A further £2.5 million is to be invested in repairs to the trunk road network in Scotland.

New ways of delivering maintenance are being considered by Scotland's roads authorities as part of continuing efforts to improve services.

The work follows on from the National Roads Maintenance Review.

An extra £2.5 million pounds has been invested by Transport Scotland in repairs to the trunk road network this financial year, bringing the total investment on resurfacing and patching across Scotland’s trunk road network in 2014/2015 to £57 million.

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Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "The Scottish Government is committed to improving roads maintenance and we need to consider all of the options available to help us do that.

"We will continue to investigate opportunities to collaborate with local authorities on shared services across the country to improve road maintenance, wherever possible, and to deliver savings and improved ways of working."

(CD/MH)