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Overnight works commence Friday 4 March 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the eastbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Lothianburn to Straiton are set to begin on Friday 4 March. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over three nights. For the … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures 2 and 3 March 2022  Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 500 metres of the A985 from Waulkmill to Charlestown on the nights of Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March. To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users, the A985 from Waulkmill and West Road junction … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 1, 2 and 3 March 2022 A section of the westbound M8 between Junction 4a and Harthill services is set to benefit from a £200,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, which will take place alongside ongoing upgrades to safety barriers in the central reservation. For the safety of workers and road … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures until Monday 28 February 2022 Overnight road closures are being implemented on a 1.1km section of the A702 south of Biggar while essential carriageway resurfacing works are carried out. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, commenced the works on the night of Tuesday 22 February and expects to complete the job on … Read Full Article

Works start Friday 25 February for three nights 24 hour on-slip and lane closures in place for safety     The M90 Junction 3 northbound on-slip is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £185,000, with works expected to get underway on Friday 25 February at 7.30pm The improvements will address defects in the surface … Read Full Article

Resurfacing improvements worth over £900,000 Close engagement with Borders communities BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, has successfully delivered two major road improvement schemes on the A7 through Teviothead and Hawick, following close engagement with communities along the key Borders route. The schemes saw a total of 3.1km of road resurfaced and 4,100 … Read Full Article

Thursday 24 February – 9.20am   A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER CONVOY CONTROL ON THE A83 TODAY (THURSDAY) AND OVERNIGHT DUE TO FORECAST HEAVY SNOW     Given the heavy snow forecast today, convoy control operations on the A83 will continue through today and overnight.  Journey times through the … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 28 February for one week     Two sections of the A95 near Cromdale are to benefit from surfacing improvements with works set to get underway on Monday 28 February at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A95 south of Cromdale and the A95 north of … Read Full Article

Cable cleaning found to have beneficial effect More work required to quantify impact Engineers responsible for the Queensferry Crossing have expressed cautious optimism at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers. Laboratory tests have confirmed that cleaning the cables does have a beneficial effect, … Read Full Article

Works start on Tuesday 22 February for one day   Essential repairs are set to be conducted on the A9 River Tay Bridge near Dunkeld with works set to get underway tomorrow, Tuesday 22 February. The repairs will involve teams removing and replacing the existing joint sealant, such that the movement joints remain protected for … Read Full Article

 Works start Sunday 20 February for two weeks   A section of the A96 at the eastbound approach to Broomhill Roundabout  is to benefit from surfacing and drainage improvements with work set to get underway on Sunday 20 February at 7pm. The £360,000 investment from Transport Scotland will address defects in the road surface on … Read Full Article

Works start Sunday 20 February for four weeks     Two sections of the A90 and two sections of the M90 at Barnhill are set to benefit from an improved road surface with works set to begin on Sunday 20 February. The £1.2M investment by Transport Scotland will see sections of the carriageway resurfaced at … Read Full Article