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UPDATE: Works on the #A82 north of Fort Augustus have finished two days early.
There will be no road closures over the next two nights.
Full details:
Investigation works on two bridges along the River Lochy in Fort William are set to start on Sunday 28 June
⛔ No vehicle access to the bridge between Abrach Road and Camanachd Crescent: 8am to 4pm
🚧 Lane closure of #A830: 10pm to 6am
Full details:
To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day we hosted a virtual event this morning. Colleagues from BEAR & @transcotland shared inspiring stories about their career journeys, challenges, & achievements
Great to see such strong engagement from across the business! #INWED26
REMINDER: Night time road lining works on the #A84 start tomorrow
Leny Lodge to Auction Mart Roundabout - 24 June to 14 July, 7pm to 6am
🛑 Stop/go signs in use
🚦 Traffic lights in use when daylight is limited
More:
REMINDER: Investigation works on the bridge carrying the #A9 carriageway over the railway line, west of Carrbridge start tomorrow, Wednesday 24 June.
🚧 Lane closure with temporary traffic lights
Full details:
UPDATE: Overnight road patching on the #A9 south of Killiecrankie start on Thursday 25 June until the morning of Friday 3 July.
🚧 Lane closures 7pm to 6am
🚦 Addition of traffic lights from Sunday 28 June
Full details:
UPDATE: Additional shifts are required to complete road surfacing on the #A9 west of Killiecrankie.
Works are now expected to be completed by 6am on Thursday 25 June.
🚚10mph convoy between 7pm and 6am each working night.
More info:
⚠️ Overnight resurfacing works continue this week on the #A68 north of Humbie, near Fala, with road closures and diversions between Ravenswood Roundabout and Tynehead junction between 19:30 and 06:00.
Full details here:
Daytime resurfacing work is set to take place on the #A99 at Hempriggs, south of Wick from Monday 29 June for 10 days
🚦 Temporary traffic lights with convoy will be in place between 7am and 7pm
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We're excited to cheer on our 2 BEAR Scotland teams as they take on the Forth Bridges Raft Race on Sunday 28 June, all in support of our amazing charity partner @supportCHAS!
Wish them luck, and if you'd like to support their journey, you can donate here: https://bit.ly/4eAoCuF
📢 Kessock Bridge footway/cycleway update:
⬇️ The southbound (east) footway/cycleway will reopen on 29 June
⬆️ The northbound (west) footway/cycleway will be closed between 29 June and 31 July, after which point both footways/cycleways will reopen
More:
THIS WEEKEND: Major weekend bridge works on the #M80:
🕗 19:30 Friday - 06:00 Monday
🚧 Contraflow between Junctions 6 and 9
⚠️ Expect long delays; consider alternative routes
📆 26-29 June, 3-6 July,10-13 July
Full details:
TONIGHT: Overnight maintenance on the #M8:
📆 22, 23, 24 June
🕖 19:30-06:00
⛔ Closure of M8 eastbound Junction 5-4A
Full programme here:
TONIGHT: Overnight works are set to take place on the #M9 at Junction 4 on-slips
Closures will be in place between 7.30pm and 6am
Eastbound on-slip: Monday 22 June to Wednesday 1 July
Westbound on-slip: Wednesday 1 July to Saturday 11 July
Full details:
REMINDER: The Forth Road Bridge will be closed to traffic between 21:30 and 06:00 on the nights of 25, 26 and 27 June
✅ The east footway will remain open
🚌 Bus stops at either end will be relocated
Details:
REMINDER‼️
Safety barrier replacement works on the #A83 at Westport, north of Machrihanish set to begin tomorrow for 14 days
⚠️ Single Lane closure with temporary 30mph speed limit and 24-hour temporary traffic lights in place
Full details:
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing on the #A82 at Bunloit, just south of Drumnadrochit, starts next week on Sunday 28 June.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details:
📢 #A9 RAIGMORE INTERCHANGE
Footway/cycleway diversion in place from tomorrow, Monday 22 June, for three weeks.
🚦 Temporary traffic lights in place on Raigmore Interchange to facilitate safe crossing.
Full details:
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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