North West

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

Project set to begin from Monday 10 May for eight nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, excluding Friday and Saturday nights Planned amnesties at 10pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow safe passage of traffic   Surfacing improvements at two locations on the A82 north of Drumnadrochit are set to get underway next … Continued

Wednesday 5 May   SECOND PHASE OF ONGOING SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN FORT AUGUSTUS AND INVERMORISTON POSTPONED   Please be advised that the next phase of surfacing improvements on the A82 between Fort Augustus and Invermoriston has been postponed for operational reasons. The second phase of the project was due to get underway on the evening … Continued

THIRD PHASE OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECT ON A82 IN INVERNESS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 WEEKS The third phase of a road safety project on the A82 in Inverness is set to get underway next week. The project will involve teams improving the junction of Kenneth Street and Tomnahurich Street by upgrading the … Continued

Works set to begin from Sunday 25 April for four weeks     Five sections of the A82 between Balloch and Tarbet are set to benefit from an improved road surface with works planned to get underway from Sunday. The programme of improvements will see over 3.5km of the A82 resurfaced, creating a smoother and … Continued

A zebra crossing on Harbour Road in Mallaig is to be upgraded to a new signalised puffin crossing to improve road safety in the area, with works starting later this month. The five-week project will also include improvements to the adjacent footway, carriageway resurfacing and new road markings. The project is will get underway from … Continued