Your National Transport Agency
Transport Scotland
Talking points
- The programme for Government
- Major project updates and delivering net zero
- Delivering A9 Dualling - what to expect for 2025
- How Traffic Scotland will enhance safety
- How to use connected vehicle data
- What the introduction of Low Emission Zones mean for the future
- How will LEZs actually work
- Embedding the Safe System approach for road safety
Hear directly from your national transport agency on the strategies put in place to make sure Scotland is looking to the future, keeping moving, active and green.
Sessions at Road Expo Scotland
Wednesday 27 November 2024
10:00
Ministerial Keynote
10:00 - 10:30
- The Cabinet Secretary will discuss the programme for government, the push to improve road safety performance, major project updates, and efforts to tackle climate change, deliver net zero, and promote innovation.
10:35
Delivering A9 Dualling
10:35 - 10:55
Major Projects
- A9 Dualling will upgrade 83 miles of single carriageway between Perth and Inverness, making it one of Scotland’s largest ever transport infrastructure programmes.
- Hear from Gemma Patterson, Head of A9 Dualling Programme Delivery as she provides an update on the delivery of the Programme, and what we can expect to see in 2025.
11:00
The Continued Evolution of the Traffic Scotland Service
11:00 - 11:20
CAV and Transport Intelligence
- Understand how the Traffic Scotland is evolving towards a hybrid service, which continues to use physical infrastructure, while taking advantage of lighter, more intelligent solutions.
- Discussing the best way to use connected vehicle data, among other datasets, to enhance service delivery, road safety, and sustainable road use.
12:40
Scotland’s Low Emission Zones
12:40 - 13:15
Clean Air
Decarbonisation
Enforcement
Transport Scotland:
- Background to the introduction of LEZs.
- How they work.
- Challenges and communications.
Glasgow City Council:
- History of air pollution monitoring in Glasgow
- Evidence base and implementation of LEZ in Glasgow including issues arising.
- Initial air quality impacts of the Glasgow LEZ.
Thursday 28 November 2024
10:00
Panel: Embedding the Safe System Approach at an Individual, Local and National Level
10:00 - 10:40
Safety
- Exploring strategies for enhancing road safety in Scotland, we'll delve into the five pillars of the safe system and the strategic outcomes of Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2030.
- Bringing together the private sector, local authorities, and national government, we aim to identify targeted improvements and collaborative initiatives that will contribute to a safer road environment for all.
