Monthly Archives: July 2021

Three-week programme of overnight closures commences 1 August 2021 A three-week programme of overnight works to upgrade safety barriers on the M8 at Hermiston Gait is scheduled to begin on Sunday 1 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will be carrying out the £240,000 works. For the safety of workers and motorists, the M8 … Continued

Overnight closures 18-22 July 2021 The A1 at Wallyford is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with three nights of resurfacing works scheduled to begin on Sunday 18 July. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 0.5km of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. To ensure the … Continued

Works start on Monday 19 July for two nights Motorists using the A9 northbound near Inveralmond Roundabout in Perth are to benefit from an improved road surface with works on the carriageway set to get underway next week. The £50,000 project will see improvements to a section of the A9 northbound dual carriageway, immediately north … Continued

One in four roadworkers has suffered an impact on their mental wellbeing following verbal or physical abuse from the public, according to new figures. A survey of Scotland’s trunk road maintenance companies, including Amey, BEAR Scotland, Connect and Autolink, is outlining some of the challenges faced by staff while doing their jobs. The results of … Continued

Works start Monday 12 July for six weeks A new £55,000 road safety project has been announced for the A9 and A99 in Latheron with works set to get underway next week. The project will involve teams installing a new section of footway as well as carrying out improvements to the existing bus stop in … Continued

Overnight road closure Monday 26 July 2021 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A977 near Tulliallan are set to take place on Monday 26 July 2021. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:30. For the safety of road workers and … Continued

Thursday 9 July   SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATION WORK CONTINUE AT M80 JUNCTION 4A LOW WOOD • Work to take place overnight on Friday 9 July to reopen M80 4a slip road at Cumbernauld • Ongoing lane closures on A8011 Glasgow Road remain in place for safety to reduce vehicle loading while inspections … Continued

Since April 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £13m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the South East trunk road network. Thirty-eight resurfacing projects have been undertaken, including major projects on the A1 and A68. These surfacing improvements have addressed and repaired … Continued

A90 Gateside slip roads to New Grange  Works begin Sunday 11 July     A section of the southbound A90 south of Forfar near Invereighty is set to benefit from carriageway surfacing improvements with work set to get underway from Sunday. The project will address a section of the route from the Gateside slip roads … Continued

Overnight slip road closure on Friday 9 and Monday 12 July 2021 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has announced plans to renew worn out surfacing on the northbound slip road leaving the M9 at Junction 9. For the safety of workers and motorists during these works, the northbound off-slip at M9 Junction 9 will … Continued

£245,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start on Wednesday 7 July for seven days     Motorists using the A835 between Braemore Hall and Letters Junction are to benefit from an improved road surface as £245,000 worth of resurfacing works are set to get underway tomorrow. The project will see almost two kilometres of carriageway resurfaced north … Continued

Three overnight road closures to begin Monday 12 July 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface one kilometre of the M80 southbound near the River Carron over three nights, starting on Monday 12 July. For the safety of workers and road users, the M80 will be closed southbound between M9 Junction … Continued