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Leading trunk road maintenance company, BEAR Scotland has boosted its senior team with two key appointments in their bridges team to help deliver the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract for the South East Unit on behalf of Transport Scotland. The South East Unit covers 314 miles of trunk roads through some of the busiest … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 15 November for five nights.   A section of the A96 near Allanfearn is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £180,000 with work set to get underway on Monday 15 November. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A96 east of Allanfearn, creating a safer and smoother road surface … Read Full Article

Thursday 25 November £425,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A96 BETWEEN CLOVENSTONE TO THAINSTONE RESCHEDULED   Please be advised that the weekend surfacing improvements on the A96 westbound between Kintore and Thainstone Roundabout have been rescheduled. The project was scheduled to begin tomorrow, Friday 26 November, and had been planned to take place over one … Read Full Article

Works start Wednesday 24 November for three nights   Motorists using the A92 northbound near Chapel are to benefit from an improved road surface as surfacing improvements are set to get underway from Wednesday 24 November. The overnight improvements will address defects in the road surface on the eastbound off-slip to Chapel near Kirkcaldy, creating … Read Full Article

Works start Wednesday 24 November for two nights A section of the A92 near Muchalls is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £70,000 with works set to get underway on Wednesday 24 November at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A92 between Newtonhill and Muchalls, … Read Full Article

  Project to take place on Thursday 11 November   An essential project that will see teams conduct investigations on vital bridge joint components associated with the north and south overbridges at A9 Raigmore Interchange will take place tonight, Thursday 11 November. It is crucial that these investigations are carried out in order future maintenance … Read Full Article

Full capacity of Forth Road Bridge now available Queensferry Crossing cables cleaned in ice mitigation trial Major works on both the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing have been completed on schedule, in advance of the winter season. Work to replace the main expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge was completed in October, marking … Read Full Article

Friday 19 November   OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR PLANNED SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A85 NEAR ARDCHYLE   Please be advised that the planned overnight road closures for the first ten nights of work on the A85 near Ardchycle are no longer required.   The overnight road closures were due to be in place … Read Full Article

Wednesday 1 December   INCLEMENT WEATHER IMPACTS ONGOING SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE A82 AND A828   Please be advised that inclement weather has impacted ongoing works on the A82 and the A828. As a result of the weather, works on the A82 north of Ba Bridge were postponed and are due to get back underway … Read Full Article

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start on Sunday 14 November for six nights     Motorists using the A9 are set to benefit from an improved road surface at the Dunkeld and Inver Junctions, with works set to get underway from Sunday 14 November. The junction surfacing improvements will address any defects that currently exist in … Read Full Article

Overnight southbound carriageway closure Friday 12 November 2021 Overnight repairs to the southbound carriageway of the A1 at Abbotsview junction and East Linton are scheduled for the night of Friday 12 November. The work will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00. To ensure the … Read Full Article

Resurfacing works to commence Tuesday 30 November 2021 for nine nights, excluding Saturday and Sunday BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is planning to resurface 1.65km of carriageway on the A876, North of Clackmannanshire Bridge. The project will commence Tuesday 30 November for nine nights, between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each night. No … Read Full Article