Monthly Archives: January 2025

 Updated 28 January 2025: Due to changes in the programme of works, overnight surfacing improvements on the A9 South of Drumochter will now start on Thursday 6 February. Please see new dates in red below.   Overnight carriageway improvement works start on Thursday 6 February Night time temporary traffic lights with convoy   BEAR Scotland, … Continued

10 nights of overnight resurfacing works from 27 January to 7 February BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will be carrying out essential carriageway improvements on the A1 at Beanston to Over Hailes southbound from Monday 27 January. The project is scheduled to take place over 10 nights from Monday 27 January to Friday 7 … Continued

Works to restart Monday 13 January for three weeks Two-way traffic lights with convoy   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will undertake essential road marking and road stud improvements on the A9 single carriageway between Newtonmore and Kincraig.   This work will complete a project started last summer, to remove and replace all white … Continued

Overnight road closures Monday 20 to Friday 24 January 2025 Four overnight road closures of the A702 are planned to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete traffic signal installation works at the junction with the A703 near Hillend. The A702 will be closed between Lothianburn Junction on the A720 and Easter Howgate … Continued

Updated 3 February 2025: Due to forecast for poor weather, works on the A828 north of Appin will not go ahead tonight, Monday 3 February. Works will resume on Tuesday 4 February, weather permitting. Please see new end date in red below. Works begin on Sunday 19 January Overnight road closure with timed access BEAR … Continued

UPDATE 23 January: Works south of Chapelhill Junction on the night of Friday 24 January have been cancelled due to forecast high winds. The remainder of the programme remains unchanged, with the works still expected to be completed on the night of Friday 31 January. Overnight road closures 20-24 & 27-31 January 2025 The A7 … Continued

Site surveys started in November 2024 Bridge tower strengthening works between January and October 2025 Single footway/cycle path closure with diversion for pedestrians and cyclists Intermittent overnight lane closures Thanks to a £2 million investment from Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is undertaking essential safety improvements on Kessock Bridge on the A9 which crosses the Beauly … Continued

Updated 22 January 2025: The single night of convoy will now take place tonight, Wednesday 22 January. Please see new date below.   Works take place from Monday 20 January to Friday 7 February Single lane traffic with two-way temporary traffic lights   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are set to carry out … Continued

Updated 20 January 2025: Traffic lights at the A835 Silverbridge, north of Garve will now be in place between 7am and 7pm from Monday 20 until Wednesday 22 January. Essential repair works to the south underpass beneath A835 from Monday 13 January Temporary footpath closure   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set … Continued

Overnight Junction 5 slip road closures, 2 to 27 February 2025 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to install new safety barriers and remove trees along approximately 2.2km of the M9 northbound between Junctions 4 and 6, including the slip roads on and off the northbound carriageway at Junction 5 Cadger’s … Continued

Southbound off-slip closed 20:00 to 06:00 on 12 and 19 January 2025 The slip road exiting the southbound A1 at Bankton Junction near Tranent will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of Sunday 12 and Sunday 19 January. This is to allow Allelys Heavy Haulage to transport super grid transformers for a … Continued

Traffic returned to the main trunk road at 1pm on Thursday 2 January   Traffic returned to the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful at 1pm today under traffic light control.   The Old Military Road had been used as a precaution since 4pm on Sunday 29 December, in response to a forecast for … Continued