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Five-week programme commences 11 July 2021 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 Sunday 11 July. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Continued

Overnight closures of the M8 are planned to allow Network Rail to carry out out inspections on their rail bridge over the M8, west of M8 Junction 2. The eastbound M8 will be closed at Junction 2 on the night of 13 July and the westbound M8 will be closed at Junction 3 on the … Continued

Overnight weekday road closures for 4 nights: 5-8 July 2021 Convoy operation for one night: 9 July 2021 Resurfacing works on the A1 at Thorntonloch will now be completed over five nights, instead of seven nights as previously advertised. Road closures will still be required between 7:30pm and 6:30am on four nights from 5-8 July, … Continued

Bridge closed to vehicular traffic Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 2021 Bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians The A9000 Forth Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from 06:00 on Thursday 15 July until 06:00 on Sunday 18 July, as part of the ongoing project to replace the main expansion joints. … Continued

Daytime temporary traffic lights on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 July 2021 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A7 from Hawick High school to the Sandbed Roundabout between 09:30 and 15:30 on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 July. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out coring … Continued

Overnight weekday closures 14-16 July 2021 The A68 at Millerhill Junction is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with three nights of resurfacing works set to begin on Wednesday 14 July. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 0.5km of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. To … Continued

BEAR Scotland met with members of the Hawick community this week to discuss plans for improving Dovemount Roundabout, which acts as an important gateway to the town on the A7. The trunk road operating company, which took on responsibility for trunk roads in South East Scotland in August 2020 in the midst of the first … Continued

Daytime temporary traffic lights on Thursday 1 July & Friday 2 July Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 at Pathhead between 09:30 and 15:30 on Thursday 1 July and Friday 2 July while Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland carries out coring investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. Emergency services … Continued

One overnight road closure on Thursday 1 July 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.9 kilometres of the westbound M876 at Junction 2 on the night of Thursday 1 July 2021. For the safety of workers and road users, the westbound M876 will be closed between Junction 8 at the … Continued

Overnight road closures Friday 2 July and Monday 5 July 2021 Overnight works to renew the road surface near the A876 Kincardine Junction will take place on Friday 2 July and Monday 5 July 2021. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:30 each … Continued

Three overnight road closures to begin Monday 28 June 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.8 kilometres of the M876 eastbound after Junction 1 over three nights, beginning on Monday 28 June. For the safety of workers and road users, the M876 will be closed eastbound between Junction 8 at … Continued

Historic town of South Queensferry to join Openreach’s gigabit network as engineers bridge digital divide Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge is set for a new lease of life – carrying ultrafast internet traffic for the historic town which lies in its shadow. Openreach Scotland Board chair Katie Milligan says the “once in a generation engineering … Continued