Project to begin on Monday 24 April 2023 for six days Excludes Saturday, Sunday and Monday 1 May 2023 10mph convoy system in place on the 24 to 28 April 2023 and 2 May 2023, from 7am to 7pm BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1045m of the A9 at Ousdale … Continued
Road closures to be in place for four nights Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the A977 in Kincardine between Longannet Roundabout and North Approach Road Junction are set to begin on Tuesday 2 May 2023. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project at Toll Road … Continued
The M8 Harthill Service station is due to close for one night on 30 April 2023 due to essential street lighting repair works. Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, has scheduled overnight street lighting repair works at Harthill services, where the BP Garage and lorry carpark is situated. The works will take place from 20:00 … Continued
Five-week programme commences 17 April 2023 Work to be completed over 16 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 17 April 2023. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in … Continued
Weekend lane closures and temporary traffic lights 21 April – 24 April 2023 All traffic management removed by the end of month Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to install road drainage improvements at Kilbagie as it reaches the final stages of the upgrades to the trunk road network in the … Continued
The North West winter season begins on the 1st of October each year, running right through until the 15th of May the following year. BEAR Scotland’s winter team has worked throughout the winter season to keep trunk routes in the North West of Scotland safe and clear. Each and every day of the season, in … Continued
The first quarter of 2023 marks the end of the financial year for the client, Transport Scotland. In the quarter we’ve delivered over £26m in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network. That takes the total for the year to £75m which is what we were tasked with spending. In the three … Continued
Overnight road closure with amnesties for eight nights 16-26 April, 7pm to 5am. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will be carrying out eight nights of road improvements worth £270k on the A83 between Lochgilphead and Tarbert, with works taking place from 16 to 26 April. To allow the works to be carried out … Continued
In the first three months of 2023 BEAR Scotland has donated over £4,500 to various different charities and community causes. Thirteen BEAR Scotland employees took part in Doddie Aid this year, raising a total of £1,790 for the MND charity, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The team entered as the BEAR Scotland League, clocking up 2,875 miles walking, … Continued
From January to March over £18M has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network on behalf of Transport Scotland, with schemes being promoted across the Planned Maintenance, Minor Improvements, Bridge, Road Lighting, Active Travel & Road Safety Teams. Despite particularly poor weather, good progress has been made on many projects. On the A9 … Continued
BEAR Scotland’s winter team has worked throughout the winter season to keep trunk routes in the South East of Scotland safe and clear. In total 16,752 tonnes of salt was used to treat roads and 477 tonnes of liquid de-icer was sprayed onto major bridge structures. As ever, the winter service began in October and has been … Continued
Overnight works commence Monday 17 April 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has scheduled 10 nights of overnight resurfacing works to renew approximately 1.5 kilometres of the M9 southbound between junctions 5 and 7 from Monday 17 to Friday 28 April 2023. For the safety of workers and road users, this section of the … Continued
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