Roadworks

Motor Fuel Group are carrying out upgrades to the services at Monktonhall. There will be various closures required on the night of Thursday 28 November. The A1 and A720 will be affected as follows: The southbound slip road from Queen Margaret University will be closed from 20:00 – 06:30 The slip road from Millerhill Junction … Continued

Urgent carriageway repairs between Bankfoot and Birnam 24-hour lane closure in place from Wednesday 27 November   BEAR Scotland, the operating company working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are undertaking emergency carriageway repair works on the A9 northbound carriageway between Bankfoot and Birnam, requiring a 24-hour lane closure from Wednesday 27 November. Works are anticipated … Continued

Five overnight closures, Monday 9 to Friday 13 December 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Traffic wishing to exit the M8 westbound during the works will be directed … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 2-6 and 9-11 December 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M9 northbound carriageway prior to Junction 2, near Old Philipstoun. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M9 northbound carriageway will be closed from Junction 1A Kirkliston to Junction 2 … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 3-6 December and 11-20 December 2024 The M90 southbound carriageway on the approach to M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston will be closed on 14 nights in December, to allow strengthening works to be completed on the bridge carrying the motorway over the B9080. Since early September, southbound lane closures and a temporary speed … Continued

The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic at 01:48 today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Dave Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges Manager, said: “The safety of bridge users comes first, and we therefore made the decision to temporarily close the Queensferry Crossing when we identified … Continued

A83 traffic to be rerouted onto Old Military Road from 2pm on Saturday 23 November Due to the arrival of Storm Bert and forecast for heavy snow followed by rain and snow melt on Saturday, BEAR Scotland will be opening the Old Military Road as a precaution from mid-afternoon on Saturday 23 November to allow … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures, 9 to 13 December 2024 The A1 southbound between Gladsmuir and Oaktree Junctions is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning five nights of resurfacing works from Monday 9 to Friday 13 December. The works will take place between the hours of 19:30 and … Continued

UPDATE 13 December 2024: The current phase of works on the A702 near Hillend has been completed earlier than anticipated, therefore overnight closures will no longer be required from Monday 16 December to Friday 20 December. We’ll be back in the new year to complete the installation of the new traffic signals. Overnight road closures … Continued

Slip road closure for up to four and a half days, commencing 2 December 2024 The slip road exiting the northbound M876 at Junction 1, near Denny, will be closed for drainage repairs from 09:30 on Monday 2 December for up to four and a half days. Northbound traffic on the M876 wishing to exit … Continued

BEAR Scotland, working in partnership with Jacobs and Geo-Rope, successfully carried out emergency repairs and geotechnical assessments on a deteriorating rock face along the A828 trunk road between Ledaig and Benderloch. The emergency works, carried out on behalf of Transport Scotland, were completed promptly, ensuring the safety of road users, pedestrians, and cyclists. Following a … Continued

UPDATED on 22 November 2024: Storm Bert has delayed these works and will now take place in the 2025.  Works to begin on Tuesday 26 November Road closure with amnesties On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out a second phase of essential surfacing improvements on the A82 just north of Drumnadrochit … Continued