Monthly Archives: July 2021

£340,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works begin Monday 2 August     The A90 at Glamis Junction near Forfar services is to benefit from carriageway surfacing improvements with work set to get underway early next month. The £340,000 project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements and lining upgrades to the main carriageway between Loch of … Continued

£100,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS  Works begin Friday 30 July   The A90 southbound at Barnhill near Perth is set to benefit from carriageway surfacing improvements with work set to get underway next week. The £100,000 project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements and lining upgrades to the Barnhill southbound off-slip just before Friarton … Continued

Overnight closures of M9 northbound 29 & 30 July 2021 Overnight closures of M9 northbound J1A off-slip 2 & 3 August 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.8 kilometres of the M9 northbound main carriageway prior to Junction 1A and 0.5 kilometres of the M9 northbound Junction 1A off-slip during … Continued

Friday 23 July ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A85 NEAR TIBBERMORE   Please be advised that additional overnight surfacing improvements on the A85 west of Tibbermore have been added to the original programme of ongoing works on the A85 near Almondbank. The project will now take place over ten nights with all surfacing … Continued

Works start on Sunday 25 July for four nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 10pm-5am Diversion via A9 and A889   Essential carriageway investigations on the A86 between Newtonmore and Laggan are set to get underway from Sunday night. The project will involve teams extracting core samples over a 1.5km section of the … Continued

Edinburgh homelessness and addiction charity nominated by BEAR staff BEAR Scotland has donated £1,000 on behalf of all staff to Steps to Hope, a registered non-profit charity fighting homelessness and providing help for those suffering with addiction in Edinburgh. Steps to Hope is the second charity this year to benefit from BEAR Scotland’s focus on … Continued

RESCHEDULED: Resurfacing works from 19:30 to 06:00 on Friday 3 September 2021 The M876 westbound on-slip from Bowtrees Roundabout will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of 3 September to allow 0.7km of carriageway to be resurfaced. For the safety or road workers and motorists, one lane of the M876 westbound carriageway … Continued

Overnight works begin Tuesday 27 July 2021 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A985 in Rosyth will take place on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 July 2021 between 20:00 and 05:00 each night. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. For the safety of road workers and motorists, … Continued

Works start Friday 23 July 2021 A section of the northbound M9 near Linlithgow Loch is set to benefit from a £450,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. The project will begin at 19:30 on Friday 23 July and is planned to take place over one weekend using 24-hour working, with all work to be … Continued

Works start Monday 26 July for three nights A section of the southbound M90 at Kelty is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £150,000 starting next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the M90 on approach to Junction 4 southbound off-slip, creating a safer and … Continued

A924 off-slip to Pitlochry will be closed for six nights between 10pm and 5am from Monday 26 July   An ongoing maintenance project on the A9 at Tummel Bridge is set to enter the final stages later this month. The project, which commenced earlier this year, involves the removal of existing paintwork and the application … Continued

£340,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Sunday 18 July for five nights     A section of the southbound A90 between Perth and Dundee is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £340,000 starting on Sunday. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A90 between Inchture and Balgay … Continued