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Project to begin on Monday 4 July for four nights   Motorists using the A87 in Broadford on the Isle of Skye are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with works due to get underway on Monday 4 July. The improvements will see over 500 metres of the A87 resurfaced between Branch Road … Read Full Article

Slip road closure Monday 4 July and Tuesday 5 July 2022 Overnight slip road closures will take place on the Southbound M80 near Bannockburn Interchange to allow for ongoing drainage improvement works on Monday 4 July and Tuesday 5 July 2022. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, with work expected … Read Full Article

Works start Tuesday 5 July for two nights   A section of the A90 near Auchmacoy is set to benefit from surfacing improvements, with works set to get underway from Tuesday 5 July. The £50,000 improvements will address defects in the road surface near Auchmacoy, creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorists. The … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 4 July for seven nights   Filter drain recycling works on the A96 Lhanbryde Bypass are set to get underway from Monday 4 July. The project will involve teams recycling the filter stone on the existing filter drains along either side of the A96 Lhanbryde Bypass carriageway between the roundabouts at either … Read Full Article

Please be advised that surfacing improvements on the A90 at Peterhead were completed on Wednesday 13 July and the overnight road closure on the A90 between Howe o’Buchan Roundabout to Waterside Junction planned for the evening of Wednesday 13 July will no longer be required.   ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON … Read Full Article

Four week programme sees two weeks of day time works and two weeks of over night works Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is to carry out repair works on the gabion baskets (structural rock-filled metal cages) located between Junction 1 and 2 on the M876 from Monday 4 July until Sunday 29 July 2022. … Read Full Article

Works start Sunday 3 July for six nights   A section of the A92 northbound near Cowdenbeath is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £280,000, with works scheduled to begin on Sunday 3 July. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A92 between Lochgelly and Cardenden, … Read Full Article

ADDITIONAL DAY OF WORKS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ROAD MARKINGS ON THE A85 METHVEN   Please be advised that due to operational reasons, an additional day of works is required on Monday 15 August to complete road markings on the A85 at Methven. Works will take place between 11am and 4pm. There will be a lane … Read Full Article

Project starts on Sunday 3 July for four weeks Overnight road closures required for safety, 9pm – 6am   Road safety barrier upgrades are planned for the A90 Kingsway in Dundee at the Kings Cross and Coupar Angus Interchanges with the project set to get underway on Sunday 03 July. The project will involve teams … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland has donated £1,000 on behalf of all staff to Dundee-based charity Transform Community Development, an organisation dedicated to supporting the needs of vulnerable people by finding solutions ranging from temporary accommodation to sheltered employment. The charity’s FareShare project aims to reduce food poverty amongst people suffering from social and economic distress. Transform also … Read Full Article

As the end of the academic year approaches, we take stock of the comprehensive education programme that has been developed and delivered by BEAR Scotland for schools in South East Scotland and beyond. 3,881 pupils in 90 schools engaged with – over 80% via virtual sessions (but that still means we reached over 650 pupils … Read Full Article

In the second quarter of 2022, BEAR Scotland has made a good start to an ambitious programme of improvements on the South East trunk road network, with a number of significant schemes already completed. Resurfacing projects worth a total of £7 million have improved safety and ride quality for motorists at 27 different locations, including … Read Full Article