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UPDATE: Overnight resurfacing on the #A82 south of Loch Linnhe picnic area is now expected to be completed by the morning of Thursday 12 March.
REMINDER: Resurfacing works are set to take place on the #A9 in three locations, south of Blair Atholl starting on Thursday 12 March:
🚦 Temporary traffic lights will be in place each night between 7pm and 6am with a 10mph convoy in place
Full details:
Graham started his apprenticeship with us in 2018 and has made real career progressing within BEAR Scotland over the last eight years.
But don't take our word for it, he tells you himself 👇
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Hands on learning, real skills, and industry training… that’s what a BEAR Scotland apprenticeship offers.
Aiden tells us what he enjoys most about his role 👇
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Our teams have been busy throughout February between resurfacing, joint replacements on bridges and much more.
See what we have been up to 👇
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Ever wondered what the advantages of being a Graduate Apprentice are? Marcel tells us about his experience 👇
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❌ CANCELLED: Due to changes in the programme of works, ground investigations on the #A82 north of Onich have been cancelled. These will be rescheduled for a later date and further information will be shared once known.
All treatments complete across the network but it's still cold out there - see where our gritters are through @trafficscotland's gritter tracker map here: http://www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-tracker
‼️UPDATE
Due to weather, these works will now begin at 19:00 Tues 10 March, with completion due at 06:00 Thurs 26 March
UPDATE: Due to weather conditions delaying works earlier in the programme, works on the #A9 south of Blair Atholl will now start on Thursday 12 March.
See full information here:
Drainage investigations are set to take place on the #A84 South of Lochearnhead from Monday 16 March
🚦 Temporary traffic lights will be in place between 8am and 4.30pm for five days
Full details:
Overnight resurfacing works are set to take place on the #A9 South of Tain from Thursday 12 March
🚦 A lane closure with a 10mph convoy will be in place between 8pm and 6am
Full details:
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, overnight surfacing on the #A9 North of Calvine will not go ahead tonight (Thursday 5 March) and is now expected to be completed by the morning of Thursday 12 March.
❄️Temperatures will be low across the North West trunk road network this evening with snow and ice forecast
🚛We'll have 29 gritters carrying out pre-treatments and a further 18 out patrolling overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
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❄️Temperatures will be low throughout the South East trunk network this evening
🚛We'll have 11 gritters carrying out treatments with further 13 patrol vehicles monitoring conditions overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
Life Well Lived in Biggar received £750 through our Regional Charity Initiative. Giving back to communities that are impacted by our roadworks is something we are proud of.
Full details here: https://bit.ly/4rfhGr7
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Ever wondered what the advantages of being a Graduate Apprentice are? Marcel tells us about his experience 👇
#ScotAppWeek26
Ever wondered what the advantages of being a Graduate Apprentice are? Marcel tells us about his experience 👇
#ScotAppWeek26
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.