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Works start Monday 14 June for four nights The A95 from Glenbeg to Inverallan Roundabout is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £105,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface near Grantown-on-Spey creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorists. The overnight improvements … Continued

ESSENTIAL SWING BRIDGE MAINTENANCE Overnight works start on Monday 14 June for five nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 9.30pm-6am Essential maintenance on the A82 Fort Augustus Swing Bridge is scheduled to get underway next week. The project will involve teams reinstating the existing road edge protection strip at the north end of … Continued

Works start on Monday 31 May for three weeks   A new road safety project on the A84 in Doune is expected to get underway next week. The project will involve teams installing new signage on approach to Doune as well as carrying out road surfacing improvements and line marking upgrades. The footway on the … Continued

£120,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Project set to begin on Tuesday 1 June for four nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm – 6am Amnesties will be in place at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow traffic to safely pass through the work site   A section of the A87 on … Continued

Works to continue for over four weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety between 8pm – 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday nights as well as Sunday 30 and Monday 31 May   A surfacing improvement project on the A86 that will improve the condition of the trunk road at four separate locations is now … Continued

Project to begin from Sunday 23 May for two nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 9pm and 5am A section of the A82 between Tarbet and Ardlui is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Sunday. The project will see over 200 metres of the … Continued

Works to take place overnight on Monday 24 May Overnight road closure in place for safety, 7pm to 7am     Motorists using the A84 at Runacraig are set to benefit from an improved road surface as £30,000 worth of resurfacing works are planned to take place on Monday night. The resurfacing project will address … Continued

Works to begin from Monday 24 May for five days   Two sections of the A83 between Inveraray and Lochgilphead are set to benefit from an improved road surface as part of a £100,000 programme of improvements which begin next week. The works are scheduled to begin on Monday 24 May and are expected to … Continued

£65,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   Works to begin on Sunday 16 May for three nights     A section of the A83 at Lochgilphead is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work due to begin on Sunday. The £65,000 project will see a 150-metre section of the A83 resurfaced, improving the ride … Continued

Spring 2021   The Spring issue of North West Connections, BEAR Scotland’s Newsletter for the North West Trunk Road Unit is out now! Read about the latest news from the North West trunk road network, including a look back at the winter season, investments made across the network and find out the latest news about … Continued

Works to begin from Monday 17 May for five days   A section of the A84 north of Callander is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work due to begin next week. The programme of improvements will see a 700-metre section of the A84 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer journeys for … Continued

Looking for a new career?  We’re hiring! BEAR Scotland is bolstering its workforce in communities across South East Scotland, recruiting up to 50 new Highway Maintenance Operatives. BEAR has depots in the region at Rosyth, Queensferry, Bonnyrigg, Burghmuir near Linlithgow, St Boswells, Eyemouth and Chryston near Moodiesburn. Last year BEAR Scotland began an eight-year contract to … Continued