North West

UPDATE: Further to our release of 4 July, and following further stakeholder engagement,  regarding improvements to the footways at the junction of A9 and Old Caithness Helmsdale, the programming and traffic management for the works has been amended.   Improvements will be made to the footway at the A9/Old Caithness Road junction Three-way temporary traffic … Continued

UPDATE: Road improvements on the A83 South of Kilchenzie are now due to start on Monday 8 July instead of Sunday 7 July. Please see updated dates below. Overnight road closure and timed access Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake essential road surface improvements totalling … Continued

Works start Monday 8 July 2024 for five weeks. BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will start £220K worth of road improvements on the A85 trunk road West of Loch Awe on Monday 8 July. The works will continue for five weeks, taking place from Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm. No works will … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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, … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

New debris fence to be provided on hillside above trunk road BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are to take forward further landslide mitigation measures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful. Following a very wet period in February, a movement on the hillside occurred in an area previously considered stable.  It is … Continued

Full road closure between 7pm and 6am Amnesties will be in place On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A9 North of Helmsdale and A9 North of Berriedale. A9 North of Helmsdale: The resurfacing of 302m of carriageway will take place over three nights, starting Tuesday 25 … Continued

Update: Due to weather conditions, resurfacing works on the A9, North of Drumochter Road, have paused and will now be completed by 6am on Wednesday 10 July. Update: Due to a number of factors impacting the programme for the works, the A9, North of Drumochter Road resurfacing scheme will now be completed at 6am on … Continued