South East

UPDATE:  Works will begin Wednesday 10th between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30 on the A702 South of Lamington before returning to North of Maidencoats on Thursday 11th May.  Work set to begin North of Maidencoates Roundabout between 9-16 May 2023 Work set to begin in Lamington between 17-24 May 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Continued

Overnight road works for one night on 9 May 2023 The A68 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a night of improvement works scheduled for the 9 May 2023. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland resurface 230 metres of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. … Continued

Balfour Beatty starts £16.85m bridge upgrade – establishing site compound and access Balfour Beatty is starting work on the £16.85m Transport Scotland-funded project to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge by getting the site compound set up. The two-year project involves construction of a temporary bridge, the demolition of Kincardine Bridge’s southern piled … Continued

Overnight road closures for six nights from Monday 22 May, excluding weekends The A1 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, planning six nights of works. Resurfacing works are planned on the A1 at Bankton Junction between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 22 … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures Wednesday 10 May to Friday 12 May 2023 A section of the westbound M8 between junctions 4 and 4A is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements. The resurfacing works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland resurface 1 kilometre of carriageway, creating safer and smoother journeys for motorists. For the safety … Continued

Overnight closure at two locations Works scheduled from 2-5 May, 15-19 May The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a total of nine nights of resurfacing, with works beginning on Tuesday, 2 May. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface a combined 2km of carriageway, creating … Continued

Road closures to be in place for four nights Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the A977 in Kincardine between Longannet Roundabout and North Approach Road Junction are set to begin on Tuesday 2 May 2023. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project at Toll Road … Continued

The M8 Harthill Service station is due to close for one night on 30 April 2023 due to essential street lighting repair works. Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, has scheduled overnight street lighting repair works at Harthill services, where the BP Garage and lorry carpark is situated. The works will take place from 20:00 … Continued

  Five-week programme commences 17 April 2023 Work to be completed over 16 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 17 April 2023. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in … Continued

  Weekend lane closures and temporary traffic lights 21 April – 24 April 2023 All traffic management removed by the end of month   Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to install road drainage improvements at Kilbagie as it reaches the final stages of the upgrades to the trunk road network in the … Continued

The first quarter of 2023 marks the end of the financial year for the client, Transport Scotland. In the quarter we’ve delivered over £26m in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network. That takes the total for the year to £75m which is what we were tasked with spending. In the three … Continued

BEAR Scotland’s winter team has worked throughout the winter season to keep trunk routes in the South East of Scotland safe and clear. In total 16,752 tonnes of salt was used to treat roads and 477 tonnes of liquid de-icer was sprayed onto major bridge structures. As ever, the winter service began in October and has been … Continued