Monthly Archives: May 2021

A new section of footway and cycleway on the A96   **PLEASE NOTE, CONSULTATION FOR THIS PROJECT HAS NOW CLOSED.  FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED LATER THIS YEAR**   BEAR Scotland was commissioned by Transport Scotland to undertake a review of the cycle facilities on A96 near Lhanbryde, Moray. This followed concerns raised by a … Continued

Works to take place overnight on Monday 24 May Overnight road closure in place for safety, 7pm to 7am     Motorists using the A84 at Runacraig are set to benefit from an improved road surface as £30,000 worth of resurfacing works are planned to take place on Monday night. The resurfacing project will address … Continued

20 May 2021 Temporary lane closure for three nights commencing Sunday 23 May 2021   As part of the barrier improvement works on the A720, a closure of the Baberton on-slip is required for three nights which will commence Sunday 23 May until Wednesday 26 May.   This element of the road safety improvement scheme … Continued

20 May 2021 Overnight road closures to commence 7-13 June 2021 The southbound carriageway of the A1 North of Tyne Bridge between Abbotsview Junction and Thistly Cross Roundabout, and the northbound carriageway between Dolphingstone junction and Wallyford junction, are set to benefit from an improved road surface. Seven nights of resurfacing works will commence from … Continued

£30,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Sunday 23 May for two nights     A section of the A90 northbound between Perth and Dundee is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £30,000 that are due to get underway on Sunday. The overnight improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A90 Glendoick … Continued

Works to begin from Monday 24 May for five days   Two sections of the A83 between Inveraray and Lochgilphead are set to benefit from an improved road surface as part of a £100,000 programme of improvements which begin next week. The works are scheduled to begin on Monday 24 May and are expected to … Continued

Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has announced a series of overnight improvement works on the A720, commencing 19 May 2021. Details of each are outlined below. 1. Resurfacing of the eastbound carriageway between Lothianburn and Straiton junctions from Wednesday 19 May. BEAR Scotland will resurface approximately 500 metres of the A720 eastbound carriageway from … Continued

A 21-strong team from BEAR Scotland helped to raise over £4,300 for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) by taking on Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk for the first time.   This was the first year that BEAR Scotland put forward a team for the annual Kiltwalk event, which had ‘gone virtual’ due to the Covid-19 restrictions in … Continued

Six overnight road closures from 31 May 2021 Motorists using the A1 trunk road are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with six nights of resurfacing works set to begin on Monday 31 May. The project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 1 km of carriageway at Brockholes, approximately 14 … Continued

21 May 2021 UPDATE: Closure Time Change A1 Monks Muir overnight closure will now take place from 20.00 on 22 May until 06.00 23 May. Please see below for further information.     13 May 2021 Keltbray, on behalf of Scottish Power, will be carrying out essential work on a section of overhead lines between … Continued

£65,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   Works to begin on Sunday 16 May for three nights     A section of the A83 at Lochgilphead is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work due to begin on Sunday. The £65,000 project will see a 150-metre section of the A83 resurfaced, improving the ride … Continued

Two overnight weekday carriageway closures 24-25 May 2021 The northbound carriageway of the A1 between Wallyford junction and Old Craighall Junction will be closed for resurfacing from 19:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Monday 24 May and Tuesday 25 May. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface a 950m section … Continued