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Winter portalBEAR Highlights October 2024
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A Day in the Life of a Gritter Driver
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Winter Video 2024
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BEAR Highlights September 2024
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Green Week 2024 - Waste water treatment
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Green Week 2024 - Waste water recycling
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Green Week 2024 - Queensferry Crossing Lighting Upgrade
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Green Week 2024 - Surface recycling on A86
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Roadworkers are on site to maintain a safe trunk road network.
Please avoid putting roadworkers at risk by driving carefully and considerately through roadworks.
#DriveSafe
With the wintry weather drawing in, here are own top tips on keeping you and your car safe when driving behind a gritter
#DriveSafe
Notice anything on the network? Let us know on 0800 028 1414 or enquiries@bearscotland.co.uk when it is safe and legal to do so.
@transcotland @trafficscotland
#BEARFacts
UPDATE: To avoid clashes with other works on the network, resurfacing works at #M876 Junction 1 will now be completed over two nights rather than three, on the nights of Friday 13 and Monday 16 December.
Updated details here:
The Winter Season has officially started. Find out more about the BEAR Scotland winter season in the video below.
#WinterReady
Our Trunk Road Incident Support Service (TRISS) responds to issues on trunk roads to help wherever they can.
#DriveSafe
Do you have any questions about the decision making behind the roadworks we carry out?
Find the answers here: https://bit.ly/3YAy0rC
#DriveSafe
All salt treatments completed across the north west & our 18 patrol gritters are still out monitoring conditions. Our 24/7 control room team are keeping an eye on conditions across the network too. Please #DriveSafe & #TakeCare if out!
Throwing objects out of your car window risks damaging property or harming people.
Please help keep our workforce safe and #GiveYourLittlerALift
#DriveSafe
❄️Road surface temps will be low tonight across the South East trunk road network.
🚛44 gritters are out pre-treating the roads and 13 patrol vehicles will be out monitoring conditions overnight.
🌧️ http://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight with ice forecast across the North West trunk road network.
🚛 29 gritters are out treating routes and 18 patrol vehicles are monitoring overnight.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #WinterReady
❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight on the M80 J2 and J6.
🚛Two frontline gritters are out pre-treating routes. One patrol vehicle will be out overnight monitoring & treating as necessary
🌧️ http://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
BEAR Scotland is happy to help keep our roadsides clean. We litter pick on the M80.
FAQs: https://bit.ly/3YAy0rC
#GiveYourLitterALift
Motor Fuel Group will be carrying out works at Monktonhall services on Thursday 28 Nov:
⛔ Southbound slip from Queen Margaret Uni closed 20:00-06:30
⛔ Slip from Millerhill Junction to A720 eastbound closed 20:00-06:30
🚧 Various lane closures
More:
We're undertaking emergency joint expansion repairs on the #A9 between Bankfoot and Birnam starting today and works are anticipated to continue until the weekend.
🚧 24-hour northbound lane closure
Full details: https://bit.ly/3OsjpZe
@trafficscotland
#PlanAhead
Reminder: Overnight resurfacing on the #A87 north of Broadford starts next week on Wednesday 4 December.
🚧 Road closure with timed access at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am
More information: https://bit.ly/48io499
@trafficscotland
#PlanAhead
Update: Drainage improvements on the #A9 at Killiecrankie are now due to start on Monday 9 December and are due to be completed by 10 January 2025.
🚦 Lane closure with temporary traffic lights in place.
More information: https://bit.ly/4eGkcR1
@trafficscotland
#PlanAhead
The slip road exiting the #M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December.
Details:
https://www.bearscot.com/m8-junction-4-westbound-off-slip-drainage-repairs/
BEAR Scotland are responsible for managing and maintaining some of the country’s most important roads. We make sure the carriageways are safe and sound, but there’s a lot more to what we do than that. We also take care of grass cutting and weed control, road lighting and traffic signal maintenance, and we keep the signs clean to make sure you’ll always know where you’re going.
We’re committed to safety, so we undertake structural inspections of roads and bridges, gritting and ploughing in winter, emptying gullies and repairing safety barriers, and we approve the movements of abnormal loads around the roads network.
BEAR is always working hard to create a sustainable, environmentally friendly infrastructure for the future. We also design and supervise improvements to carriageways and authorise the opening of new roads.
We’re dedicated to providing a first-rate service and so we’re always busy, taking care of everything so you can get from A to B as safely and smoothly as possible.
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We work to understand local priorities and challenges – agreeing how best to achieve objectives collaboratively. As a result, our single seamless team brings unique expertise, best practice and innovation as part of our end-to-end service delivery.