Monthly Archives: November 2021

‘Gritallica’, ‘Mr Plow’ and ‘Ready, Spready, Go!’ on hand to tackle adverse weather 180 winter operatives and 58,500 tonnes of salt ready to treat trunk routes across North Scotland   BEAR Scotland and its well-loved team of gritters are geared up and ready to tackle Scotland’s infamous Winter weather as temperatures drop. 94 winter vehicles, … Continued

• 47 winter vehicles, 90 winter operatives and 25,000 tonnes of salt ready to keep trunk roads safe and clear across South East Scotland BEAR Scotland and its well-loved team of gritters are geared up and ready to tackle Scotland’s infamous winter weather as temperatures drop. In South East Scotland over 90 operatives and 25,000 … Continued

  A887 Allt na H-Innse Beag Bridge complete after seven months of construction   A new £1.5M bridge was opened to traffic last week on the A887, nine miles west of Invermoriston, following seven months of construction funded by Transport Scotland. The new Allt Na H-Innse Beag Bridge was built to replace the previous bridge … Continued

Works start on Monday 29 November   A £50,000 project has been announced that will see pedestrians benefit from improved footway provision next to the A82 through Tyndrum, with work set to get underway from Monday 29 November. The project will see upgrades undertaken between Pine Trees Leisure Park and the Green Welly Stop.  The … Continued

Works begin Sunday 21 November for three nights   Road safety improvements on the A90/A952 Cortes Junction south of Fraserburgh are set to get underway from Sunday 21 November. The junction improvement project will involve teams carrying out surfacing improvements at the junction, addressing any defects that currently exist in the road, creating a smoother … Continued

Works to continue for three weeks     Drainage improvements on the M90 northbound between Craigend Interchange and Broxden Roundabout in Perth got underway this week. The project will involve teams carrying out refurbishment works to the edge of carriageway filter drain on the northbound carriageway near Perth, creating a safer journey for motorists by … Continued

Work starts Sunday 21 November over two weeks Overnight road closure in place for first four nights for safety, 7pm to 7am An overnight project involving road surfacing improvements at four locations on the A92 between Panmurefield Roundabout and Muirdrum Interchange is set to begin on Sunday 21 November for two weeks. The project will … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Friday 19 November 2021 The southbound off-slip at M90 Junction 2 Pitreavie Interchange will be closed between 20:00 and 06:30 on the night of Friday 19 November, to allow repairs to safety barriers to be carried out. A diversion route will be signposted for southbound traffic wishing to exit the M90 … Continued

Overnight lane and slip road closures 16 November 2021 Lane and slip road closures will be in place at M9 Junction 10 Craigforth on the night of Tuesday 16 November. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company Bear Scotland to carry out emergency joint repair works where the motorway bridges over the River Forth … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closures 17-26 November 2021 The northbound carriageway of the A1 between Bankton Junction and Dolphingstone Junction is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with nine nights of resurfacing works set to begin on Wednesday 17 November. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 1km of carriageway, … Continued

Leading trunk road maintenance company, BEAR Scotland has boosted its senior team with two key appointments in their bridges team to help deliver the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract for the South East Unit on behalf of Transport Scotland. The South East Unit covers 314 miles of trunk roads through some of the busiest … Continued

Works start Monday 15 November for five nights.   A section of the A96 near Allanfearn is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £180,000 with work set to get underway on Monday 15 November. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A96 east of Allanfearn, creating a safer and smoother road surface … Continued