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The Scottish trunk road network is seperated into four areas: the North West, North East, South West and South East. Each area is managed and maintained under a seperate contract. In addition, there are individual ‘Design, Build, Finance and Operate’ (DBFO) contracts for:

• the A74(M) from Junction 12 to the English Border
• the M77 from Junction 5 to Fenwick.

It is important that the road system is safe to use and well maintained, which is why it is routinely and cyclically inspected. Day-to-day work by the Operating Companies involves:

• Inspection, maintenance and repair of the road surface, bridges and other structures
• Grass cutting and weed control
• Gully cleaning
• Salting and snow clearing
• Repair of street lighting and traffic signals

With more cars and heavy goods vehicles using our roads, it is essential to routinely inspect and survey the trunk road network to establish which sections of road are in most need of repair. This is why you will sometimes encounter roadworks on your journey. All our maintenance and improvements are arranged in such a way as to minimise disruption and inconvenience to road users. As well as overseeing regular maintenance and minor improvement projects, Transport Scotland is responsible for major improvements to the trunk road network. This includes extensions to existing roads, new bridges and reconstruction of existing ones.