March 3, 2022

UPGRADING SAFETY BARRIERS ON THE A1 AT GLADSMUIR

Overnight slip road closure 10 March 2022 The slip road off the southbound A1 at Gladsmuir will be closed on the night of Thursday 10 March. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to upgrade roadside safety barriers, as part of a wider scheme to upgrade the barrier system on the A1 … Continued

March 2, 2022

QUEENSFERRY CROSSING WIND SHIELDING SUCCESS

New bridge remains open to high-sided vehicles more than 100 times when old bridge may have closed The Queensferry Crossing has remained open in high winds on more than 100 occasions when the Forth Road Bridge is likely to have closed to some or all traffic. The landmark was reached during storms in early February, which … Continued

February 28, 2022

RESURFACING THE A720 WESTBOUND SLIP FROM THE A71

Works begin Monday 7 March 2022, for 10 nights Overnight slip road closures between 08:30 and 06:00 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 2km of the A720 westbound slip from the A71 Calder Junction towards Gogar Roundabout. The work will take place over ten nights, commencing on Monday 7 March. To … Continued

February 24, 2022

RESURFACING THE A720, LOTHIANBURN TO STRAITON EASTBOUND

Overnight works commence Friday 4 March 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the eastbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Lothianburn to Straiton are set to begin on Friday 4 March. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over three nights. For the … Continued

February 24, 2022

A985 OVERNIGHT RESURFACING

Overnight road closures 2 and 3 March 2022  Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 500 metres of the A985 from Waulkmill to Charlestown on the nights of Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March. To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users, the A985 from Waulkmill and West Road junction … Continued

February 23, 2022

RESURFACING THE M8 APPROACH TO HARTHILL HARD SHOULDER WESTBOUND

Overnight carriageway closures 1, 2 and 3 March 2022 A section of the westbound M8 between Junction 4a and Harthill services is set to benefit from a £200,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, which will take place alongside ongoing upgrades to safety barriers in the central reservation. For the safety of workers and road … Continued

February 23, 2022

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON THE A702 SOUTH OF BIGGAR

Overnight road closures until Monday 28 February 2022 Overnight road closures are being implemented on a 1.1km section of the A702 south of Biggar while essential carriageway resurfacing works are carried out. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, commenced the works on the night of Tuesday 22 February and expects to complete the job on … Continued

February 23, 2022

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A7 TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH HAWICK AND TEVIOTHEAD

Resurfacing improvements worth over £900,000 Close engagement with Borders communities BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, has successfully delivered two major road improvement schemes on the A7 through Teviothead and Hawick, following close engagement with communities along the key Borders route. The schemes saw a total of 3.1km of road resurfaced and 4,100 … Continued

February 22, 2022

CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR QUEENSFERRY CROSSING ICE MITIGATION

Cable cleaning found to have beneficial effect More work required to quantify impact Engineers responsible for the Queensferry Crossing have expressed cautious optimism at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers. Laboratory tests have confirmed that cleaning the cables does have a beneficial effect, … Continued

February 17, 2022

RESURFACING THE M8 JUNCTION 2 WESTBOUND ONSLIP

These works have been extended by one night due to recent adverse weather. The same closure and diversion will be in place on the night of Thursday 24 February. Two overnight slip road closures begin Tuesday 22 February 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.8 kilometres of the westbound slip … Continued

February 16, 2022

OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF M9 AT HILL BRIDGE

Northbound carriageway closure Saturday 19 February 2022 Southbound carriageway closure Sunday 20 February 2022 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M9 on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 February, as part of the project to replace bearings and safety barriers on the bridge that carries the eastbound M876 over the M9 at Junction … Continued

February 14, 2022

RESURFACING THE M9 JUNCTION 10 SOUTHBOUND

WORKS POSTPONED: These works will be rescheduled during March, as a knock-on result of other works in the programme being extended due to adverse weather. Overnight carriageway closure Friday 18 February 2022 Motorists using the M9 southbound at Junction 10 Craigforth are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with resurfacing works planned for … Continued