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Hard shoulder closure for eight weeks, commencing 30 January 2023 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 2,100 metres of boundary fence on the westbound M8 between Junction 4A at Whitburn and Harthill, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £170,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement work will begin on Monday 30 … Read Full Article

Please note that due to adverse weather conditions on the night of the 16 February and anticipated forecast for the night of 17 February, the A68 Bonchester Bridge surfacing scheme has been delayed until 20th March.  An additional night of work on the A68 Jedburgh, South of Headrig will take place on Monday 20th March. … Read Full Article

Five overnight closures between Junctions 6A and 5 Works commence 2 February 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.4 kilometres of the M8 eastbound main carriageway between Junction 6A and Junction 5. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the eastbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 6A … Read Full Article

Phase 1 – Ayton Castle overbridge extended by one night Initial phase of safety project affecting five bridges spanning A1 in East Lothian Phase 1 of the 16 week project to upgrade safety barriers protecting the piers of five bridges spanning the A1 is being extended by one night. This phase, focusing on Ayton Castle … Read Full Article

Overnight lane closures 5 and 6 February 2023 Overnight lane closures are scheduled on the M8 near Shotts, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete pier protection works on two overbridges located between Junctions 5 and 6. The improvements are being carried out as part of an ongoing project to upgrade safety … Read Full Article

  Works start Sunday 5 February for two nights. Full road closure between 8pm and 6am. A831 traffic to be diverted. Amnesties will be in place on the A82.     Overnight resurfacing works will be carried out at the A82 Drumnadrochit for two nights, beginning Sunday 5 February.   The £40,000 investment by Transport … Read Full Article

  Works planned for Sunday 29 January will now begin on Tuesday 31 January. The project will take three nights to complete. A full road closure will be in place, with amnesties.     Please be advised that overnight resurfacing works planned for the A835 Rogie to Tarvie, north of Contin, which were due to … Read Full Article

  Project 1 will now begin on Thursday 9 February for four nights. Project 2 to begin on Wednesday 15 February for six nights. Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am.     Please be advised that essential surfacing improvements which were due to get underway at two locations on the A82, … Read Full Article

  The first phase was completed on Thursday 22 December. The second phase begins on Tuesday 31 January for seven nights. Overnight lane closures with convoy system in place for safety, 7pm to 5am.   The first phase of an important road improvement project on the A83 south of Butterbridge was completed on 22 December … Read Full Article

  Project 1 to begin on Wednesday 8 February for four nights. Project 2 to begin on Tuesday 14 February for five nights. Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am.     Essential surfacing improvements are set to get underway at two locations on the A82, between Tarbet and Crianlarich, on Wednesday … Read Full Article

Road closure for concrete pour to repair damaged foundations The A702 trunk road south of West Linton will be closed in both directions between 10:00 and 16:00 on Friday 20 January. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to pour concrete to reinforce the foundations of Westwater Bridge, which has been subject … Read Full Article

Two phases of works commencing 23 January and 7 February 2023 A programme of overnight resurfacing works on four different areas of the M90 trunk road around Junction 1 Scotstoun is due to commence on the night of Monday 23 February. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works over two phases, … Read Full Article