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Night-time carriageway closures commence Wednesday 9 December A section of the westbound M876 near Falkirk is set to benefit from a £115,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for three nights from 19:30 until 06:00 on Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December. For the safety of road workers and … Read Full Article

Over £6m improvements delivered since August Since BEAR Scotland took on responsibility for trunk roads in SE Scotland on 16 August 2020, it has delivered £6.7m worth of resurfacing and safety improvements across a number of different routes. The resurfacing projects span sections of motorways including the M8, M9 and M80 to carriageway enhancements on … Read Full Article

Monday 30 November OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY ON A85 AND A828 AFTER BEING POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER   Please be advised that the overnight surfacing improvements planned for three sections of the A85 and one location on the A828, outlined in the release below, are now underway. These improvements had been programmed to get … Read Full Article

Four overnight road closures begin Monday 7 December Motorists using the A985 east of Balgownie Junction are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.95 kilometres of the trunk road over four nights, beginning on Monday 7 December. For the safety of workers … Read Full Article

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON A92 BETWEEN DUNDEE AND ARBROATH   Work starts Sunday 29 November over seven nights   Overnight road closure in place for first five nights for safety, 7pm to 7am   An overnight project involving road surfacing improvements on the A92 between Salmondsmuir and Elliot Roundabout is set to begin on … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures 29 and 30 November Two nights of resurfacing works on the A702 near Biggar are scheduled to begin on Sunday 29 November. These works were originally scheduled earlier this month but had to be postponed due to adverse weather. The project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 1 km … Read Full Article

£340,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A82 North of Dochfour   Project to begin from Sunday 29 November for two weeks   Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm – 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday night   A section of the A82 five kilometres south of Inverness is set to benefit from an improved road … Read Full Article

£220,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A90 Todhills, southbound   Works start Sunday 29 November for one week   A section of the A90 north of Dundee is set to benefit from major carriageway resurfacing improvements with work set to get underway from Sunday. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section … Read Full Article

£440,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A90 Balnabreich, southbound   Works start Saturday 28 November for one week     A section of the A90 south of Brechin is set to benefit from major resurfacing improvements worth £440,000 with work set to get underway later this week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on … Read Full Article

Bridge closed to traffic in both directions from 3 to 8 December Footpath will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians The Forth Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from 06:00 on Thursday 3 December until 06:00 on Tuesday 8 December, as part of the ongoing project to replace the main expansion joints. The … Read Full Article

13 overnight carriageway closures from 30 November to 15 December Motorists using the M8 at Ratho are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with £750,000 worth of resurfacing set to begin on Monday 30 November. The overnight works will see 2,990m of the eastbound carriageway resurfaced, creating smoother and safer journeys for road … Read Full Article

• ‘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