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Temporary traffic lights for four weeks from 7 October 2024 Intermittent closures for several minutes Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to carry out a repair to the embankment on the A7 at Ewes Water, just south of the High Mill Bridge, north of Langholm. Work will commence on Monday 7 October 2024 … Read Full Article

Footway Improvements three weeks starting Monday 7 October Temporary traffic lights with lane closures between 9.30am-3.30pm BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential footway improvement works in the village of Callander on the A84. Works are planned to commence on Main Street between Murdiston Avenue and Drummond Place on Monday … Read Full Article

Investigation works start on Wednesday 9 October for three days Three-way and four-way traffic lights in place for duration of works   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential survey investigation works on the A83 Millknowe Road, Campbeltown between Mill Street and Lochend Street.   The investigation will use … Read Full Article

Contraflows in place across three weekends in October Motorists warned to plan ahead and expect long delays Motorists are reminded to plan ahead and expect long delays during major weekend bridge works on the M8 this month. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to refurbish and re-waterproof the deck on Longacre Bridge, which … Read Full Article

UPDATE 5 November 2024: Two additional overnight closures of the M90 will be required to allow for the installation of traffic loops: The M90 southbound will be closed between the slip roads at Junction 2 Masterton on the night of Thursday 7 November, with southbound traffic diverted via the A823(M) to turn at Pitreavie Roundabout … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures on the night of Thursday 3 October 2024 Works will take place between Junction 1B to 1C northbound The M90 Junction 1B northbound on slip will be closed from 20:30 on Thursday 3 October to 06:00 on Friday 4 October to allow BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, to undertake … Read Full Article

UPDATE 14 November 2024: There will be no weekend working taking place on 16 and 17 November, and works will now take place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 instead. Overnight road closures 22 October to 22 November 2024 Road users travelling south on the A1 will be diverted off at the A6112 Grantshouse junction, … Read Full Article

The Scottish Borders Donkey Sanctuary in St Boswells has received a £750 donation to help the charity continue their efforts in giving rescued donkeys a second chance at life. BEAR Scotland manage and maintain the trunk road network on behalf of Transport Scotland in the South East, including the Queensferry Crossing, the Edinburgh City Bypass, … Read Full Article

UPDATE: An additional closure of the M8 Junction 3 eastbound off-slip will be in place between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 16 October, to allow further works on the bridge carrying the slip road. The same diversion will be in place. Overnight slip road closure 3 October 2024 The slip road exiting … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure 2 October 2024 The A985 will be closed between Longannet Roundabout and Kincardine Bridge from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 2 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to repair defects in the carriageway. A signed diversion route will be in place via the A977 Toll Road … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 October 2024 The A702 south of West Linton will be closed overnight on the weekend nights of 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to undertake essential ground works and lift new precast concrete retaining walls into place … Read Full Article

Hard shoulder closure for seven weeks, commencing 7 October 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace approximately 1000 metres of boundary fence on the southbound M9 between Junctions 5 and 4, near Grangemouth and Polmont, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £75,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement work will begin on … Read Full Article