South East

Six overnight carriageway closures begin Tuesday 30 August 2022 A section of the eastbound M8 1.5 miles prior to Junction 3 is set to benefit from a £352,000 Transport Scotland Investment in resurfacing improvements, with BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.1 kilometres of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users, … Continued

Overnight road closures 20-23 & 26 September 2022 The A1 near Lamberton is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with six nights of resurfacing works scheduled on 20-23 and 26 September 2022. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 580 metres of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for … Continued

BEAR Scotland is proud to announce it has been awarded a RoSPA Gold Medal for its health and safety performance during 2021. This is the fifth consecutive RoSPA Gold award BEAR has received and is a testament to our continuous dedication in ensuring employees get home safely at the end of the working day. Organisations … Continued

Six overnight slip road closures 22-27 August 2022 The northbound offslip from M90 Junction 2A to the A92 will be closed for bridge maintenance works between 20:00 and 06:00 on six nights from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will use these closures to replace worn-out expansion joints on … Continued

Northbound and southbound carriageway closures 22 August 2022 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the A1 near Haddington on 22 August, as part of the project to replace joints on the bridge that carries the trunk road over the River Tyne. The northbound carriageway will be closed for the first part of the … Continued

Two overnight slip road closures Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August 2022 Overnight slip road closures will be in place on the A1 at Gladsmuir Junction on the nights of Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out drainage investigation works in advance of … Continued

Works start Wednesday 24 August 2022 Three consecutive nights of resurfacing works on the A702 near Burnham, two miles south of West Linton, are set to begin on Wednesday 24 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the project. Work will take place from 19:30 until 06:30 on the nights of 24, 25 … Continued

Overnight closure Wednesday 17 August 2022 The slip road onto the southbound A1 at Oaktree Junction will be closed on the night of Wednesday 17 August, while Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland carries out coring investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. The closure will be in place between 19:30 and 06:00, with traffic … Continued

MEDIA UPDATE: ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT JUNCTION CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A720 EDINBURGH CITY BYPASS   Please be advised that for operational reasons, an additional night of overnight closures of the A720, Edinburgh city bypass , will be required to complete ongoing road surfacing improvements. For the safety of workers and road users, … Continued

Six overnight carriageway closures begin Monday 15 August 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.8 kilometres of the eastbound M876 after Junction 2, over six nights beginning on Monday 15 August. For the safety of workers and road users, the eastbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed after Junction … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 10 and 12 August 2022 The slip road off the southbound A1 at Bankton Junction will be closed from 19:30 until 06:30 on the nights of Wednesday 10 August and Friday 12 August, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out repairs to damaged roadside safety barriers. Southbound … Continued

Closure in both directions between Oaktree and Abbotsview junctions on night of Saturday 1 October Notice from SP Energy Networks: Engineers from SP Energy Networks will be undertaking essential work to upgrade the current network over the weekend which includes dismantling and rebuilding a section of overhead line which crosses the A1 at Haddington.  By … Continued