December 21, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL – TRAFFIC TO BE DIVERTED ONTO OLD MILITARY ROAD LOCAL DIVERSION ROUTE

• Current forecast for Friday and Saturday indicates heavy persistent rainfall with corresponding increase in hillside saturation levels.• As a precaution, A83 traffic will therefore be diverted onto the Old Military Road from 6pm on Friday 22 December. • Given the increase in hillside saturation levels it is then expected that the Old Military Road … Continued

December 15, 2023

SAFETY IMPROVEMENT WORKS ANNOUNCED FOR A9 MILTON OF LEYS

· Works start Monday 18 December 2023 for seven weeks. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, are to start £240k worth of road safety improvements on the A9 Trunk Road near Milton of Leys, south of Inverness. The works will bring traffic signs and road safety barriers up to modern highway standards, making … Continued

December 13, 2023

A82 FORT AUGUSTUS SWING BRIDGE – HYDRAULICS MINOR MAINTENANCE WORKS

Series of short full road closures on 14 December.  On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is carrying out essential hydraulic works on the A82, at the historic Fort Augustus Swing Bridge, replacing the hydraulic rams which open and close the bridge. The site works will take place on Thursday 14 December, beginning at 09.15am … Continued

December 8, 2023

ROAD MARKING IMPROVEMENTS ON A9 KILLIECRANKIE TO DRUMOCHTER

Two-way traffic lights with convoy   Essential road marking and road stud improvements on the A9 single carriageway between the Drumochter Duals and the Killiecrankie Duals are underway. The project involves removing and replacing all of the white lines and studs for a total of 26km of the A9 single carriageway between the Drumochter Dual … Continued

December 7, 2023

A83 ARAY BRIDGE – INVERARY

Urgent Repair Work to start before Christmas BEAR Scotland, Trunk Road operator working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are continuing with work this week at Aray Bridge on the A83 immediately north of Inveraray. The historic double masonry arch bridge experienced a huge flow of water from the River Aray on the 7 and 8 … Continued

December 6, 2023

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A830

Media update: Due to severe weather forecast the A830 works at Corpach High Street have been cancelled tonight. New dates below.  Works postponed on Tuesday 6 February and will resume on Wednesday 7 February Essential surfacing improvements began on the A830 at Corpach High Street on Monday 15 January 2024. The project will see 500m of road … Continued

November 30, 2023

FINAL PHASE OF ACTIVE TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE A9 NORTH KESSOCK

Update – due to weather conditions, these works are now due to be complete by Wednesday 13 December 2023. Daytime works began on Monday 4 Dec Northbound lane restrictions 7am – 3:30pm The final phase of active travel and road safety improvements on the A9 between the Kessock Bridge and North Kessock Junction commenced on … Continued

November 29, 2023

UPDATE: IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE A83 NEAR TARBERT

A83 North of Erines 10 December A83 South of West Tarbert 11 & 12 December BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking improvements worth £350,000 at two locations on the A83 near Tarbert. The locations are immediately north of Erines and immediately south of West Tarbert. The works are being undertaken overnight 7pm … Continued

November 21, 2023

NIGHTTIME ESSENTIAL SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON THE A828 NEAR APPIN

Update – Due to poor weather forecast, works on Sunday 14 January on the A828 are cancelled. We hope to resume these works on Monday 15 January. // Update – further works on the A828 near Appin will take place from Sunday 14 to Tuesday 16 January (3 nights), to finish improvements made during the … Continued

November 20, 2023

BEAR SCOTLAND SUPPORTS BRAKE’S ROAD SAFETY WEEK CAMPAIGN

BEAR Scotland is supporting the road safety charity, Brake’s Road Safety Week campaign which runs this week, 19–25 November 2023. Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event and this year its theme is Speeding. The theme emphasises that every life matters, and every death or injury on roads is preventable. The campaign … Continued

November 17, 2023

A9 TO B9006 CULLODEN ROAD – INVERNESS CARRIAGEWAY ROAD MARKING IMPROVEMENTS

Road Marking Refresh to start on Monday 20 November for 5 Nights Carriageway Road Closure with Diversions Essential road marking improvements on the A9 dual carriageway and single carriageway between the Inshes Junction southbound slips and B9006 Culloden Road will get underway on Monday 20 November at 7pm for five nights. The road marking improvement … Continued

November 14, 2023

 UPDATE: NEW DATES FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR A84 IN CALLANDER

  Resurfacing Wednesday 15 to Friday 24 November No works Tuesday 14 November due to adverse weather   Following the successful completion of the first stages of work, on the A84 in Callander, BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to undertake the final stages of improvements between Ancaster Square and Leny Feus … Continued