October 6, 2023

ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE FOR A82 DUBH EAS BRIDGE, NORTH OF INVERARNAN

Works start on Monday 9 October 2023 for 6 weeks.   Essential maintenance work is set to be conducted on the A82 Dubh Eas bridge that carries the A82 over a watercourse, around a mile north of Inverarnan. The essential maintenance work will start on Monday 9 October lasting for six weeks, weather dependant. The … Continued

October 5, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: OLD MILITARY ROAD DIVERSION

  A83 traffic will be diverted onto the Old Military Road from 7pm on Friday 6 October   Given the current heavy and persistent rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, motorists using the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be diverted onto the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route from 7pm on Friday 6 October.  … Continued

October 2, 2023

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 ACHALONE

Works to begin on Monday 16 October for 10 days Lane closure with convoy will be in place to manage traffic BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential road surfacing improvements on the A9 at Achalone, south of Thurso, starting Monday 16 October 2023. The project will enhance a section … Continued

September 28, 2023

30-minute overnight closures on A828 Connel Bridge

Essential bridge works start Thursday 5 October for 7 nights   Seven nights of work are set to take place on the A828 Connel Bridge, five miles northeast of Oban, starting Thursday 5 October 2023. BEAR Scotland – Transport Scotland’s operating company – will carry out a scheduled inspection and street lighting works on the … Continued

September 27, 2023

£25,000 DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT A9 DUNFALLANDY

Works commence Monday 2 October for three days   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, plan to undertake drainage investigation works, at A9 Dunfallandy near Pitlochry, next week. Works are programmed to take place on this A9 single carriageway section on Monday 2 October for three days between the hours of 9.30am to … Continued

September 27, 2023

IMPROVEMENTS FOR A84 IN CALLANDER

Preliminary Works scheduled from 2-6 October Footway Improvements scheduled from 9-27 October Carriageway Resurfacing scheduled from 30 October-23 November BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake improvements on the A84 through Callander, situated between Lagrannoch Cresent and Leny Feus. These preliminary drainage works, road resurfacing works and footway improvements, costing £460,000, … Continued

September 26, 2023

ACTIVE TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS A830 FORT WILLIAM AREA

Works to begin Tuesday 3 October 2023 for six weeks Temporary Traffic Lights A830 West of Corpach The next phase of active travel and road safety improvements on the A830 at Corpach are set to get underway from Tuesday 3 October 2023. The project will see BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, construct a new … Continued

September 21, 2023

VITAL REPAIRS SET TO ENHANCE A86 ALLT A’GHAILL CULVERT NEAR LAGGAN

  Project begins Monday 2 October 2023 for nine weeks Single lane closure with two-way temporary traffic light system Overnight road closures 27 October and 24 November   From Monday 2 October, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will embark on an important maintenance project to enhance the Allt A’Ghaill culvert under the … Continued

September 19, 2023

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A82 SOUTH OF SPEAN BRIDGE

Works to begin on Monday 25 September for ten days. Convoy in place.   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is set to embark on vital surfacing improvements along the A82 South of Spean Bridge, with work scheduled to commence on Monday 25 September. The project will enhance sections of the A82 South of … Continued

September 15, 2023

TRANSPORT SCOTLAND’S 20MPH SPEED LIMIT INITIATIVE: ENHANCING SAFETY IN HIGHLAND COMMUNITIES

Transport Scotland and BEAR Scotland project prioritises active travel and road safety Works begin 18 September   Starting on 18 September, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will begin a crucial project to introduce 20mph speed limits in towns and villages along the North West’s trunk road network. This will involve the installation of new … Continued

September 13, 2023

RESURFACING PLANNED FOR A87 IN SKYE

Update: There has been an update to the dates of resurfacing improvements and closures on the A87. Due to works taking less time than anticipated work at A87 North of Sligachan/Caiplach which finish tomorrow morning (25.10.23) causing the remaining programme of works to be moved forward a day.   Road closures from 18 September BEAR … Continued

September 12, 2023

SAFETY IMPROVEMENT WORKS ANNOUNCED FOR A82 EAST OF ONICH

  Works start Monday 18 September 2023 for three weeks.   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will start £60k worth of vital drainage improvements on the A82 east of Onich village on 18 September. The project will span three weeks, running from Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm, with no work on … Continued