They include the new Forth crossing, improved rail links between Fife and Edinburgh and plans to link rail services with the new Edinburgh tram service and the airport.

Details of the design, funding and costs for the new Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) were unveiled last week by Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson.

He revealed the details as part of the findings of the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) which includes 29 major transport packages across Scotland to support the growth of Scotland's businesses and communities.

The STPR sets out the future investment programme for transport in Scotland over the next 20 years. Priorities for Fife include:

A new toll-free £1.72- £2.34 billion replacement Forth Crossing - delivering a £1.7 billion reduction on original cost estimates. The existing Forth Bridge is to be made dedicated public transport only corridor

A new rail station at Gogar created to intergrate with the Edinburgh tram network and provide onward connection for passengers using Edinburgh Airport.

Ambitious proposals to revolutionise the rail network including electrification of rail network, and a faster, more frequent rail services linking Fife, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh, Perth and Glasgow – reducing journey times between Inverness and the central belt by up to 30 minutes and by up to 20 minutes between Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

A new national park and ride site at Halbeath.

Plans for a new national integrated ticketing scheme allowing people to travel across all public transport using just one ticket.

Mr Stevenson confirmed the project to deliver the Forth Replacement Crossing will be taken forward via a Parliamentary Bill by the end of next year.

Transport Scotland will host public exhibitions in January to discuss the route and connections for the new bridge.

Chris Harvie, SNP MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife, welcomed the announcement, saying: "I hope that Fife will get priority in the £ 2.5 billion that Mr Stevenson plans to spend on Scottish electrification, using the potentially much faster route via Glenrothes.

''This could provide a base for exciting developments. Tram-trains could operate over the old Forth Road Bridge to an Inverkeithing interchange, and then round the coastal line via Burntisland and Kirkcaldy to Markinch and Leven. The Levenmouth railway itself is included in a bundle of local projects, soon to be approved by Sestrans."

And SEStran chairman, Cllr Russell Imrie said: "There is much that is of benefit to the SEStran region in the Strategic Transport Projects Review. The continued commitment to the new Forth Crossing with the existing bridge being used for public transport priority is particularly welcome and has the potential to provide an elegant solution to the need to cater for continued growth while at the same time "encouraging alternatives to the private car".