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BEAR Scotland is proud to support the UK Armed Forces community including veterans, reservists, spouses of serving personnel or reservists and wounded, injured and sick veterans.  We recognise the skills and attributes these valued members of society have and how they can add value to our business. We were recently presented with the Defence Employer … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland and its staff are continuing their commitment to giving back to communities with donations of over £9,000 to various good causes made in the second quarter of the year. This brings the total investment in 2023 to £14,000. BEAR’s annual staff football tournament was well attended as ever and raised a total of … Read Full Article

The second quarter of 2023 marks the beginning of a new financial year for BEAR Scotland’s client, Transport Scotland. In this quarter we’ve delivered over £18.5 million in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network. Over the three months over 40% of our dedicated resurfacing allocations was delivered. Resurfacing projects worth a … Read Full Article

Open evenings in Dunfermline and Newtongrange, 1 & 2 August 2023 Over 30 local job opportunities in South East Scotland BEAR Scotland is recruiting for new staff across South-East Scotland, including over 30 roles based in locations including Lochgelly, Queensferry, Burghmuir near Linlithgow, Bonnyrigg, Eyemouth and Charlesfield. The trunk road operating company is inviting anyone … Read Full Article

Overnight works commence Monday 31 July 2023 for two nights Overnight resurfacing works on the A985 East of Longannet Roundabout are set to begin on Monday 31 July for two nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works. For the safety of workers and road users, the A985 between Longannet Roundabout … Read Full Article

Reduced speed limit between 08:30 and 16:00 for three days from 18 July 2023 A reduced speed limit of 50mph will be in force on the Queensferry Crossing between 08:30 and 18:00 each day from Tuesday 18 July to Thursday 20 July. This is for safety while routine cable inspection works are carried out overhead. … Read Full Article

From April to June over £16.5M has been invested in the North West trunk road network on behalf of Transport Scotland, with schemes being promoted across the Planned and Routine Maintenance, Minor Improvements, Bridges, Active Travel & Road Safety Teams. With the better weather and successful completion of winter service, good progress has been made … Read Full Article

UPDATE – Additional nights scheduled: Following review of the A720 City of Edinburgh Bypass Road Marking Refreshment Scheme, additional nights are required to catch outstanding areas of lining and stud renewal. Works are now programmed to take place on the nights of Thursday 28 and Friday 29 September as detailed in the table below: Phase … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures 17-21 July 2023 As part of ongoing drainage improvement works on the A68, five nights of road closures are scheduled, beginning on the night of Monday 17 July. The A68 will be closed in both directions between Fordel Mains Junction and Millerhill Junction from 19:30 until 06:30 each night from 17 to … Read Full Article

Overnight closures at two locations from 31 July to 17 August 2023 The A68 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a total of thirteen nights of resurfacing works scheduled from Monday 31 July to Thursday 17 August. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 2,100 metres of … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures on Sunday 23 and Monday 24 July One section of resurfacing works postponed   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1700m of the A828 North of Appin. Due to delays on current works, a section of the resurfacing south of the Highland boundary has been postponed. Works will … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures from 18 – 23 July 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out five nights of resurfacing improvements on the M9 southbound carriageway at Junction 8. To allow these works to be carried out safely, the M9 southbound carriageway will be closed from junctions 9 to 8 between … Read Full Article