North West

NEW £1.5M PROJECT TO REPLACE  BRIDGE ON A887 NEAR INVERMORISTON ANNOUNCED Work starts Monday 29 March for up to seven months Traffic signal-controlled diversion road to be constructed   A new £1.5M project has been commissioned by Transport Scotland that will involve the replacement of an existing sub-standard bridge, which supports the A887 near Glenmoriston. … Continued

NEW ROAD SAFETY AND PEDESTRIAN FOOTWAY PROJECT ANNOUNCED FOR A87 AT SLIGACHAN Project to take place in phases to minimise disruption A new road safety project at the popular visitor area of Sligachan on the Isle of Skye has been announced, with the first phase set to get underway next week.   The project will … Continued

Wednesday 17 March   ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES REQUIRED FOR ONGOING SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A86 AND A82 AT SPEAN BRIDGE   Please be advised that additional overnight closures to complete surfacing improvements on the A86 and A82 at Spean will take place this week. Inclement weather last week impacted the full programme of work … Continued

OVERNIGHT ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE PLANNED FOR A9 CRAIGHULAN BRIDGE NORTH OF PITLOCHRY Works start Monday 15 March for four nights   Essential maintenance is planned for the Craighulan Bridge which carries the A9 over the A924 north of Pitlochry with work due to get underway next week. The project will involve teams replacing the deck expansion … Continued

£120,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS A9 Windyedge Farm, southbound Works start Wednesday 10 March for two nights   Essential work to address a section of the A9 southbound carriageway at Windyedge Farm near Perth is set to take place next week.   The improvements will address defects in the road surface on this southbound section of … Continued

BEAR Scotland honour the memory of former chairman by supporting new industry talent BEAR Scotland has launched a scholarship for civil engineering students at Edinburgh Napier University in memory of former chairman Bill Taylor. From academic year 2021/22 onwards, the Bill Taylor Scholarship (BEAR Scotland) will provide £3400 to support an undergraduate through the latter … Continued

£280,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS A82 south of Laggan Swing Bridge Project set to begin on Thursday 4 March for seven nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm – 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday Amnesties will be in place at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow traffic to safely pass through … Continued

Update – A83 Rest and Be Thankful Saturday 27 February – 09.30am OLD MILITARY ROAD REMAINS IN USE FOR ALL ROAD USERS DUE TO HILLSIDE CONDITIONS AND WEATHER FORECAST. Teams remain on site monitoring conditions. Update – A83 Rest and Be Thankful Friday 26 February – 11.30AM A83 REOPEN DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS FOLLOWING SAFETY INSPECTIONS … Continued

£470,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A84 CALLANDER Works set to begin from Sunday 28 February over three weeks   Two sections of the A84 located within Callander are set to benefit from an improved road surface with works planned to get underway from Sunday night. The £470,000 programme of improvements will see over 1.2km … Continued

UPDATE: OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A83 AT DRISHAIG POSTPONED     Please be advised that planned surfacing improvements on the A83 Drishaig have been postponed. The scheme at Drishaig is one of seven locations on the A83 set to receive an upgraded road surface over the next few weeks, with work originally due … Continued

ESSENTIAL GROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR A85 RETAINING WALL NEAR GLEN OGLE Project to begin on Monday 22  February for four weeks   Essential site inspections and investigations on a retaining wall on the A85 near the Glen Ogle viaduct viewpoint are scheduled to get underway next week. As part of the project, specialist teams will inspect … Continued

£335,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   Project set to begin on Sunday 21 February for two weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety, 9pm – 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday Amnesties will be in place at 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow traffic to safely pass through the work site     Sections … Continued