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⚠️ Major bridge works on the #M8 in October
🚧 Traffic will be restricted to a single lane in both directions between Junctions 5 and 6 on the weekends of 11, 18 & 25 October, 20:30 on Friday to 06:00 on Monday.
Plan ahead and expect long delays.
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/major-bridge-works-on-m8-between-junctions-5-and-6/
UPDATE: Overnight resurfacing on the #A87 Upper Breakish starts at 7pm on Monday 7 October until 7am on Wednesday 16 October.
🚧 Road closure from 7pm to 7am with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12pm, 2am and 4am.
More: https://bit.ly/3ZrXqIz
Overnight carriageway closures are planned on the #M8 between Junctions 5 and 6 on the nights of 10 and 17 October, to set up traffic management for weekend bridge works.
Details:
https://www.bearscot.com/overnight-works-on-the-m8-between-junctions-5-and-6/
The slip road exiting the northbound #A1 at Old Craighall Junction will be closed on the night of Monday 21 October from 21:00 to 06:00, to allow investigation works to assess the condition of the carriageway in advance of future resurfacing.
More
https://www.bearscot.com/a1-carriageway-investigation-works-at-old-craighall/
CHANGE OF DATES: These works on the #A876 will now take place on the nights of Friday 4 and Monday 7 October. All other details remain the same
Due to wet weather forecast over the weekend, #A83 traffic will be rerouted onto the Old Military Road from 7pm on Friday 4 October.
A decision about returning traffic to the A83 trunk road will be made on Monday afternoon.
More: https://bit.ly/4dyd7Bt
@trafficscotland
Embankment repairs on the #A7 north of Langholm:
🚦 Temporary traffic lights from 7 October for four weeks
🚧 Intermittent periods when traffic will be held at the lights for several minutes
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/a7-embankment-repair-north-of-langholm/
REMINDER: The slip road exiting the #M8 eastbound at Junction 3 Livingston will be closed for carriageway repairs and bridge works from 20:30 until 06:00 tonight.
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/carriageway-repairs-on-m8-junction-3-off-slip/
Forth Road Bridge footways:
⛔ The EAST footway will be closed to the public on Friday 4 October, and from Monday 7 to Thursday 10 October, to allow lighting column replacement works.
✅ The WEST footway will remain open to the public throughout this period.
UPDATE: Two additional nights are required to complete these works at two locations on the #A702:
🚧 Thurs 3 October, 19:30 to 06:30 - A702 closed between Abington Rbt and Maidencoates Rbt
🚧 Fri 4 October, 19:30 to 06:30 – A702 closed between Nine Mile Burn and Easter Howgate
Essential footway improvements are taking place on #A84 through Callander for three weeks starting Monday 7 October.
Works will take place between 9.30am - 3.30pm will lane closures and footway diversions.
More here: https://bit.ly/3BCfvJQ
@trafficscotland
❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight.
🚛We will have 8 gritters out on the A835, A87 and A9 South of Inverness.
🌧️ https://bit.ly/3qcrDbv
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#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
Footway investigations on the #A83 Millknowe Road, Campbeltown are due to start on Wednesday 9 October for three days.
🚦Traffic lights in place for safety.
More information: https://bit.ly/4h2K7or
⚠️ Major weekend bridge works on the #M8 this month
🚧 Traffic restricted to a single lane in both directions between Junctions 5 and 6 on the weekends of 11, 18 and 25 October, from 20:30 Friday to 06:00 Monday.
Plan ahead and expect long delays.
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/major-weekend-bridge-works-on-the-m8/
REMINDER: Phase two of surfacing improvements on the #A87 in Uig start at 7pm tonight, Wednesday 2 October.
⛔ Road closure with amnesties 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12pm, 2am and 4am.
More information: https://bit.ly/3Ta3n8T
REMINDER: The #A985 will be closed for repairs between Longannet Roundabout and Kincardine Bridge from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 2 October.
More:
https://www.bearscot.com/carriageway-repairs-on-a985-at-kincardine/
Congratulations to Gary McNaughton from Edinburgh, who won our #DoorsOpenDays charity prize draw for a trip for two to the top of the Queensferry Crossing.
The event raised £2,848 for @macmillancancer, BEAR Scotland's national charity partner.
Road closures on the #M90 Southbound will take place from 14 -17 October.
Further closures are planned Northbound from 21-25 October from 20:00 to 06:00.
More info here: https://www.bearscot.com/overnight-resurfacing-works-on-m90-halbeath-admiralty-and-masterton-junctions-this-october/
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.