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The #M80 between Junction 9 and 8 is now OPEN in both directions following today's police incident.
The #M80 northbound is now OPEN following today's police incident.
The southbound carriageway remains closed.
❄️ Road surface temperatures in North West Scotland are forecast to fall close to zero tonight on high ground.
🚚 We'll have 5 gritters out treating trunk routes this evening, with a further 6 on patrol overnight.
#drivesafe
Road surfacing works on the #A9 south of Spittal have been completed earlier than planned therefore the road will be open as normal tonight
Phase two of the works south of Geislittle start on Monday 23 March.
‼️UPDATE
Due to weather impacting the planned schedule of works the #A82 resurfacing works between Glencoe Village and Ballachulish have been postponed. Further information will be provided once the works have been rescheduled.
The #M80 remains closed in both directions following this police incident. Please follow @trafficscotland for updates.
REMINDER: One additional shift will be required on the #A7 south of Hawick to complete road marking and road stud replacement works. A road closure will be in place tonight between 19:30 and 06:00.
TONIGHT: The slip road exiting the #M9 southbound at Junction 1, Newbridge, will be closed for carriageway repairs between 23:30 and 05:30.
Details:
UPDATE: Due to a change in the programme, works on the #A83 north of Clachan will now be carried out earlier than planned from Wednesday 25 March.
UPDATE: Due to a delay with the subcontractor, wall repairs on the #A9 at Drumochter will now begin from Sunday 22 March.
The slip road exiting the #M9 southbound at Junction 1, Newbridge, will be closed for carriageway repairs between 23:30 and 05:30 on the night of Thursday 19 March.
Details:
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather, overnight resurfacing on the #A82 south of Loch Linnhe Picnic Area could not go ahead last night (Tuesday 17 March) and will now finish on the morning of Monday 23 March.
Keeping our roadside tidy is something we work very hard on. Litter can cause threats to the environment and local wildlife.
#GiveYourLitterALift
❄️Temperatures will be low across the North West trunk road network this evening with hoar frost forecast on high ground
🚛We'll have 15 gritters carrying out pre-treatments and a further 16 out patrolling overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
UPDATE ‼️
Due to weather conditions, the #A82 Invermoriston works did not commence last night.
They are now scheduled to begin tonight, Wed 18 March.
More info:
UPDATE: This diesel spill has now been cleared from the carriageway and the #A1 has fully reopened with temporary traffic lights removed.
We’re proud to support Keep Scotland Beautiful’s roadside litter campaign! If you’re travelling this week, please remember to #GiveYourLitterALift!
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing works are set to take place on the #A6091 at Tweedbank Roundabout from Wednesday 18 March
⛔ Full closure of the A6091 between Kingsknowe Roundabout and Melrose Roundabout with a signed diversion in place
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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