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UPDATE: These works on the #A702 were completed ahead of schedule last night, so no further overnight closures will be required.
REMINDER: The second phase of overnight carriageway resurfacing works on the #A83 through Arrochar start next week on Tuesday 19 May.
🚧 Overnight road closure with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am.
Full details:
TONIGHT: #A720 overnight maintenance:
📆 12, 13, 14, 15 May
🕗 20:00-05:30
📍 Dreghorn to Gogar westbound
Full programme:
REMINDER: Overnight carriageway improvements are set to take place on the #A9 North of Ballinluig tonight with a lane closure and 10mph convoy in place northbound between 7pm and 6am
Balchandy crossover will also be closed during this time
Full details:
The #A1 northbound carriageway between Spott Roundabout and Thistly Cross Roundabout will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Wednesday 27 May, Thursday 28 May, Friday 29 May and Monday 1 June.
Details:
STARTING NEXT WEEK:
Overnight maintenance on the #A1:
🚧 Four weeks of overnight closures at various locations from Old Craighall to Thistly Cross Roundabout
📆 18 May to 12 June
🕗 20:30-05:30 each night
Full programme here:
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing on the approaches to Connel Bridge on the #A828 starts next week on Monday 18 May 🌉
🚧 Bridge closure between 10pm to 6am each night with amnesties at 12am, 2am and 4am.
Full details: #PlanAhead
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REMINDER: Drainage investigation works on the #A9 at Dunfallandy, immediately north of the Pitlochry south junction, start tomorrow, Tuesday 12 May.
🚦 Traffic lights from 9:30am to 3:30pm
Full details:
REMINDER: A major project on the #A85 at Glenogle gets underway this summer.
🚦 Single lane closure with traffic lights for 5 months
🚧 One week of overnight full road closures in autumn
📅 Exact start date will be shared once confirmed
More:
TONIGHT: Overnight maintenance on the #M876:
📆 11 & 12 May
🕖 19:30-06:00
🚧 Southbound carriageway closure
📍 M9 Junction 8 – M876 Junction 1
Full programme:
TONIGHT: #A720 overnight maintenance:
📆 11 May
🕗 20:00-05:30
📍 Lothianburn on-slip to Dreghorn westbound
Full programme:
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing works on the #A85 at Monzievaird, west of Crieff, start next week on Sunday 17 May.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am.
Full details:
REMINDER: Lining works on the #A9 at the new puffin crossing start tomorrow, Monday 11 May until Friday 15 May.
Full details:
REMINDER: Drainage investigations on the #A82 at Rose Cottage in Inverarnan take place tomorrow, Monday 11 May.
🚦 Temporary traffic lights will be in place from 8am to 4:30pm
Full details:
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:
REMINDER: Overnight programme of overnight resurfacing works on the #A82, at three locations in Fort William, begins tomorrow, Sunday 10 May.
🚚 10mph convoy system in operation
Full details:
REMINDER: Surfacing on the #A9 between Tore Roundabout and Allangrange starts tomorrow, Sunday 10 May
🚧 Overnight lane closure with convoy - Sun 10 May to Mon 18 May
⏲️ 24-hour lane closures with overnight convoy - Mon 18 May to Wed 27 May
Full details:
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:
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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