Monthly Archives: September 2024

The A83 at the Rest and be Thankful reopened at 11:00am this morning via the Old Military Road short local diversion, following a safety review by BEAR Scotland. The A83 had been closed due to hillside concerns, with rainfall overnight triggering a 500-tonne landslide. Geotechnical engineers have now assessed the situation and reported that the … Continued

The A83 has been closed this morning due to hillside concerns. Rainfall overnight has triggered a debris slide, which is ongoing. Geotechnical engineers are monitoring the situation as it develops. As an immediate safety precaution, traffic has been moved to the diversion route via the A83/A82/A85 and A819 until the situation has stabilised and been … Continued

Overnight road closures until 4 October 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out a programme of road marking improvements on the A702 trunk road between Abington Roundabout and Hillend. The works will continue in four phases until the night of 4 October. There will be no work on Saturday and … Continued

Updated 31 October 2024: Due to changes in the programme of works, the second phase of these works on the A835 at Inverlael Farm are now due to start on Tuesday 26 November. Please see new dates below in red. Works to begin on Tuesday 1 October Lane closure with 10mph convoy BEAR Scotland, working … Continued

• Resurfacing improvements start Sunday 29 September until the morning of Tuesday 22 October • Overnight road closure with timed access 7pm to 5am BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are carrying out overnight road enhancements on the A83 north of Tarbert at Stonefield from Sunday 29 September until the morning of Tuesday 22 … Continued

Update: Works on the A9 between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie have been postponed. New dates will be communicated in due course. Resurfacing and road marking improvements from Sunday 22 September to Wednesday 2 October Convoy systems in place for safety   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are set to carry out resurfacing and … Continued

Two overnight slip road closures 26 and 27 September 2024 The slip road onto the M8 westbound at Junction 4A Heartlands will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out investigations into the condition of the … Continued

UPDATE: These works will now take place on the nights of Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October.  Overnight closures 2 and 3 October 2024 Sections of the A977 Gartarry Roundabout will be closed on the nights of 2 and 3 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out carriageway resurfacing works. … Continued

Daytime restrictions to be removed on Saturday evening Overnight eastbound carriageway closures 14 and 15 September 2024 Overnight westbound carriageway closures 16, 17 and 18 September 2024 Major roadworks on the M8 at Harthill are set to finish early, after Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland and their contractor Tarmac were able to allocate additional … Continued

UPDATE: One additional overnight closure will be required to complete road marking works, from 19:30 to 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 9 October. Overnight slip road closures 4 and 7 October 2024 The slip road exiting the westbound A876 at Junction 3 Bowtrees will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of … Continued

Investigation works planned for the night of Monday 23 September 2024 A lane closure and temporary traffic lights will be in place from 19:00 – 07:00   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out essential investigation works to inform future repairs on the A9 River Braan bridge, immediately north of Dunkeld. … Continued

UPDATE: Tonight’s works on the A7 south of Canonbie have been cancelled due to forecast heavy rain. The works will continue from the night of 17 October, with three additional road closures required from 19:30 to 06:00 on 21, 22 and 23 October, with the same diversion in place each night. Overnight works for three … Continued