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Overnight lane closure from Sunday 14 July to Thursday 25 July, 7pm to 6am   Road safety improvements are planned for the A9 north of Dunkeld, just south of the Jubilee Bridge. The improvements involve replacing safety barriers and will take place overnight from Sunday 14 July to Thursday 25 July, from 7pm until 6am … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 17 and 18 July 2024 The A1 southbound will be closed for carriageway repairs between Old Craighall and Wallyford Junction between 21:00 and 05:00 on the nights of Wednesday 17 July and Thursday 18 July. A diversion route will be signposted via the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass to Millerhill Junction, the A68 … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure and timed access Monday 29 July to Tuesday 13 August   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake essential road surface improvements at two locations on the A83, North of Campbeltown. The first location at Drumore is scheduled to start at 7pm on Monday 29 July and due … Read Full Article

Bridge works 13 and 14 July 2024 The A899 will be closed in both directions between Livingston East Roundabout and Dechmont Roundabout between 22:00 and 06:00 on the nights of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July, with access to the M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip also being closed as a result. These closures are required … Read Full Article

Ten overnight carriageway closures commence 29 July 2024 Two daytime slip road closures 30 and 31 July 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.65 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway and on-slip at Junction 5. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 will be closed … Read Full Article

Resurfacing planned for five nights from Sunday 14 Full road closure between 7pm and 6am. Amnesties will be in place.   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A9 South End of Golspie with works set to get underway from Sunday 14 July.   The £156,000 … Read Full Article

Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the M8 between Junction 21 (Seaward Street) and Junction 23 (Ibrox), to the south-west of Glasgow City Centre from Monday 1st July until Friday 20th December 2024. A programme of maintenance is required to ensure … Read Full Article

Borders Water Rescue Team has received a £750 donation to continue its voluntary, lifesaving work supporting emergency services in water-based emergencies and events throughout the Scottish Borders, Edinburgh and the Lothians. The donation was made by Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, BEAR Scotland, which manages and maintains trunk roads throughout the South East of … Read Full Article

Update: Repairs on Inchbae Bridge on the A835 are now due to be completed by the end of September. Concrete repairs started on 8 July Traffic lights will be in place until Friday 4 October   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, started essential concrete repair works on the A835 at Inchbae bridge on … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure 11 and 12 July 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out a drainage investigation at the M8 Junction 4 westbound off-slip on the nights of Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July. To allow works to be carried out safely, the slip road will be closed from … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Further to our release of 4 July, and following further stakeholder engagement,  regarding improvements to the footways at the junction of A9 and Old Caithness Helmsdale, the programming and traffic management for the works has been amended.   Improvements will be made to the footway at the A9/Old Caithness Road junction Three-way temporary traffic … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Road improvements on the A83 South of Kilchenzie are now due to start on Monday 8 July instead of Sunday 7 July. Please see updated dates below. Overnight road closure and timed access Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake essential road surface improvements totalling … Read Full Article