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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

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