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  Works begin Sunday 14 May for eight nights. Overnight road closure with diversion, 8pm to 5am.   Road users on the A85 between the A84 junction at Lochearnhead towards Glen Ogle will benefit from a new road surface, thanks to work that BEAR Scotland is set to carry out for Transport Scotland. Work is scheduled to … Read Full Article

Overnight westbound slip closure at Junction 5 planned for Thursday 11 May BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out pavement investigation works on the M8 westbound on the night of Thursday 11 May 2023. To allow these works to be carried out safely, the westbound onslip of the M8 will be … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 15 May 2023 for three weeks. Lane 2 closure and 50mph speed limit.   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will start £40k worth of road safety improvements on the A9 dual carriageway south of Findhorn Bridge on 15 May.   The works will continue for three weeks, taking place … Read Full Article

Work to take place from Friday 12 May for 21 days Continuous slip road closures required for safety, 12 May at 20:00 to 14 May at 22:00 Verge works along the slip road until 2 June   Scottish Power Energy Networks are to undertake essential works to modernise utility apparatus serving the local community around … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland’s annual charity five-a-side football tournament was held on 28 April 2023 at Bells Sports Centre in Perth. It saw co-workers from Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company turn into competitors to raise over £1,800 for SAMH on the day. The football fundraising efforts for the mental health charity saw ten teams of BEAR … Read Full Article

  Works to take place at two locations on the A9 between 9th –17th May 2023 Cambusavie 9th– 14th May 2023 Berriedale 15th –17th May 2023 Full road closure between 8pm and 6am Amnesties will be in place   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the … Read Full Article

  Works begin on Sunday 21th May until Tuesday 30th May Overnight road closures (7pm to 7am) except Fridays and Saturdays     Motorists using the A828 will benefit from an improved road surface as BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, are set to begin resurfacing works later this month.   The works will take … Read Full Article

Transport Minister relaunches highly successful schools’ education programme   Bookings are now being taken for school visits and online sessions as part of Transport Scotland’s expanded education programme for schools, based at the Forth Bridges Education Centre in South Queensferry and run by BEAR Scotland. The popular STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) programme provides … Read Full Article

UPDATE:  Works will begin Wednesday 10th between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30 on the A702 South of Lamington before returning to North of Maidencoats on Thursday 11th May.  Work set to begin North of Maidencoates Roundabout between 9-16 May 2023 Work set to begin in Lamington between 17-24 May 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Read Full Article

Overnight road works for one night on 9 May 2023 The A68 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a night of improvement works scheduled for the 9 May 2023. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland resurface 230 metres of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. … Read Full Article

Balfour Beatty starts £16.85m bridge upgrade – establishing site compound and access Balfour Beatty is starting work on the £16.85m Transport Scotland-funded project to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge by getting the site compound set up. The two-year project involves construction of a temporary bridge, the demolition of Kincardine Bridge’s southern piled … Read Full Article

Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust has been selected as BEAR Scotland’s second regional charity of the year. The trunk road maintenance company is in its third year of giving six local charities nominated by staff a £1,000 donation. The funding boost will help ensure that Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust’s work maintaining and helping the … Read Full Article