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Overnight road closures 19 April – 16 May, 20 May & 23 May The A1 trunk road between Thistly Cross and the national border at Lamberton is to be upgraded with improved road markings and studs over 22 nights of roadworks from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 16 May and the nights of Friday 20 … Read Full Article

Works start Friday 22 April for seven days   A section of the A90 southbound near Forfar is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £650,000 with works set to get underway on Friday 22 April at 6:30pm The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A90 between Glamis … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure Thursday 28 April 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 170 metres of the A985 west of Cairneyhill Roundabout on the night of Thursday 28 April. To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users during these works, the A985 west of Cairneyhill roundabout will be closed … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 14, 15 and 19 April 2022 Motorists using the slip road onto the M876 westbound at Junction 1 are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning resurfacing improvements worth £155,000. For the safety of workers and road users during these works, the westbound … Read Full Article

Dayshift and nightshift works planned between Monday 18th April and Friday 22nd April Motorists using the A85 west of Comrie are set to benefit from drainage improvements with £30,000 worth of upgrades due to begin on Monday 18 April. The project will involve teams upgrading the existing drainage system as well as replacing an existing … Read Full Article

Five-week programme commences 18 April 2022 Work to be completed over 17 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 18 April. The work will be carried out in 17 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 25 April for five nights   Routine maintenance operations and bridge inspections for the M90 Junction 10 Craigend Interchange and Friarton Bridge near Perth are scheduled to take place from Monday 25 of April at 7.30pm. The project will allow teams to carry out routine maintenance on the bridges and slip roads … Read Full Article

Overnight closure to allow delivery of bridge bearings on Tuesday 12 April 2022 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of May 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 23:00 until 01:00 on the night of Tuesday 12 April, to allow for the delivery of heavy new bridge bearings that … Read Full Article

Works to begin from Thursday 14 April over four nights   A surfacing project covering three locations on the A84 trunk road between Stirling and Strathyre is set to begin from Thursday 14 April at 7pm. Works in proximity to Black Dub Farm and to the north of Creag Chrom are programmed to take place … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 11, 12, 13 and 14 April 2022 A section of the southbound M9 at Junction 3 is set to benefit from a £230,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.35 kilometres of the hard shoulder. For the safety of workers and road users … Read Full Article

Scottish schoolchildren enter competition to inspire drivers to stop littering School children in the South East of Scotland have unleashed their artistic side through a competition to inspire drivers to stop littering along the roadside. BEAR Scotland, which manages the trunk roads in the South East on behalf of Transport Scotland, organised the ‘Trunk not … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 18 April for three weeks   Sections of the A96 westbound at Craibstone Roundabout are to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £670,000, with works set to get underway from Monday 18 April at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the westbound section of the A96, between Craibstone … Read Full Article