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  Tree-felling Monday 4-Saturday 9 March 7pm-6am Road closure with hourly amnesties   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential landscape works to remove storm damaged trees and carry out other necessary tree felling on the A9 south of Berriedale, Caithness. The works will take place from the evening … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 5 – 12 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to start essential road improvement works on the M9 southbound carriageway before junction 1A. Works will commence on Tuesday 5 March for five nights, between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each night. No overnight works will take place … Read Full Article

Update: Work on the A1 at Houndswood will require an additional night on the southbound carriageway. This is take place on Thursday 28 March. Works at South of Bankton Junction remain unaffected. Updated dates below. Overnight works from 11 to 22 & 28 March 2024 The A1 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements at … Read Full Article

Sunday 25 February 2024 for three weeks Temporary traffic signals and verge works Works are to take place nightly from 7pm until 6am. From Sunday 25 February 2024 until Monday 18 March 2024, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, is embarking on a project to introduce a new reduced 40mph speed limit at … Read Full Article

Work to take place overnight from 27 February for three nights Overnight carriageway closures required between 8pm to 6am Essential inspections of the structural cables are required on Westfield and Dowanfield footbridges over the M80 between junctions 4 and 6 to allow teams to inspect the cables for any potential defects and/or possible maintenance requirements. … Read Full Article

  A9 Bankfoot 26 February-2 March (lane closure with convoy)   BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by Ash Die Back disease at the A9 Bankfoot. The scheme will take place from the evening of Monday 26 February 2024 to the … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closure 28 February 2024 The southbound carriageway of the M9 will be closed between the slip roads at Junction 7 from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of 28 February, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out patching repairs to the road surface. A signed diversion route for southbound … Read Full Article

Update: the main resurfacing works on the A9 from Alness to Tomich have been completed and the final stage involving lining will be completed on the nights of Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February, weather permitting.  Works to be completed Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February Nighttime convoy with junction closure   On behalf of … Read Full Article

  Works for 10 days from Monday 19 February Temporary traffic lights 7am–7pm   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will be carrying out essential drainage investigation works on the A82 at Drumnadrochit between the Exhibition Centre and Temple Pier.   Works will begin on Monday 19 February for ten days between 7am and 7pm … Read Full Article

Lane closure for five weeks commencing 26 February 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland set to widen approximately 1.1km of the A985 footway between the junction to Charlestown and the junction to Waggon Road. The improvements will be carried out over five weeks, commencing on Monday 26th February. For the first three weeks of … Read Full Article

Final night of works Monday 8 April 7pm Road closure with amnesties On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A82 from Ballachulish to Onich, North of Ballachulish Bridge. The roadworks will be lifted ahead of the Easter weekend to help provide easier journeys for road users. The … Read Full Article

Works start 20 February 2024 for 12 weeks BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to commence works to install a retaining wall at A82 Glen Gloy, four miles north of Spean Bridge, this month. The project is scheduled to begin on Tuesday 20 February for approximately 12 weeks, between the hours … Read Full Article