South East

In the final quarter of 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered resurfacing and safety improvements across a number of different routes in the South East. Resurfacing projects spanned sections of motorways including the M8, M9, M80 and M876, and carriageway enhancements on other key routes including the A1, A68, A7, A702, A720 and A876. Maintenance and … Continued

Overnight works Thursday 16 December 2021 Overnight works to reinstate traffic counters on the A823(M) between Pitreavie Roundabout and M90 Junction 2 are scheduled for Thursday 16 December 2021. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, which are scheduled to last one night. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:00. … Continued

Overnight road closure Wednesday 15 December 2021 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to install traffic counters on a recently resurfaced section of the M90 northbound carriageway near Kirkliston on the night of Wednesday 15 December. For the safety of workers and road users, the M90 will be closed northbound between M9 Junction … Continued

Overnight carriageway repairs Friday 10 December 2021 The slip road from the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass onto the northbound A1 at Old Craighall Junction will be closed for carriageway repairs on the night of Friday 10 December. This closure will be in place from 20:00 on Friday 10 December until 06:30 on Saturday 11 December. … Continued

Diversion via Forth Road Bridge on night of Saturday 11 December 2021 Trial aims to speed up process if Queensferry Crossing closes Laboratory tests on ice mitigation methods scheduled Traffic using the M90 will be diverted over the Forth Road Bridge on the night of Saturday 11 December, in a trial of measures designed to … Continued

Overnight closures to allow jacking of bridge deck on 6, 9 and 10 December 2021 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of April 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of 6, 9 and 10 December, while the bridge deck is jacked up … Continued

Overnight roadworks 14-17 December 2021 The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with four nights of resurfacing works in three locations set to begin on Tuesday 14 December. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 800m of carriageway at Cockburnspath, Tower Farm and Coldingham, creating smoother and … Continued

 Three overnight carriageway closures between Bonnybridge and Larbert from Wednesday 1 December to Friday 3 December For the safety of workers and road users during these investigation works, Junction 1 at Denny westbound on-slip will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Wednesday 1 December, Thursday 2 December and Friday 3 December. … Continued

When eastern Scotland was hit by Storm Arwen on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November 2021 over 100 operatives from BEAR Scotland and its supply chain worked to deal with the impact on the trunk roads it is responsible for in the North West, North East and South East of Scotland. The first storm of … Continued

Five weeks of overnight lane restrictions begin Wednesday 5 January 2022 Overnight lane restrictions will be in place on the M8 between Junctions 4 and 4A from the night of Wednesday 5 January 2022, to allow safety barriers in the central reservation to be upgraded by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland. Between 20:30 and … Continued

Three overnight slip road closures begin Thursday 2 December 2021 Motorists using the M9 Northbound Junction 1 on-slip at Newbridge are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.5 kilometres of the trunk road over three nights, beginning on Thursday 2 December. For … Continued

Overnight road closure on Monday 29 November 2021 The eastbound carriageway of the M8 between Junctions 4 and 3A will be closed for maintenance works between 20:30 and 06:00 on Monday 29 November. The works will be carried out by BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company. A signed diversion route will direct eastbound motorists from … Continued