May 9, 2024

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT A9 TOMATIN DUALS

Road Improvement Works to start on Monday 13 May for 8 weeks 24 Hour Lane Closures with Night Time Convoy BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to start essential resurfacing and road marking improvements on the A9 Tomatin Dual Carriageway between Slochd and Findhorn Bridge, near Inverness. The road improvement programme, … Continued

May 9, 2024

BRIDGE WORKS ON A1 AT GRANTSHOUSE

Overnight road closure Tuesday 14 May 2024   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company is set to complete repair works on the safety barriers at Grantshouse this month. The works are programmed to take place overnight on the A1 at Grantshouse on Tuesday 14 April from 20:00 until 06:00. The A1 will be closed in … Continued

May 8, 2024

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON THE M9

Overnight carriageway closure 13 May 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to complete essential road improvement works on the M9 Newbridge Southbound. The works will take place on Monday 13 May, between the hours of 19:30 and 05:30. To ensure the safety of the workforce and traveling public, the M9 southbound carriageway … Continued

May 6, 2024

ROAD MAINTENANCE COMPANY PLAY FOOTBALL FOR SAMH

BEAR Scotland held its twelfth annual charity five-a-side football tournament on 26 April 2024. Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company saw co-workers become competitors to raise £1,382 for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH). The football fundraising for the mental health charity saw eight teams of BEAR Scotland employees fiercely battle for the title in Perth College … Continued

May 3, 2024

RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A82 CORRYCHURRACHAN

UPDATE: Due to a poor weather, works on the A82 at Corrychurrachan have been cancelled tonight, Thursday 13 June, and works will take place on Sunday 16 until Tuesday 18 June 2024. New dates below. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s road operating company, is set to start essential surfacing improvements on the A82 this month. Overnight … Continued

May 3, 2024

CARRIAGEWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON A9 SOUTH OF SLOCHD

 Three nights of carriageway improvements starting Wednesday 8 May 2024 Two-way traffic lights with convoy   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s road operating company, is set to start essential resurfacing and road markings improvements on the A9 south of Slochd. Overnight works are programmed to start on the A9, north of the A938 Carrbridge Junction, beginning … Continued

May 3, 2024

ESSENTIAL REPAIRS TO BRIDGE SPANNING M8

Overnight westbound carriageway closures 6 and 7 May 2024 The westbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 3A and 4 on the nights of 6 and 7 May, to allow essential concrete repairs on the underside of a bridge carrying the B792 over the motorway. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out work … Continued

May 2, 2024

INVESTIGATION WORKS ON THE A1

Overnight closures at three locations, commencing Tuesday 14 May 2024 Overnight investigation works are scheduled on the A1 at three different locations, with slip road and carriageway closures on the nights of 14, 15 and 16 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will use the closures to take core samples from defective areas of … Continued

May 2, 2024

OVERNIGHT WORKS ON A9 DRUMOCHTER DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

Works to start on Monday 13 May for three weeks Carriageway lane closures with convoy   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s road operating company, is set to start essential road marking improvements on the A9 this month. The overnight works will take place over three weeks from Monday 13 May to Saturday 1 June between the … Continued

May 1, 2024

INNOVATION AWARD FOR CABLE CLEANING PROJECT

BEAR Scotland has won the Best Innovation in Delivery of Small Projects category at the VINCI Construction Innovation Awards 2024, for the Queensferry Crossing Cable Stay Cleaning project. During specific winter weather conditions, the cable stays on the Queensferry Crossing can be susceptible to ice accretion, which can lead to ice and snow falling from … Continued

May 1, 2024

M80 OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE

Overnight carriageway closures 26-31 May 2024 A six-night programme of overnight maintenance on the M80 between Junctions 8 and 9 is scheduled to begin on Sunday 26 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will use these closures to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks and to tidy up the carriageways and roadsides, … Continued