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UPDATE: To support access to the polling station in Golspie today, the following measures are in place:
🚚 Convoy: 7:30pm–10:30pm
🚧 Overnight closure from 10:30pm, with amnesties at 11:30pm, 12:30am, 2:30am and 4:30am
Full details:
@HighlandCouncil
Heading to vote today? 🗳️
Roadworks across the North West have been planned to keep disruption to a minimum but it’s still worth checking your route before you travel.
👉 Visit Traffic Scotland for live traffic info: http://www.traffic.gov.scot
More:
http://www.bearscot.com/election-day-roadworks-in-the-north-west
UPDATE: Further dates for overnight maintenance works (7pm to 6am) on Cromarty Bridge on the #A9 have been confirmed:
• Wed 6 May to Sat 9 May
• Wed 10 June to Sat 13 June
• Mon 15 June to Mon 22 June
🚦 Traffic lights with convoy
Full details:
BEAR Scotland worked through the night to complete emergency repairs to a bridge over the #M8 that had been struck by an HGV.
Structural cross beams had to be re-welded and bolted, and four new beams were installed to provide additional support.
More:
Heading to the polling station tomorrow? 🗳️
Roadworks across the North West are planned to minimise disruption but it’s still worth checking your route before travelling.
👉 Visit Traffic Scotland for live traffic info: http://www.traffic.gov.scot
More:
http://www.bearscot.com/election-day-roadworks-in-the-north-west
Overnight resurfacing is set to take place on the #A9 North of Ballinluig.
A convoy will be in place each night for the following directions:
Northbound lane closure - 12, 13, 14 & 17 May
Southbound lane closure - 18, 19 & 20 May
Full details:
We donated £750 to @FDAMH through our Regional Charity Initiative.
Customer & Community Relations Officer Leanne Burnett nominated this fantastic charity to continue helping people through tough times.
Full details here: https://bit.ly/4d2QXsB
#BEARGiving #WeAreBEAR
THIS WEEKEND: Major weekend bridge works on the #M8
🚧 Contraflow between Junctions 3A & 4A
📅 8-11 May & 15-18 May
🕗 20:30 Friday until 06:00 Monday
🚨 Expect long delays and consider alternative routes
Full details:
TONIGHT: Overnight maintenance on the #M876:
📆 6 & 7 May
🕖 19:30-06:00
🚧 Northbound carriageway closure
📍 M876 Junction 1 – Junction 2
Full programme:
🚨 Emergency repairs on #M8 bridge near Harthill:
⛔ Overnight westbound carriageway closure, Junction 4A to 5, 20:00-06:00 tonight
⚠️ Expect long delays this evening and on Wednesday morning
Full details here:
‼️UPDATE
Due to changes in the wider programme, the resurfacing of the #A1 southbound between Gladsmuir and Haddington will now recommence tomorrow (Wed 6 May) for five nights.
Full details:
Drainage investigation works on the #A9 at Dunfallandy, immediately north of the Pitlochry south junction, start next week on Tuesday 12 May, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
🚦 Traffic lights will be removed outwith working hours
Full details:
🌉 Overnight resurfacing on the approaches to Connel Bridge on the #A828 starts on Monday 18 May.
🚧 Bridge closure between 10pm to 6am each night with amnesties at 12am, 2am and 4am.
Full details: #PlanAhead
@trafficscotland
Carraiageway repairs on the #A85 at Monzievaird Old Schoolhouse will be carried out between 7pm on Monday 11 May and 6am on Tuesday 12 May.
🚧 Overnight road closure with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am
More:
Cold temperatures are forecast in South East Scotland tonight - we have four gritters treating higher sections of the A7, A68 and A702 this afternoon as a precaution.
#DriveSafe
❄️Temperatures could be close to zero on the #A9 from Inverness northwards near the end of tonight.
🚛We'll have 5 gritters carrying out pre-treatments.
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
Traffic on the westbound #M8 is restricted to a single lane between J4A and J5, as a safety precaution after a bridge over the motorway was struck by an HGV.
The lane closure will remain in place until further notice while engineers assess the damage.
REMINDER: Resurfacing work on the #A9 at the new puffin crossing starts tonight, Tuesday 5 May, for three nights.
⛔ Road closure with amnesties at 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 2.30am & 4.30am
🖌️ Lining works Monday 11 - Friday 15 May
More:
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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