South East

Overnight weekday road closures Motorists using the A68 in the Scottish Borders are advised to plan ahead to avoid overnight road closures, with £395,000 worth of essential resurfacing works scheduled to begin at Blackburn Farm, approximately 3km north of Lauder, on the evening of Sunday 17 January. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company … Continued

Overnight road closure on 11 January  An overnight closure of the A1 is scheduled for the night of Monday 11 January at Old Craighall in East Lothian. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to refresh road markings and reinstate road studs to ensure road safety on the southbound carriageway at Old … Continued

Both carriageways now open Northbound carriageway works to commence April 2021 The Forth Road Bridge will be free of long-term roadworks for the remainder of this winter, with work to replace the main expansion joints in the southbound carriageway now complete. Restrictions were lifted this morning and the full capacity of the bridge is now … Continued

Sunday 20 December, 20:30-06:00 Eastbound closure from Straiton to Sherrifhall The eastbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed from Straiton to Sherrifhall from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Sunday 20 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland install traffic counters following resurfacing works competed during … Continued

Statement from Scottish Water: Scottish Water will carry out emergency repairs to a burst water main on the A702 in Biggar, South Lanarkshire this evening, Thursday 10 December 2020. To allow the repair to the six-inch main to be completed safely, a short stretch of the A702 will be closed between Sainsbury’s Bank and Kirkstyle. … Continued

Overnight closure of B6372 on 14 December Overnight roadworks are planned at the A68 Oxenfoord junction north of Pathhead on the night of Monday 14 December. The B6372 will be closed at this junction between 19:30 and 06:00 and traffic on the A68 will be controlled by temporary traffic lights. These restrictions are to allow … Continued

  ‘BLIZZARD OF OZ’ AND ‘I WANT TO BREAK FREEZE’ AMONG NEW BEAR SCOTLAND VEHICLES SET TO SPREAD GRIT THIS WINTER   BEAR Scotland unveils newly named fleet of winter vehicles to lead winter charge     A newly named fleet of BEAR Scotland gritters are primed to tackle Scotland’s infamous winter weather this year. … Continued

Closure to test emergency procedures Diversion via Kincardine from 22:00 to 08:00 on night of 12 December Road users advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for any journey The Queensferry Crossing and Forth Road Bridge will be closed to traffic in both directions from 22:00 on the night of Saturday 12 December, to … Continued

The Queensferry Crossing has fully reopened to traffic at 09:05 after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution in adverse weather conditions. Chris Tracey, 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 a … Continued

• Bridge currently closed to traffic in both directions • Diversion in place via the A985 Kincardine Bridge The Queensferry Crossing is currently closed to vehicular traffic due to ongoing weather conditions, including falling ice and snow. All traffic is being diverted via the A985 Kincardine Bridge. Chris Tracey, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges … Continued

Night-time carriageway closures commence Wednesday 9 December A section of the westbound M876 near Falkirk is set to benefit from a £115,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for three nights from 19:30 until 06:00 on Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December. For the safety of road workers and … Continued

Over £6m improvements delivered since August Since BEAR Scotland took on responsibility for trunk roads in SE Scotland on 16 August 2020, it has delivered £6.7m worth of resurfacing and safety improvements across a number of different routes. The resurfacing projects span sections of motorways including the M8, M9 and M80 to carriageway enhancements on … Continued