North West

Project to begin on Sunday 23 October for four nights Overnight convoy works   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A835 at Contin West, with works set to get underway from Sunday 23 October. The project will see 430 metres of the A835 at Contin … Continued

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: A83 RE-OPENS FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING INSPECTION   Please be advised that the A83 has now reopened to traffic under convoy control following the completion of a morning inspection of the hillside. With further periods of rainfall expected in the coming days, our teams will continue to have a presence … Continued

   Works begin Friday 14 October for nine days 24 hour road closure in place for safety   With a week to go until work starts on £980,000 worth of surfacing improvements on the A86 at Creagdubh, BEAR Scotland is reminding motorists that there will be a 24-hour road closure for nine days from Friday … Continued

Traffic continues to be diverted onto the Old Military Road until Saturday morning Weather permitting, a convoy system will then be introduced Diversion back onto the Old Military Road in the early hours of Sunday morning anticipated Please be advised that traffic will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road local diversion route … Continued

Please be advised that traffic will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route through today and overnight until Friday morning due to the heavy persistent rain forecast and high hillside saturation levels. A further update will be issued if there is any change to the above traffic management arrangement. Our … Continued

Please be advised that due to a breakdown of quarrying plant, the surfacing improvements planned for the A87 Portree north of Bridge Road Junction have been cancelled.   The improvements were scheduled to be begin on Monday 17 October until Tuesday 25 October. Arrangements have been made for the quarrying plant breakdown to be rectified. … Continued

  Project to begin on Tuesday 25 October for eight nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 6am   The A87 on the Isle of Skye is set to benefit from an improved road surface in five locations, with work set to get underway on Tuesday 25 October. The £400,000 project will … Continued

A83 OPERATING UNDER CONVOY CONTROL AT THE REST AND BE THANKFUL FOR WEDNESDAY DAYTIME PERIOD, WITH THE OLD MILITARY ROAD LOCAL DIVERSION ROUTE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 7PM DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FORECAST A convoy system will be in place on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful today until 7pm Traffic will be … Continued

From July to September over £12.9m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 90 maintenance projects have been undertaken, including various projects on the Isle of Skye such as the A87 Broadford, Sligachan Junction, Blackhill … Continued

Pedestrians and motorists using the A85 trunk road through Lochearnhead are to benefit from improved paths, with £110,000 worth of improvement work set to start this month.   The work, which will begin on Monday 10 October and continue for eight weeks, will be carried out between 7am and 7pm each week day, pausing at … Continued

MEDIA UPDATE: OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A835 AT GORSTAN RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST   Please be advised that due to inclement weather forecast, the surfacing improvements planned for the A835 Gorstan have been rescheduled. The improvements were scheduled to begin on Wednesday 5 October and were expected to take six nights to complete; … Continued

Works begin Friday 14 October for up to ten days 24 hour road closure in place for safety   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out £980,000 worth of surfacing improvements on the A86 at Creagdubh, with works set to get underway on Friday 14 October. The resurfacing improvements will involve … Continued