March 18, 2022

£35,000 ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLANNED FOR A83 EAST OF INVERARAY

Project set to begin on Monday 21 March for five days   A new road safety project on the A83 between Inverary and Garron Bridge is set to get underway from Monday 21 March. The £35,000 investment from Transport Scotland will see teams installing 160 metres of safety barrier adjacent to the A83 to facilitate … Continued

March 18, 2022

£30,000 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A85 WEST OF COMRIE

Friday 18 March   DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A85 WEST COMRIE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED   Please be advised that drainage improvements planned for the A85 west of Comrie have been postponed for operational reasons. The project was due to get underway on Monday 21 March and was programme to take place across two days … Continued

March 18, 2022

LANDSCAPING WORKS PLANNED FOR A84 NEAR KILDEAN ROUNDABOUT IN STIRLING

Works start Monday 21 March for five days   Landscape maintenance activities worth £7,000 are set to get underway on a section of the A84 at Kildean Roundabout in Stirling from Monday 21 March. The work will involve maintenance activities along the verge of the A84 on the eastbound approach to the roundabout, with teams … Continued

March 17, 2022

£90,000 FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE ON THE A82 FORT AUGUSTUS

Works start on Monday 21 March over two weeks     A £90,000 project has been announced that will see footway improvements implemented adjacent to the A82 through Fort Augustus, with work set to get underway from Monday 21 March. The works will involve teams resurfacing over 1km of the existing footway in Fort Augustus … Continued

March 17, 2022

TRUNK NOT JUNK! SCHOOL COMPETITION

Let’s tackle the litter on our trunk roads! In support of Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean 2022, which is focused this year from 21 March to 21 April, we are running a schools 2022 Litter Campaign Design Competition, open to all primary school learners across the SE area. As well as repairing roads and bridges … Continued

March 17, 2022

£255,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A90 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN LONGFORGAN AND BENVIE/FOWLIS JUNCTION

Works start Monday 21 March for five nights   A section of the A90 northbound between Dundee and Perth is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £255,000, with work set to get underway on Monday 21 March. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A90 near Longforgan, … Continued

March 16, 2022

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A85 GILMERTON TO CRIEFF  

Works begin Thursday 17 March for six nights   A section of the A85 between Gilmerton and Crieff is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway from Thursday 17 March at 7pm. The improvements will see just over 1km of the A85 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer road … Continued

March 16, 2022

A1 FILTER DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS: DOLPHINGSTONE SLIP ROAD CLOSURE

Overnight closures of southbound on-slip 23-25 March 2022 An ongoing project to improve drainage along 3.8 kilometres of the southbound carriageway of the A1 trunk road between Old Craighall and Bankton is set to be completed over three nights beginning on Wednesday 23 March. The final section of the works will see Transport Scotland’s operating … Continued

March 16, 2022

TEMPORARY WALKWAY TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON A828 CONNEL BRIDGE

Works to begin in April and are expected to take up to four months   BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is proposing to construct a temporary cantilevered walkway to the east side of the A828 Connel Bridge to maintain access for non-motorised users whilst bridge deck replacement works are undertaken. The cantilevered … Continued

March 15, 2022

OVERNIGHT ESSENTIAL CARRIAGEWAY MAINTENANCE PLANNED FOR A85 NEAR CRIANLARICH

Tuesday 15 March   ONGOING OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A85 NEAR CRIANLARICH POSTPONED TONIGHT DUE TO FORECAST INCLEMENT WEATHER   Please be advised that ongoing overnight surfacing improvements for a section of the A85 east of Benmore have been postponed tonight, Tuesday 15 March. The project will not take place tonight due to forecast … Continued

March 15, 2022

£350,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A83 SOUTH OF ARROCHAR

Friday 1 April TWO ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A83 SOUTH OF ARROCHAR   Please be advised that inclement weather has impacted the ongoing resurfacing works on the A83 south of Arrochar. The project was due to be completed by Friday 1 April, however additional road closures will be required … Continued

March 14, 2022

RESURFACING THE M876 JUNCTION 1 ON-SLIP

Overnight closures Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March 2022 Motorists using the slip road onto the westbound M876 Junction 1 are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to resurface it on the nights of Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March. For the safety of workers … Continued