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UPDATE 11 December 2024: As a knock-on effect of weather delays elsewhere in the programme, these works on the A68 will no longer go ahead on 17-20 December and have been rescheduled to commence on 27 January 2025. Overnight road closures 27-30 January 2025 The A68 will be closed for drainage investigation works in both … Continued

UPDATE 12 December 2024: The M8 Junction 3 eastbound off-slip will reopen tonight, no later than 05:00, with strengthening works on track to be completed two days earlier than initially expected. Eastbound off-slip closed from 5 December 2024 for approximately 9 days The eastbound off-slip at M8 Junction 3 Livingston will be closed for approximately … Continued

“The Forth Gritter” visits pupils at Duloch Primary School Pupils at Duloch Primary School in Dunfermline were delighted to receive a visit from “The Forth Gritter”, which had been named by 11-year-old Ava Laurie in Primary 7. The 26-tonne, six-wheel, bright orange gritter is one of a fleet of 47 winter vehicles operated by BEAR … Continued

Overnight closure in both directions between Junctions 1 and 2 on Wednesday 18 December 2024 The M8 will be closed in both directions between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Junction 2 Claylands from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 18 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete … Continued

Motor Fuel Group are carrying out upgrades to the services at Monktonhall. There will be various closures required on the night of Thursday 28 November. The A1 and A720 will be affected as follows: The southbound slip road from Queen Margaret University will be closed from 20:00 – 06:30 The slip road from Millerhill Junction … Continued

Five overnight closures, Monday 9 to Friday 13 December 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Traffic wishing to exit the M8 westbound during the works will be directed … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 2-6 and 9-11 December 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M9 northbound carriageway prior to Junction 2, near Old Philipstoun. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M9 northbound carriageway will be closed from Junction 1A Kirkliston to Junction 2 … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 3-6 December and 11-20 December 2024 The M90 southbound carriageway on the approach to M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston will be closed on 14 nights in December, to allow strengthening works to be completed on the bridge carrying the motorway over the B9080. Since early September, southbound lane closures and a temporary speed … Continued

The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic at 01:48 today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Dave Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges Manager, said: “The safety of bridge users comes first, and we therefore made the decision to temporarily close the Queensferry Crossing when we identified … Continued

Traffic on the M90 is now being diverted over the Forth Road Bridge, after the Queensferry Crossing was closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland took the decision to close the Queensferry Crossing at 10:20 after ice was observed falling from the bridge’s stay … Continued

Additional resources in place to address any issues 24/7 control rooms monitoring conditions The second named storm of winter is on its way with Amber weather warnings in place across Scotland. BEAR Scotland, which looks after the trunk roads in North West and South East of Scotland, is primed to tackle whatever weather conditions Storm … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures, 9 to 13 December 2024 The A1 southbound between Gladsmuir and Oaktree Junctions is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning five nights of resurfacing works from Monday 9 to Friday 13 December. The works will take place between the hours of 19:30 and … Continued