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Overnight lane closures for five weeks, commencing 24 June 2024 Overnight road closure 1 July 2024 Slip road closures for five nights, commencing 22 July 2024 A series of overnight lane and road closures is planned on the M876 and A876 while BEAR Scotland conducts drainage investigations on the trunk road between Bowtrees Junction and … Read Full Article

Off slip closures beginning Monday 17 June   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential repair works on the A9 Northbound off slip at Pitlochry. The works will install rock bags and repair the riverbank where a retaining wall collapsed, protecting the nearby areas. The essential repair work is scheduled … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure 21 June 2024 The slip road onto the northbound M9 at Junction 5 Cadgers Brae will be closed for carriageway repairs between 20:30 and 05:30 on the night of Friday 21 June. Traffic wishing to join the M9 northbound will be diverted via the M9 southbound to return northbound from M9 … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closures 18 and 19 June 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out coring investigation works on a section of the M9 southbound carriageway after Junction 1B. The works are programmed to commence on Tuesday 18 June for two nights, between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 on … Read Full Article

Overnight roadworks on the A1 at Bowshiel south of Cockburnspath will now be carried out under a full road closure, after motorists failing to comply with traffic management through the site led to works being suspended last night. The A1 will now be closed in both directions between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each … Read Full Article

Update: The next phases of the road resurfacing programme on the northbound and southbound of the A9 Tomatin Duals will take place over five nights between Monday 8 July and Saturday 13 July. Update below:  Road marking works will take place for five nights from Monday 8 July 24 Hour lane closures with night time … Read Full Article

New debris fence to be provided on hillside above trunk road BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are to take forward further landslide mitigation measures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful. Following a very wet period in February, a movement on the hillside occurred in an area previously considered stable.  It is … Read Full Article

M90 northbound carriageway closures Friday 28 June and Monday 1 July 2024 Slip road and A985 roundabout closures Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July 2024 Slip road closure Tuesday 9 July 2024 A four-night programme of overnight resurfacing works on the A985 Admiralty Roundabout and M90 Junction 1C northbound on-slip is set to commence at … Read Full Article

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 North of Helmsdale and A9 North of Berriedale. A9 North of Helmsdale: The resurfacing of 302m of carriageway will take place over three nights, starting Tuesday 25 … Read Full Article

Update: Due to weather conditions, resurfacing works on the A9, North of Drumochter Road, have paused and will now be completed by 6am on Wednesday 10 July. Update: Due to a number of factors impacting the programme for the works, the A9, North of Drumochter Road resurfacing scheme will now be completed at 6am on … Read Full Article

Works to begin Wednesday 12 June Convoy with two-way traffic lights in place On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential road improvement works on the A9 at Slochd Summit beginning Wednesday 12 June 2024. Works will take place over a total of 19 nights from Wednesday 12 June until Saturday … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closures 12 and 13 June 2024 Slip roads at M90 Junction 2A will be closed on the nights of Wednesday 12 June and Thursday 13 June, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. On the night of 12 June, the M90 Junction … Read Full Article