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Overnight road closures on weekend of 5-7 July 2024 The A702 south of West Linton will be closed overnight on the weekend of 5 to 7 July, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to lift new precast concrete retaining walls into place as part of a major refurbishment of Westwater Bridge. The trunk … Read Full Article

Due to severe weather delaying other programmed works, works at A830 Loch Eil have been delayed and will end at 7pm on Thursday 8 August 2024. See updates below.   Surface improvements began Tuesday 6 August for three days Convoy with lane closures, 7am to 7pm BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, plan to … Read Full Article

Hard shoulder & lane 1 closure for five nights Works scheduled between 15-20 July   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is conducting drainage improvement works on the M9 northbound prior to junction 4 for a total of five nights. Works are scheduled to take place from Monday 15 until Saturday 20 July between the … Read Full Article

Update: Due to bad weather works north of the A82 Loch Tulla Viewpoint require two extra nights of work that will take place on the evenings of Sunday 21 and Monday 22 July 2024. See update below. Overnight road closure with diversion Works begin Sunday 30 June at 7pm BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Due to a poor weather forecast, the works at A830 East of Glenfinnan will not take place on the evening of Wednesday 24 July. Works will resume on Thursday 25 July and will be completed by 6am on Monday 29 July Overnight road closure in place for safety   On behalf of Transport Scotland, … Read Full Article

Works begin on Monday 5 August for five nights Lane closures in place for safety BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be undertaking road marking improvement works set to be carried out in August on A85 at Dunollie Road and George Street, Oban. The improvements will involve renewing the road markings to make … Read Full Article

Overnight lane closures for five weeks, commencing 24 June 2024 Overnight road closure 1 July 2024 Slip road closures for five nights, commencing 22 July 2024 A series of overnight lane and road closures is planned on the M876 and A876 while BEAR Scotland conducts drainage investigations on the trunk road between Bowtrees Junction and … Read Full Article

Off slip closures beginning Monday 17 June   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential repair works on the A9 Northbound off slip at Pitlochry. The works will install rock bags and repair the riverbank where a retaining wall collapsed, protecting the nearby areas. The essential repair work is scheduled … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure 21 June 2024 The slip road onto the northbound M9 at Junction 5 Cadgers Brae will be closed for carriageway repairs between 20:30 and 05:30 on the night of Friday 21 June. Traffic wishing to join the M9 northbound will be diverted via the M9 southbound to return northbound from M9 … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closures 18 and 19 June 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out coring investigation works on a section of the M9 southbound carriageway after Junction 1B. The works are programmed to commence on Tuesday 18 June for two nights, between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 on … Read Full Article

Overnight roadworks on the A1 at Bowshiel south of Cockburnspath will now be carried out under a full road closure, after motorists failing to comply with traffic management through the site led to works being suspended last night. The A1 will now be closed in both directions between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each … Read Full Article

Update: The next phases of the road resurfacing programme on the northbound and southbound of the A9 Tomatin Duals will take place over five nights between Monday 8 July and Saturday 13 July. Update below:  Road marking works will take place for five nights from Monday 8 July 24 Hour lane closures with night time … Read Full Article