South East

Temporary link road to open by early next week Overnight carriageway closures 8, 9 and 12 August 2024 Police Scotland average speed cameras to enforce reduced speed limits Construction of a temporary link road at M80 Junction 9 is expected to be complete by early next week, providing access from the M80 northbound to Pirnhall … Continued

Continuous slip road closure over five nights and four days commences 19 August 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface the slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn. Work will commence at 20:30 on the evening of Monday 19 August, with the slip road closed 24 hours … Continued

Hard shoulder closures 12 August to 16 August Overnight lane closures 19 August to 23 August Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to undertake concrete investigation works on the B792 Blackburn overbridge located over the M8 between Junctions 3a and 4 in August. To allow for the works to take place safely, the … Continued

Overnight slip road closures from Monday 26 August 2024 Works to upgrade street lighting on the M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip are due to commence on Monday 26 August for four weeks. During these works, the slip road will be closed on Monday to Friday nights between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00. A signed … Continued

A702 Overburns to Coulter 21 August 2024 – 4 September 2024 A702 Coulter 5 – 6 September 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface areas of the A702 between Lamington and Coulter. The work will take place over 13 nights between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30 from Wednesday 21 August … Continued

Overnight road closures Friday 30 August to Thursday 5 September 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out carriageway resurfacing works on the M8 eastbound mainline carriageway from Junction 4A Heartland to Junction 4 Whitburn. The M8 mainline carriageway will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Friday … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures beginning Thursday 8 August 2024 for seven nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out resurfacing works on the M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 5 and 7 in August. The work will take place over seven nights from Thursday 8 August until the morning of Saturday 17 August … Continued

Overnight road closure on Tuesday 6 August 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to undertake one night of works on the A702 south of West Linton. To allow for the next phase of road works on Westwater Bridge to take place, the layout of the traffic management system needs to be changed. … Continued

Construction of a temporary link road will re-open direct access to Stirling Services and Pirnhall Roundabout from the northbound carriageway of the M80 while subsidence investigations continue BEAR Scotland, operating on behalf of Transport Scotland, has started construction of a temporary link road at the M80 Junction 9 northbound off-slip, to reinstate direct access to … Continued

  Update: Works on the A720 Lothianburn to Straiton eastbound resurfacing requires one extra night that will take place overnight on Monday 26 August 2024. Works on the A720 Straiton eastbound will only take four nights to complete and will be completed by the original end date. New dates below. Overnight closures on A702 and A720 Mon 5 August – … Continued

The third quarter of 2024 promises to be a busy time for maintenance and improvement on the trunk road network, with a number of major schemes in progress or due to commence. A total of 25 resurfacing schemes are planned on routes across the network. Some of the most significant include on the A720 from … Continued

In the second quarter of 2024, BEAR Scotland has delivered £19.5 million in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network on behalf of our client Transport Scotland. This included resurfacing projects worth a total of £8.5 million, improving surface quality and overall safety for motorists on various routes: In April we delivered … Continued