South East

Hard shoulder closure for seven weeks, commencing 7 October 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace approximately 1000 metres of boundary fence on the southbound M9 between Junctions 5 and 4, near Grangemouth and Polmont, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £75,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement work will begin on … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Monday 7 October 2024 The eastbound off-slip at M8 Junction Hermiston Gait 1 will be closed for works to install traffic detector loops on the night of Monday 7 October, between 20:30 and 06:00. Traffic wishing to join the A720 westbound will be directed onwards to Hermiston Gait Roundabout to take … Continued

Overnight road closure 30 September 2024 The A68 will be closed at Earlston Bridge from 20:00 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 30 September, as part of the ongoing project to refurbish and replace the bearings of the bridge spanning Leader Water. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is carrying out the works. A … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 5 October 2024 The slip road onto the M9 southbound at Junction 1 Newbridge Roundabout will be closed on the night of 5 October, to carry out essential repairs to the parapet of a bridge carrying the motorway to M8 Junction 2. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out … Continued

The Forth Road Bridge Doors Open Day is set to take place for the third year in succession on Saturday 28 September. The Forth Bridges exhibition at Transport Scotland’s Contact and Education Centre will be open to the public from 9am until 4:30pm, featuring a special exhibition to celebrate the bridge’s 60th anniversary, as well … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure in both directions Thursday 26 September 2024 The M80 will be closed in both directions at Junction 9 Pirnhall between 20:00 and 06:00 on the night of Thursday 26 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to move temporary safety barriers for ongoing parapet replacement works on two bridges carrying … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 23 September 2024 The slip road exiting the northbound M80 at Junction 9 will be closed between 22:00 and 05:00 on the night of Monday 23 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete some adjustments to the temporary link that has been in place since subsidence closed … Continued

Overnight closures of B7057 local road on 18, 19 and 20 September 2024 The bridge carrying the B7057 over at the M8 at Junction 5 (Shotts) will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of 18, 19 and 20 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out emergency joint … Continued

UPDATE: An additional night has been added to the programme for these works – they will now conclude on the night of Tuesday 1 October. The diversion on the night of Tuesday 24 September will extend eastwards to Junction 3, via the A89. Seven overnight carriageway closures commencing 23 September 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Overnight closure of M876 southbound at Junction 1 on 17 September 2024 Overnight lane closure on M80 southbound The M876 southbound will be closed at Junction 1 between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 17 September. A lane closure will also be in place on the M80 southbound between Junctions 8 and 7. … Continued

Overnight road closures until 4 October 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out a programme of road marking improvements on the A702 trunk road between Abington Roundabout and Hillend. The works will continue in four phases until the night of 4 October. There will be no work on Saturday and … Continued

Two overnight slip road closures 26 and 27 September 2024 The slip road onto the M8 westbound at Junction 4A Heartlands will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out investigations into the condition of the … Continued