To allow for works to be undertaken safely on an internal inspection of the Forth Road Bridge main cables, the footway/cycleway that is open to the public will be changed on a number of days during April and May. The east footway will be closed to the public and the west footway will be open … Continued
Overnight slip road closure 6 May 2025 The M8 Junction 3 eastbound off-slip will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 6 May, as part of the ongoing major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the motorway slip road over the A899. Since February 2023, Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland … Continued
Overnight lane closure for two weeks from Wednesday 30 April 2025 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are carrying out overnight drainage improvements on the M9, north of Junction 9 at Bannockburn. Works are set to commence on the night of Wednesday 30 April and continue for two weeks. To allow these works to … Continued
Annual programme of cyclic maintenance under way Work to be completed in phases until 16 May 2025 A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is under way and will be completed in phases up until the morning of 16 May, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass … Continued
Four-day contraflow with single lane eastbound 10-13 May 2025 Overnight carriageway closures from 6 May 2025 Expect long delays and consider alternative routes Motorists using the M8 eastbound between Junctions 5 and 4A are warned to expect long delays and consider alternative routes during major resurfacing works beginning on 6 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company … Continued
Five overnight carriageway closures from Monday 28 April 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to resurface 0.7 kilometres of the M9 carriageway for 5 nights from Monday 28 of April. The northbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junction 9 and the M9/M80 merge will be closed between the hours of … Continued
Two nights of overnight carriageway closures on 18 and 22 April 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out 0.7km of resurfacing works on M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 8 and 9. The work will take place on Friday 18 and Tuesday 22 April between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00. … Continued
Road closures at Abington Interchange 16 & 17 April 2025 between 19:30 and 06:30 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out essential overnight road works for two nights on a section of the A702 carriageway at Abington Interchange on the M74. The works, which will refresh road markings on a recently … Continued
Overnight carriageway closures for two nights starting Tuesday 15 April 2025 Diversion will add 5 minutes to journeys The eastbound carriageway of the M8 motorway between Junction 3A and Junction 4 will be closed for resurfacing on the nights of Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 April between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s … Continued
14 nights of road closures from 28 April to 17 May 2025 Two sections of the A1 between Haddington and Dunbar will be closed for overnight resurfacing works between Monday 28 April and Saturday 17 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will be managing the works between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each … Continued
Overnight works commence Tuesday 8 April & 9 April Overnight works for essential drainage works on the M876 at Junction 1 will commence on Tuesday 8 April. The works are programmed to be completed within two nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 22:00 and 06:00 each night. For … Continued
BEAR Scotland, which operates and maintains the motorways and trunk roads across South East Scotland, has donated £750 to Play Therapy Base, a Dalkeith-based charity that helps children express their emotions through play. BEAR Scotland is a local employer with a depot in Bonnyrigg and is responsible for roads including the A68, A720, and A702. … Continued
