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BEAR Scotland has donated £1,000 on behalf of all staff to Inverness-based charity Clarity Walk, an organisation dedicated to bringing people together through nature to connect communities and reduce isolation, anxiety and depression. The charity offers various activities where they aim to encourage people to take time away from digital devices and spend more time … Read Full Article

Overnight works begin Monday 29 August 2022 Three consecutive nights of resurfacing works on the A702 near Braidwood Estate are set to begin on Monday 29 August 2022. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:30 each night, with works beginning at 19:30 on … Read Full Article

MEDIA UPDATE: ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT JUNCTION CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A7 NORTH ASHKIRK AND BOLESIDE Please be advised that for operational reasons, an additional night of overnight closures of the A7 , north Ashkirk and Boleside, will be required to complete ongoing road surfacing improvements. The works were scheduled to be complete … Read Full Article

UPDATE: These works have been temporarily suspended over the weekend of 9-12 September. No further works will take place until at least the night of Tuesday 13 September. Temporary traffic lights in place from 21 August to 6 October Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A1 at Thorntonloch from 21 August until … Read Full Article

MEDIA UPDATE: ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT JUNCTION CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A7 North and South Canonbie Junction Please be advised that for operational reasons, an additional night of overnight closures of the A7 junction, north and south of Canobie, will be required to complete ongoing road surfacing improvements. The works were scheduled to … Read Full Article

Work is set to begin on Monday 1 August for three days   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be undertaking essential bridge repairs to the A830 Arienskill Rail Bridge east of Lochailort, from Monday 1 August. The works involve repairing the concrete parapets, a process that involves breaking out defective concrete and … Read Full Article

Temporary traffic lights in place from 8 August to 10 October 2022 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 south of Pathhead from 8 August until 10 October, while improvements are made to 600 metres of footway between Lairds Entry and Pathhead South Gateway. An alternative route for pedestrians will be signposted … Read Full Article

Four overnight carriageway closures begin Monday 8 August 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.5 kilometres of the M9 northbound main carriageway after Junction 1. Four overnight closures will be put in place while the work is carried out, commencing on Monday 8 August 2022. On the nights of 8, … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 1 August for two days   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential repairs on the A90 Spillarsford Bridge, with works set to get underway from Monday 1 August. The essential repairs will address defects in the bridge’s masonry parapet, ensuring that the bridge remains safe for … Read Full Article

Final stage of annual verge grass trimming programme planned for August Short-term slip road closures required Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the third and final phase of its annual grass-cutting programme on South East Scotland’s motorway network in August. The first two phases of work to tidy up the verges on the … Read Full Article

Project will involve contraflows on two weekends – 26-29 August and 9-12 September A slip road closure will also be in place on each of the affected weekends The bridge carrying the M8 over the railway at Junction 3A Bathgate is to undergo deck refurbishment and waterproofing replacement works later this summer. The nature of … Read Full Article

Works begin on Thursday 28 July for one weekend A contraflow system will be in place   A section of the A90 southbound in Dundee is set to benefit from surfacing improvements, with works set to begin on Thursday 28 July. The works follow surfacing improvements that took place on a section of the A90 … Read Full Article