Monthly Archives: June 2022

Four week programme sees two weeks of day time works and two weeks of over night works Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is to carry out repair works on the gabion baskets (structural rock-filled metal cages) located between Junction 1 and 2 on the M876 from Monday 4 July until Sunday 29 July 2022. … Continued

Works start Sunday 3 July for six nights   A section of the A92 northbound near Cowdenbeath is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £280,000, with works scheduled to begin on Sunday 3 July. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A92 between Lochgelly and Cardenden, … Continued

ADDITIONAL DAY OF WORKS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ROAD MARKINGS ON THE A85 METHVEN   Please be advised that due to operational reasons, an additional day of works is required on Monday 15 August to complete road markings on the A85 at Methven. Works will take place between 11am and 4pm. There will be a lane … Continued

Project starts on Sunday 3 July for four weeks Overnight road closures required for safety, 9pm – 6am   Road safety barrier upgrades are planned for the A90 Kingsway in Dundee at the Kings Cross and Coupar Angus Interchanges with the project set to get underway on Sunday 03 July. The project will involve teams … Continued

BEAR Scotland has donated £1,000 on behalf of all staff to Dundee-based charity Transform Community Development, an organisation dedicated to supporting the needs of vulnerable people by finding solutions ranging from temporary accommodation to sheltered employment. The charity’s FareShare project aims to reduce food poverty amongst people suffering from social and economic distress. Transform also … Continued

As the end of the academic year approaches, we take stock of the comprehensive education programme that has been developed and delivered by BEAR Scotland for schools in South East Scotland and beyond. 3,881 pupils in 90 schools engaged with – over 80% via virtual sessions (but that still means we reached over 650 pupils … Continued

In the second quarter of 2022, BEAR Scotland has made a good start to an ambitious programme of improvements on the South East trunk road network, with a number of significant schemes already completed. Resurfacing projects worth a total of £7 million have improved safety and ride quality for motorists at 27 different locations, including … Continued

Primary 6 and 7 pupils from Lochleven High School were delighted to get the opportunity to work with the BEAR Scotland team by completing three of our four BEAR Cub Engineers Challenges. On-line, interactive sessions were delivered virtually using the eSgoil, DYW Live (Developing the Young Workforce) education programme with follow up materials and instructions … Continued

In April and May around £10m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network, with a further £7m due to be spent in June. BEAR has delivered a variety of resurfacing, road safety and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 54 resurfacing projects have been undertaken, including major projects on the … Continued

In the first half of 2022 BEAR Scotland has donated over £13,000 to several different charities and causes. Some recent fundraising and charity support initiatives include: In May employees took part in our shareholder, Eurovia’s ‘Steps to Health’ challenge, covering a total 1,976 miles between them and raising £1,000 for our staff nominated charity partner … Continued

Since April 2022, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £7m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the North East trunk road network. Over 50 resurfacing projects have been undertaken which has included various improvements across sections of the A90 Kingsway in Dundee, the … Continued

Works begin Tuesday 5 July for ten nights   A section of the A83 at Succoth is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway from Tuesday 5 July. The improvements will see 880 metres of the A83 near Arrochar resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer section of road for … Continued