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Two week closure of bridge   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is to undertake essential road maintenance works on the A82 Trunk Road at Tomnahurich Swing Bridge.  The works involve the full reconstruction of the central part of the carriageway surfacing. These works are to begin on the Tomnahurich Swing Bridge at 5.30pm on Monday 3 June 2024 for two weeks and the bridge will reopen at … Read Full Article

Eight nights of works beginning Wednesday 29 May Update: Please note that the additional night of works will now take place on Monday 3 June. No work will take place on Saturday 1 or Sunday 2 June. The A68 Newton St Boswells is now being decreased to four nights from Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure Friday 21 June 2024 The A702 will be closed at West Linton on the night of Friday 21 June, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a detailed inspection of the bridge carrying the trunk road over the Lyne Water. To minimise disruption, the closure will take place … Read Full Article

Overnight closure at three locations Works scheduled between 10-25 June BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out resurfacing works on the A7 for a total of 11 nights, with works scheduled between the nights of Monday 10 and Tuesday 25 June. A7 Mosspaul, Monday 10 June, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 … Read Full Article

Works to begin Monday 10 June 2024 for six weeks Two-way traffic lights with convoy   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake essential road marking and road stud improvement works on the A9 single carriageway between the Crubenmore Duals and the Kincraig Duals. The work will remove and replace all white … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure 20 June 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to undertake detailed inspection works on the historic Lothian Bridge that carries the A68 trunk road over the Tyne Water in Pathhead. This is a routine inspection undertaken every six years, which requires close access to all parts of the structure.  The … Read Full Article

Works planned for 12 nights starting on Sunday 9 June 2024 Amnesties and a diversion will be in place   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A99 North of Thrumster beginning Sunday 9 June.   The project is scheduled to take place over 12 nights, … Read Full Article

Temporary traffic lights in place until further notice The A702 at Damhead near Hillend is restricted to a single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights, as a safety precaution after BEAR Scotland engineers identified an area of failing embankment at the roadside. The discovery was made during routine drainage investigation works carried out by the … Read Full Article

M8 Junction 4 westbound off-slip road closed Tuesday 4 June overnight M8 Junction 4a westbound on-slip road closed Wednesday 5 June overnight BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out repairs to surfacing on two slip roads on the M8 at Junctions 4 and 4a. To allow for the works to be … Read Full Article

14 weeks of overnight roadworks begins 9 June 2023 A 14-week programme of overnight maintenance works is set to get underway on the M80 and M73 motorways. The works consist of various maintenance activities, including installation of new safety barriers, replacement of bridge joints, surfacing repairs, various cyclic maintenance activities and structural concrete repairs at … Read Full Article

Road Closure with amnesties Monday 27 May 2024 for four nights From Monday 27 May 2024 until early on Friday 31 May 2024, BEAR Scotland, Operating Company working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is embarking on the next stage of the project to install new traffic signals to improve safety on the A87 at the … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 27 – 29 May 2024 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake essential drainage investigation works on two sections of the A702, South of Braidwood and Damhead to Hillend. The South of Braidwood investigation works will take place on Monday 27 May between 19:30 to 06:00. A full road closure … Read Full Article