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UPDATE: These works could not start today as planned. A further update will be issued soon.
@trafficscotland
❄️ Road surface temperatures in North West Scotland are forecast to fall close to zero tonight.
🚚 We'll have 5 gritters out treating trunk routes this evening, with a further 15 on patrol overnight.
#drivesafe
UPDATE: Due to a change in the wider programme, works on the #A85 between Crieff and Comrie will now start on Monday 23 March
Full details here:
UPDATE: Due to adverse weather, resurfacing on the A85 between Glen Ogle Head and Lix Toll is now expected to be completed by Wednesday 8 April .
Full details here:
Strong winds can close bridges and cause road closures and delays. Follow these tips to stay safe on the roads.
#DriveSafe
Strong winds can close bridges and cause road closures and delays. Follow these tips to stay safe.
#DriveSafe
Strong winds can close bridges and cause road closures and delays. Follow these tips to stay safe.
#DriveSafe
Overnight resurfacing on the #A702 at Boghall:
⛔ Road closure between Hillend Junction and Easter Howgate
📆 23 March
🕖 19:30-06:30.
Details:
TONIGHT: Resurfacing works at #M8 Junction 3:
⛔ Eastbound carriageway closure, Junction 3A to 3
📆 17, 18, 19 and 20 March
🕗 20:30-06:00
⛔ Junction 3 eastbound off-slip closure
📆 23 to 27 March, 30 and 31 March
🕗20:30-06:00
Full details:
REMINDER: Carriageway closures on the #A823(M) for litter collection:
⛔ Tuesday 17 March, 19:30-06:00, westbound carriageway
⛔ Wednesday 18 March, 19:30-06:00, eastbound carriageway
Details:
TONIGHT: An overnight closure of the #A720 eastbound from Baberton to Dreghorn is scheduled, to allow Amey TSIC to undertake traffic loop recutting work:
📆 Tuesday 17 March
🕘 20:00 to 06:00
TONIGHT: #M90 Junction 1C northbound off-slip improvement works:
⛔ Overnight slip road closure
🕗 20:00-06:00
Details:
Overnight resurfacing on the #A83 north of Clachan starts on Sunday 29 March.
🚧 Road closed 7pm to 6am
🚗 Timed access for vehicles at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am
Full details:
The #A702 in Biggar town centre will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March.
This is part of ongoing civil engineering works to install traffic signals for a new pedestrian crossing.
Details:
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather, overnight resurfacing on the #A82 south of Loch Linnhe Picnic Area has been cancelled tonight (Monday 16 March) and will now finish on the morning of Friday 20 March.
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:
Snow affecting the #M8 Livingston, #A720 Baberton and #A1 Gladsmuir just now - we have gritters out treating routes and dealing with any snow but please #DriveSafe and #TakeCare!
M8 Livingston Station camara 📸❄️
Snow affecting the #M90 Kelty just now - We have gritters out treating routes and dealing with any snow but please #DriveSafe and #TakeCare!
Vaisala station camera image 📸❄️
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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