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Southbound carriageway closure on the night of 10 October 2022 An overnight carriageway closure will be in place on the southbound A1 near Haddington on the night of Monday 10 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out routine maintenance on the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road … Read Full Article

From July to September over £12.9m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 90 maintenance projects have been undertaken, including various projects on the Isle of Skye such as the A87 Broadford, Sligachan Junction, Blackhill … Read Full Article

Pedestrians and motorists using the A85 trunk road through Lochearnhead are to benefit from improved paths, with £110,000 worth of improvement work set to start this month.   The work, which will begin on Monday 10 October and continue for eight weeks, will be carried out between 7am and 7pm each week day, pausing at … Read Full Article

Hard shoulder closure for five weeks, commencing 13 October 2022 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 2000 metres of boundary fence on the southbound M9 between the A9 Plean underpass and the railway line north of the M876, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £96,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement … Read Full Article

Slip road closure for seven nights from Tuesday 11 October 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to undertake a seven-night programme of overnight resurfacing and drainage works on the slip road onto the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Hermiston Gait Roundabout. The works will take place between the hours of 20:30 and … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Westbound carriageway closures will now take place on the nights of 17 and 18 October. Overnight carriageway closures 17 and 18 October 2022 Overnight carriageway closures are scheduled on the M8 near Harthill, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete pier protection works on the bridge that carries the B7057 at … Read Full Article

Overnight traffic lights and occasional road closures over eight weeks Works commence Monday 17 October 2022 The A977 north of Kincardine is set for an upgrade, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to widen the northbound side of the road over eight weeks, beginning on Monday 17 October. For the safety of road … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closure Wednesday 5 October The slip road onto the southbound M9 at Junction 4 Lathallan is set to be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 5 October, for carriageway investigation works. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to investigate approximately 0.5 kilometres of the trunk road. The … Read Full Article

On behalf of Claymore Roads, working for Dundee City Council and Angus Council, BEAR Scotland will be supervising essential road surfacing improvements at four locations on the A92 between Balgillo Roundabout and Ethiebeaton Roundabout. The work is set to begin on Sunday 9 October, for three weeks.   The project will see almost 3km of … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Full overnight closure now planned for  Wednesday 12 October Pier protection upgrade for three bridges Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M9 on the night of Wednesday 12 October, in the latest phase of a project to upgrade safety barriers protecting bridge piers in the central reserve. These works have been … Read Full Article

Road users of the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath are advised that BEAR Scotland’s winter maintenance service is now underway until Friday 19 May next year.   BEAR Scotland’s experienced winter maintenance team will work around the clock to analyse detailed forecasts and actual weather information from roadside weather sensors to ensure that treatment is … Read Full Article

Full carriageway closures on two weekends – one in each direction Works scheduled for 14-17 and 21-24 October 2022 The bridge carrying the M90 over the railway just north of M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston is to undergo deck refurbishment and waterproofing replacement works this autumn. The nature of the project means the M90 will need … Read Full Article