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Project to begin on Monday 7 February for eight days   A section of the A85 east of Cruachan Power Station, near Loch Awe is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Monday 7 February. The project will see improvements completed to a 1.5km section of the A85, … Read Full Article

Overnight closure to allow de-jacking of bridge deck on 7 February 2022 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of April 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 7 February, while jacks are removed from the bridge deck after worn out bearings … Read Full Article

Overnight southbound carriageway closure Friday 4 February 2022 Overnight carriageway repairs on the southbound A1 at Abbotsview Junction are planned for the night of Friday 4 February. The work will take place between 20:00 and 06:30. During these hours, traffic will be diverted off the A1 at Abbotsview Junction via the southbound off-slip road then … Read Full Article

Management Systems Manager Craig Thom discusses BEAR’s current electric fleet and the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. Craig also gives an insight into future plans to expand the electric fleet across the South East unit.

At BEAR, we have teams dedicated to providing winter service. Watch the video to find out about the process of decision-making when sending out our Winter Fleet to keep routes clear and safe during Winter.

Two overnight slip road closures begin Monday 21 February 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.25 kilometres of the westbound slip road off the M876 at Junction 1 Checkbar. The work will take place on the nights of Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February. For the safety of workers and … Read Full Article

Works to begin from Monday 31 January over two weeks   A section of the A85 at St Fillans is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Monday 31 January. The proposed improvements will see almost 1.6km of the A85 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer route for … Read Full Article

Twenty overnight carriageway closures begin 2 February 2022  Carriageway closures will be in place on the M80 between Junctions 8 and 9 on twenty nights during February and March. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to replace expansion joints on bridges spanning the motorway. Work will take place on up to … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 28 January 2022 Overnight works to renew road markings on the northbound carriageway of the A1 between Dolphingstone and Wallyford are planned on Friday 28 January. The work will take place between 19:30 and 06:00. During these hours, traffic using the northbound A1 will be diverted from Dolphingstone Junction to Wallyford … Read Full Article

Works start Thursday 27 January A section of the A9 near Cairniemoor, south west of Perth, is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £385,000. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A9 between Forteviot Junction and Dupplin Loch, creating a safer and smoother road surface for … Read Full Article

WORKS POSTPONED: New date to be confirmed Overnight works scheduled for 14 February 2022 The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with one night of resurfacing works scheduled for Monday 14 February. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 330m of carriageway. To ensure the safety of … Read Full Article

Works start Thursday 27 January for two nights Motorists using a section of the M90 at Kelty are to benefit from an improved road surface as surfacing improvements worth £40,000 are set to get underway from Thursday 27 January at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects on the M90 Kelty southbound on-slip, creating a safer … Read Full Article