican drug lord escapes prison through tunnel
mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman escaped through a one-mile tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official revealed ye...

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