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• ‘Sled Zeppelin’, ‘William Wall-ice’ and ‘Gonnae Snow Dae That’ will help to lead winter charge • 57,500 tonnes of salt ready to treat trunk routes across north of Scotland • Over 180 winter operatives & 24/7 control room help to deliver a dedicated winter service   BEAR Scotland is primed to tackle whatever adverse … Read Full Article

Over 25,000 tonnes of salt ready to treat trunk routes 47 new winter vehicles & 24/7 control room set to bolster capacity BEAR Scotland’s winter services are up and running and ready to tackle whatever adverse weather conditions affect the trunk roads and bridges in the South East of Scotland, including the Queensferry Crossing and … Read Full Article

Overnight closures commence Monday 23 November for nine nights BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning essential road marking and cyclic maintenance works on sections of the M9 as stated in the table below. The works involve reinstating white lines and studs as well as cyclic works such as gully cleaning for … Read Full Article

Overnight closures commence Monday 23 November for three nights BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning essential resurfacing works on a section of the A977 between Kilbagie Junction and Kilbagie Roundabout. The improvement scheme tackles areas of deteriorated carriageway. The works at Kilbagie have been provisionally programmed to be undertaken over three … Read Full Article

£370,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A90 Stracathro to Inchbare, southbound   Works start Sunday 22 November for one week   A section of the A90 at Stracathro is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements starting on Sunday. The £370,000 improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A90 between … Read Full Article

Night-time carriageway closures commence Wednesday 25 November A section of the westbound M876 near Larbert is set to benefit from a £390,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, creating smoother journeys for motorists. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for five nights from 19:30 to 06:00 the next morning on Wednesday 25 November, Thursday 26 November, Friday … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures for resurfacing 30 November for 5 nights Motorists using the A68 approximately four miles north of Oxton are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with five nights of resurfacing works scheduled to begin on Monday, 30 November. The £468,500 project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, resurface 1.65 … Read Full Article

ROAD SAFETY PROJECT TO UPGRADE SAFETY BARRIER ON A90 NORTH OF DUNDEE TO GET UNDERWAY   Works begin Monday 23 November for one week    A road safety project on the A90 at Beattie North Powrie, north of Dundee, is set to get underway next week. The project will involve teams carrying out upgrades to … Read Full Article

OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE ON A702 NILE MILE BURN POSTPONED The resurfacing works detailed below, originally planned for Nov 20, have been postponed due to overrunning works elsewhere. An update will be issued as soon as a new date has been confirmed.     Overnight road closures 20 November for one night Motorists using the A702 … Read Full Article

Friday 20 November   WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS AT M90 JUNCTION 4 KELTY NORTHBOUND OFF-SLIP POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER   Please be advised that surfacing improvements on the M90 Kelty northbound off-slip, outlined in the release below, have been postponed until next weekend. The project had been programmed to get underway tonight (Friday 20 November) … Read Full Article

Friday 13 November   OVERNIGHT WORKS AT A9 RAIGMORE INTERCHANGE POSTPONED TO TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER   Please be advised that the overnight maintenance works planned for the overbridges at the A9 Raigmore Interchange, outlined in the release below, have been postponed for a short period. The project had been programmed to get underway from Monday … Read Full Article

£180,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A96 Auldearn Approach to Wester Hardmuir   Works start Monday 16 November four nights   A section of the A96 approaching Wester Hardmuir near Auldearn is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £180,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road … Read Full Article