Monthly Archives: January 2022

Works start Wednesday 2 February over eight days   A section of the A95 at Kinveachy near Aviemore is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £340,000, with work set to get underway on Wednesday 2 February at 8am. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A95 near Aviemore, creating a safer … Continued

Daytime works start Monday 31 January for 18 days   A section of the A92 at the Halbeath Roundabout near Dunfermline to the Redhouse Roundabout near Kirkaldy is to benefit from landscaping improvements worth £100,000, with work set to get underway from Monday 31 January at 9.30am. The landscaping improvements will involve teams removing encroachment … Continued

Daytime works start Monday 31 January for five days   A section of the A90 at Inchture is to benefit from landscaping improvements worth £10,000, with work set to get underway from Monday 31 January at 9.30am. The improvements will involve teams removing vegetation encroaching from neighbouring gardens to improve safety and visibility on the … Continued

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A96 EAST OF BAINSHOLE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK   Please be advised that the surfacing improvements on the A96 east of Bainshole near Huntly have been postponed by one week and are now scheduled to begin on Tuesday 8 February. Works were scheduled to begin at 7pm on … Continued

Management Systems Manager Craig Thom discusses BEAR’s current electric fleet and the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. Craig also gives an insight into future plans to expand the electric fleet across the South East unit.

At BEAR, we have teams dedicated to providing winter service. Watch the video to find out about the process of decision-making when sending out our Winter Fleet to keep routes clear and safe during Winter.

Two overnight slip road closures begin Monday 21 February 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.25 kilometres of the westbound slip road off the M876 at Junction 1 Checkbar. The work will take place on the nights of Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February. For the safety of workers and … Continued

Works to begin from Monday 31 January over two weeks   A section of the A85 at St Fillans is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Monday 31 January. The proposed improvements will see almost 1.6km of the A85 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer route for … Continued

Twenty overnight carriageway closures begin 2 February 2022  Carriageway closures will be in place on the M80 between Junctions 8 and 9 on twenty nights during February and March. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to replace expansion joints on bridges spanning the motorway. Work will take place on up to … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 28 January 2022 Overnight works to renew road markings on the northbound carriageway of the A1 between Dolphingstone and Wallyford are planned on Friday 28 January. The work will take place between 19:30 and 06:00. During these hours, traffic using the northbound A1 will be diverted from Dolphingstone Junction to Wallyford … Continued

Works start Thursday 27 January A section of the A9 near Cairniemoor, south west of Perth, is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £385,000. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A9 between Forteviot Junction and Dupplin Loch, creating a safer and smoother road surface for … Continued

WORKS POSTPONED: New date to be confirmed Overnight works scheduled for 14 February 2022 The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with one night of resurfacing works scheduled for Monday 14 February. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 330m of carriageway. To ensure the safety of … Continued