Monthly Archives: February 2023

WORKS ON M8 POSTPONED TONIGHT (15.03.23): Works on the ongoing M8 eastbound overnight resurfacing programme (detailed below) between Junctions 3 and 2 have been postponed tonight,15 March 2023, due to a forecast of unfavourable weather conditions overnight. The programme will therefore extend for one night, with a scheduled new completion date of 23 March 2023. … Continued

  Project to begin Sunday 26 February for three nights Overnight slip closures with a lane 1 closure in place for safety, 7pm to 6am     Essential surfacing improvements on the A9 Ballinluig Southbound Junction will get underway on Sunday 26 February 2023 for three nights.   The project will see BEAR Scotland, on … Continued

Weekend road lane closures Friday 10 March until Monday 13 March and Friday 17 March until Monday 20 March 2023 Temporary traffic lights in place continuously on these days Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A876 north of Kincardine from Friday 10 March to Monday 13 March and Friday 17 March until … Continued

Overnight roadworks to replace streetlighting set for 27 February to 02 March 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to begin its programme of overnight upgrades to the streetlighting on the northbound slip roads of the A1 northbound at Bankton, scheduled to start Monday 27 February. The A1 Northbound on and off slip at … Continued

ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE FOR A835 ARDCHARNICH BRIDGE, ULLAPOOL   Works start on Monday 20 February 2023 for 13 weeks Traffic lights in place   Essential maintenance works began on the A835 Ardcharnich Bridge today (Monday 20 February). They will continue for 13 weeks, taking place between 7.30am and 6pm each day, including weekends.   The works … Continued

  Overnight works restarted on Sunday 19 February for six weeks Overnight single lane closures 7pm-6am   Active travel and road safety improvements on the A9 between Kessock Bridge and the B9161 Munlochy Junction resumed on Sunday 19 February. The projects, which began in November 2022, are being carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf … Continued

  Night time works at the A82 Laggan Swing Bridge are to be extended by one night Additional full road closure from 9.30pm-6am on Saturday 18 February Diversion route in place     Please be advised that overnight bridge maintenance works on the A82 Laggan Swing Bridge, due to be completed this Friday night (17 … Continued

RESURFACING THE M80 NORTHBOUND APPROACH TO JUNCTION 9 Overnight road closures on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 February 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M80 northbound prior to the Junction 9 off-slip. Works will take place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 February 2023 between 19:30 … Continued

Balfour Beatty takes on £16.85m project to replace 80-metre section of bridge Transport Scotland has awarded the £16.85m contract to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge to Balfour Beatty. The project, with main works on site expected to get underway from early summer, will involve demolishing the Kincardine Bridge’s southern piled viaduct and … Continued

  Resurfacing due to begin tonight (14 February) will now start tomorrow, Wednesday 15  February, for 15 nights. Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am.   Essential surfacing improvements due to get underway tonight on the A82 between Tarbet and Crianlarich will now start tomorrow, Wednesday 15 February 2023.   The works … Continued

Eight overnight closures between 23 February and 6 March (excluding weekends) A section of the eastbound M8 prior to junction 4A Heartlands is set to benefit from £680,000 of resurfacing improvements. The resurfacing works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland resurface 1,500 metres of carriageway, creating safer journeys for motorists. For the safety … Continued

Overnight closures M9 eastbound 20 – 24 February then westbound 27 – 3 March   A programme of works to carry out an essential joint replacement on the bridge that carries the M9 over Bonsyde Road between junctions 3 and 4 of the M9, is due to start on Monday 20 February 2023. Overnight closures … Continued