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Please note the duration of these works has now been reduced: click here for updated details Motorists using the A1 are being advised to plan ahead to avoid overnight road closures on the A1 at Thorntonloch, near Torness. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to carry out over £130,000 worth of resurfacing improvements over … Continued

Five overnight road closures begin Sunday 27 June 2021 Five overnight closures of the westbound M8 are scheduled from Sunday 27 June to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to install traffic monitoring equipment in the carriageway. For the safety of workers and road users, the westbound M8 will be closed between Hermiston Gait … Continued

Overnight closure of M8 Saturday 19 June Engineers from SP Energy Networks will be working through the night this weekend to install new electricity poles across the M8 to ensure a safe and resilient electricity supply for customers in the Whitburn area. The vital poles going across the M8 near Whitburn will replace the ones … Continued

Four overnight road closures begin Tuesday 22 June 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface one kilometre of the M80 northbound at Auchenbowie over four nights, starting Tuesday 22 June. For the safety of workers and road users, the M80 will be closed northbound between Junction 8 and the M9 Junction … Continued

Two overnight road closures beginning Thursday 17 June 2021 Motorists using the M9 Northbound after Junction 8 are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.2 kilometres of the trunk road over two nights, beginning on Thursday 17 June 2021. For the safety … Continued

Overnight closure of M8 on Saturday 12 June Engineers from SP Energy Networks will be working through the night this weekend to install new electricity poles across the M8 to ensure a safe and resilient electricity supply for customers in the Newbridge area. The vital poles going across the M8 near Newbridge will replace the … Continued

With major works in progress on the Forth Road Bridge’s main expansion joints, special measures have been put in place by BEAR Scotland to protect a nearby colony of seabirds from noise and visual disturbance during their breeding period, which typically runs from approximately May until August. Long Craig Island beneath the Forth Road Bridge … Continued

Two overnight road closures beginning Monday 14 June 2021 Motorists using the northbound off-slip at M90 Junction 3 Halbeath are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 70 metres of the slip road with High Friction Surfacing over two nights, beginning on Monday … Continued

Overnight lane and carriageway closures 7-10 June 2021 Lane and carriageway closures will be in place on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at Hermiston Gait on the nights of 7, 8, 9 and 10 June 2021. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential post-tensioning investigations and material testing … Continued

Two overnight road closures beginning Thursday 3 June 2021 Motorists using the M8 eastbound at Polkemmet are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.35 kilometers of the trunk road over two nights, beginning on Thursday 3 June 2021. For the safety of … Continued

  Works to commence Tuesday 8 June 2021   Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the A702 between Dolphinton and West Linton is set to commence Tuesday 8 June for two nights. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will carry out the project with all works planned to be completed … Continued

As part of its ongoing recruitment push, BEAR Scotland is hosting a ‘drive-thru drop-in’ at its brand-new Bonnyrigg depot, south of Edinburgh, giving potential candidates the chance to find out more about opportunities in a COVID-friendly way. Drive-thru drop in: Where: BEAR Depot, 4A Butlerfield Industrial Estate, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3JQ When: 16:00-20:00 Wed 9 June … Continued