South East

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 14 February 2025 The M876 southbound will be closed at Junction 1 between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 14 February. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to repair defects in the carriageway. A signed diversion route for traffic on the M876 southbound will be … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Thursday 13 February 2025 The southbound carriageway at M9 Junction 1 will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Thursday 13 February. Traffic will be diverted off the main carriageway onto Newbridge Roundabout and then immediately back on again. This will add approximately one minute to … Continued

Overnight temporary traffic lights 11 and 12 February 2025 Roadworks are scheduled on the A68 in Pathhead on the nights of Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 February, to allow ironwork improvements to be completed. The road will remain open to traffic, however temporary traffic lights will be in place between 19:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Overnight slip road closures for four weeks commencing Monday 10 March 2025 Streetlighting upgrade works on westbound slip roads at M8 Junction 3, Livingston, will begin on Monday 10 March and continue for four weeks. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the improvements. The M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip and the dedicated … Continued

UPDATE 24 February 2025: Due to scheduling changes, these works on the A702 will now be carried out in a revised sequence, beginning on the night of Monday 24 February and concluding on the night of Tuesday 11 March. Overnight road closures at three locations 24 February to 11 March 2025 A three-week programme of … Continued

Overnight road closures 17 to 20 February 2025 Two roundabouts on the A1 near Dunbar are set to be resurfaced over four nights from 17 to 20 February. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works on Spott Roundabout and Thistly Cross Roundabout. Works at Spott Roundabout will take place between 19:30 … Continued

Southbound diversion via Forth Road Bridge 01:00 to 05:00 on 31 January 2025 Southbound traffic on the M90 will be diverted over the Forth Road Bridge between 01:00 and 05:00 in the early hours of Friday 31 January, to allow a road sign that was damaged by high winds during Storm Éowyn to be removed … Continued

Four months of traffic restrictions on M8 and B792 commence spring 2025 A major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn is planned to commence in spring 2025 and continue for approximately four months. The works will require a variety of traffic restrictions on … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 30 January 2025 The slip road exiting the M9 northbound at Junction 5, Cadgers Brae, will be closed for tree removal works between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Thursday 30 January. Northbound traffic wishing to exit the M9 at Junction 5 will be diverted onwards to exit at M9 … Continued

There are 30 structural maintenance resurfacing schemes planned on South East trunk roads during the first quarter of 2025, on the M8, M9, M876, A1, A7, A68, A702 and A720. These will all be carried out under overnight road and carriageway closures, except for a major scheme on the M8 eastbound at Polkemmet, which will … Continued

In the fourth quarter of 2024, BEAR Scotland delivered over £27 million in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network on behalf of Transport Scotland. This included over £7m of resurfacing projects, removing defects and improving surface quality and overall safety for motorists on various routes: A1 – Haddington (Oaktree) S/B and … Continued

South East Scotland’s trunk roads were hit by winds of over 100mph during Storm Éowyn on 24 January, following a red weather warning from the Met Office and Police Scotland advice not to travel. Teams worked around the clock to keep routes open, with trees down at multiple locations, bringing down power lines and damaging … Continued