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UPDATE: Following earlier delays due to weather, one additional night is required on this scheme and the works will now conclude on the night of Thursday 2 May. 18 nights of works from 8 April to 1 May 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on three sections … Read Full Article

Two-week programme of works on M90 commences 8 April 2024 Additional works south of Queensferry Crossing on 9 and 10 April Full trial diversion in early hours of 21 April The final phase of the project to make it easier to divert Queensferry Crossing traffic over the Forth Road Bridge gets under way this month, … Read Full Article

Overnight closures from Higgins Neuk Roundabout to Kilbagie Roundabout 15-18 April 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees and to improve the woodland areas along the A876. The work will take place on the nights of Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April … Read Full Article

Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April 8pm-6am Overnight slip closures with diversion The A9 Luncarty junction will see road safety upgrades this April, with the replacement of road markings and reflective studs improving visibility at the slips. Work will be carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland on the nights of Monday … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland and its staff are continuing their commitment to giving back to the communities in which it operates. Good causes benefited from £4,772 donations from the Scottish trunk road operator. Charities benefiting The year kicked off with a staff raffle raising £900 for Macmillan Cancer Care, BEAR’s new national charity partner of the year. … Read Full Article

  A83 Inveraray-Achadunan 8 April-3 May Road closure with amnesties   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is removing trees affected by Ash Dieback Disease on the A83 from Inverary to Achadunan. This work extends the tree felling which has already taken place on the A835 and other North West trunk roads. The work will … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures from Monday 22 April to Friday 3 May 2024 The M9 northbound at Junction 1A Kirkliston is set to benefit from a £640,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately one kilometre of the motorway. For the safety of workers and road users during … Read Full Article

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity has received a £750 donation to support its focus on making the hospital experience better for children, young people, and their families when they are at their lowest, most worried point. Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, BEAR Scotland, which manages and maintains trunk roads near the Capital including the A720 … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closure Tuesday 2 April 2024 The northbound carriageway of the M9 will be closed at Junction 1 Newbridge on the night of Tuesday 2 April, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to install a temporary safety barrier. The barrier is required to ensure the safety of road users during the next … Read Full Article

  Monday 22-Tuesday 30 April, 7pm-7am Overnight road closure with amnesties (Monday to Friday)   The busy A87 tourist route on Skye will be given an upgrade ahead of the summer season.   A section of the road between the Drumuie junction and the Borve junction, north of Portree, will be resurfaced and road markings … Read Full Article

Three overnight carriageway closures commencing 8 April 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.1 kilometres of the M80 Junction 9 southbound on-slip, as well as a small section of the M80 southbound carriageway adjacent to the slip road. The work will take place over three nights between the hours of … Read Full Article

Five-week programme commences 15 April 2024 Work to be completed over 16 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 15 April. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Read Full Article