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Out and about on the trunk roads enjoying the spring weather this weekend? Don't leave your litter!
@KSBScotland #litter #springclean
Spring is on the way and if you're out and about enjoying it this weekend, remember to take your litter home with you.
Our friends at @KSBScotland's Spring Clean campaign started on Friday, find out more here: https://bit.ly/3XwgKzQ
We've rounded up our February highlights. We took part in exciting educational events last month, as well as keeping the trunk roads in the SE and NW running through wintry conditions. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4915wJ8
@transcotland #WeAreBear
REMINDER: Bridge refurbishment works on the northbound approach to #M9 Junction 1A commence tonight:
🚧 Full overnight closures of M9 northbound on 16 and 17 March
🚧 24-hour lane restrictions for approximately six weeks
Full details here:
https://www.bearscot.com/bridge-works-on-northbound-approach-to-m9-junction-1a/
Spring is on the way and if you're out and about enjoying it this weekend, remember to take your litter home with you.
Our friends at @KSBScotland's Spring Clean campaign started today, find out more here: https://bit.ly/3XwgKzQ
Work on the #A1 between Ayton Junction and Tower Farm Junction will now finish on Thursday 21 March. Works at South of Bankton Junction remain unaffected.
More:
@trafficscotland
❄️Temperatures will be low tonight for the South East.
🚛We will have 16 gritters out treating roads this evening and 13 gritters out on patrol throughout the night.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️Temperatures will be low tonight for the North West with the possibility of ice and hoar frost.
🚛We will have 21 gritters out treating roads this evening and 18 gritters out on patrol throughout the night.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
The hard shoulder on a section of the #M8 eastbound between Junctions 3 and 2 will be continually closed from 1 April to 10 May, for fencing replacement works.
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/fencing-works-on-the-m8-eastbound/
🚧 UPDATE: Works at #A9 Calvine junction will now begin on Wednesday 20th March 2024 for 25 nights.
More: https://bit.ly/3PbIb0u
@trafficscotland
#PlanAhead
🚧 Surfacing works are due to work begin at #A9 Inverbrora, South of Brora are due to start on Monday 18th March 2024.
Works will take place between 7am and 7pm - no works will happen on Saturday or Sunday.
More: https://bit.ly/3IBbvtl
@trafficscotland
#PlanAhead
UPDATE: Our teams will be finishing tree felling works on the #A835 from Auchindrean to Inverlael a night early. There will be no works tomorrow night, 15 March and the project will move to the #A835 Inverlael to Leckmelm on Monday 18 March.
@trafficscotland
🚧 Road improvements will continue on the #A9 near Munlochy, north of Kessock Bridge until 14 April
Lane closures & convoy system Sun-Thurs 7pm-6am
Daytime speed limit of 30mph
Munlochy nb right-turn closed overnight with diversion
More: https://bit.ly/3Pka9qK
@trafficscotland
❄️Temperatures will be low tonight for parts of the North West.
🚛We will have 3 gritters out on patrol on the A9 throughout the night.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
UPDATE: Four additional nights of works have been scheduled on the #A702 between Hartside and Causewayend on 14, 15, 16 and 17 March.
Exactly the same road closure and diversion will be in place each night as for previously advertised works.
🚧 Rockslope Remediation starts at A87 Kyle of Lochalsh TODAY until Sunday 17 March. Works will take place between 8am and 6pm.
More: https://bit.ly/4c1ETqo
@trafficscotland
❄️Temperatures will be low tonight for parts of the North West.
🚛We will have 7 gritters out on patrol on the A9 and A85 throughout the night.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
@transcotland
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
Drainage improvement works are planned on the #A1 in East Lothian over 13 weeks from 1 April.
Overnight lane closures and a series of overnight slip road closures will be required at Abbotsview, Oaktree and Gladsmuir Junctions.
Full details:
https://www.bearscot.com/a1-drainage-improvement-works-abbotsview-to-gladsmuir/
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 are a leading road maintenance and management firm in Scotland. We develop and build local management and delivery teams in each area where we hold a contract. These teams are supported by both national partners and local SME suppliers to provide an economic, flexible, resilient and sustainable service.
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.