A MAJOR roads upgrade that will take 18 minutes off the journey between Glasgow and Edinburgh has moved a step closer.
Work is expected to begin later this year on the project after an announcement by Transport Scotland that the number of firms bidding for the £415 million contract is down to two.
The plan will result in the upgrading of the M8, M73 and M74 motorways. The firms battling for the work have been named as Connect Roads and Scottish Roads Partnership.
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