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Urgent carriageway repairs between Bankfoot and Birnam 24-hour lane closure in place from Wednesday 27 November   BEAR Scotland, the operating company working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are undertaking emergency carriageway repair works on the A9 northbound carriageway between Bankfoot and Birnam, requiring a 24-hour lane closure from Wednesday 27 November. Works are anticipated … Read Full Article

Five overnight closures, Monday 9 to Friday 13 December 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Traffic wishing to exit the M8 westbound during the works will be directed … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 2-6 and 9-11 December 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M9 northbound carriageway prior to Junction 2, near Old Philipstoun. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M9 northbound carriageway will be closed from Junction 1A Kirkliston to Junction 2 … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 3-6 December and 11-20 December 2024 The M90 southbound carriageway on the approach to M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston will be closed on 14 nights in December, to allow strengthening works to be completed on the bridge carrying the motorway over the B9080. Since early September, southbound lane closures and a temporary speed … Read Full Article

The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic at 01:48 today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Dave Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges Manager, said: “The safety of bridge users comes first, and we therefore made the decision to temporarily close the Queensferry Crossing when we identified … Read Full Article

Traffic on the M90 is now being diverted over the Forth Road Bridge, after the Queensferry Crossing was closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland took the decision to close the Queensferry Crossing at 10:20 after ice was observed falling from the bridge’s stay … Read Full Article

Additional resources in place to address any issues 24/7 control rooms monitoring conditions The second named storm of winter is on its way with Amber weather warnings in place across Scotland. BEAR Scotland, which looks after the trunk roads in North West and South East of Scotland, is primed to tackle whatever weather conditions Storm … Read Full Article

A83 traffic to be rerouted onto Old Military Road from 2pm on Saturday 23 November Due to the arrival of Storm Bert and forecast for heavy snow followed by rain and snow melt on Saturday, BEAR Scotland will be opening the Old Military Road as a precaution from mid-afternoon on Saturday 23 November to allow … Read Full Article

Five overnight carriageway closures, 9 to 13 December 2024 The A1 southbound between Gladsmuir and Oaktree Junctions is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning five nights of resurfacing works from Monday 9 to Friday 13 December. The works will take place between the hours of 19:30 and … Read Full Article

Updated 22 January 2025: Due to operational availability, drainage improvements on the A9 Killiecrankie will now start on Monday 3 February. Please see new dates below. Drainage improvement works starting Monday 3 February Two-way temporary traffic lights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential filter drain improvement works on … Read Full Article

UPDATE 13 December 2024: The current phase of works on the A702 near Hillend has been completed earlier than anticipated, therefore overnight closures will no longer be required from Monday 16 December to Friday 20 December. We’ll be back in the new year to complete the installation of the new traffic signals. Overnight road closures … Read Full Article

Overnight closures for three weeks, commencing 2 December 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is conducting drainage improvement works on the M876/A876 between Junction 3 (Bowtrees) and Kilbagie Roundabout. The works will commence on Monday 2 December and are expected to continue for three weeks between 20:30 and 06:00 each night, Monday to Sunday. … Read Full Article