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Earlier this year, we challenged primary school children across the North West of Scotland to come up with names for our new fleet of gritters. Competition was tough with over 800 schools being invited to enter the competition, but we managed to pick worthy winners. Fraser (6) and Amy (6), pupils from Luncarty Primary School, … Read Full Article

“The Forth Gritter” visits pupils at Duloch Primary School Pupils at Duloch Primary School in Dunfermline were delighted to receive a visit from “The Forth Gritter”, which had been named by 11-year-old Ava Laurie in Primary 7. The 26-tonne, six-wheel, bright orange gritter is one of a fleet of 47 winter vehicles operated by BEAR … Read Full Article

Overnight closure in both directions between Junctions 1 and 2 on Wednesday 18 December 2024 The M8 will be closed in both directions between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Junction 2 Claylands from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 18 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete … Read Full Article

Motor Fuel Group are carrying out upgrades to the services at Monktonhall. There will be various closures required on the night of Thursday 28 November. The A1 and A720 will be affected as follows: The southbound slip road from Queen Margaret University will be closed from 20:00 – 06:30 The slip road from Millerhill Junction … Read Full Article

Urgent carriageway repairs between Bankfoot and Birnam 24-hour lane closure in place from Wednesday 27 November   BEAR Scotland, the operating company working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are undertaking emergency carriageway repair works on the A9 northbound carriageway between Bankfoot and Birnam, requiring a 24-hour lane closure from Wednesday 27 November. Works are anticipated … Read Full Article

Five overnight closures, Monday 9 to Friday 13 December 2024 The slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn, will be closed for drainage repairs between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December. Traffic wishing to exit the M8 westbound during the works will be directed … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 2-6 and 9-11 December 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M9 northbound carriageway prior to Junction 2, near Old Philipstoun. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M9 northbound carriageway will be closed from Junction 1A Kirkliston to Junction 2 … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 3-6 December and 11-20 December 2024 The M90 southbound carriageway on the approach to M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston will be closed on 14 nights in December, to allow strengthening works to be completed on the bridge carrying the motorway over the B9080. Since early September, southbound lane closures and a temporary speed … Read Full Article

The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic at 01:48 today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Dave Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges Manager, said: “The safety of bridge users comes first, and we therefore made the decision to temporarily close the Queensferry Crossing when we identified … Read Full Article

Traffic on the M90 is now being diverted over the Forth Road Bridge, after the Queensferry Crossing was closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland took the decision to close the Queensferry Crossing at 10:20 after ice was observed falling from the bridge’s stay … Read Full Article

Additional resources in place to address any issues 24/7 control rooms monitoring conditions The second named storm of winter is on its way with Amber weather warnings in place across Scotland. BEAR Scotland, which looks after the trunk roads in North West and South East of Scotland, is primed to tackle whatever weather conditions Storm … Read Full Article

A83 traffic to be rerouted onto Old Military Road from 2pm on Saturday 23 November Due to the arrival of Storm Bert and forecast for heavy snow followed by rain and snow melt on Saturday, BEAR Scotland will be opening the Old Military Road as a precaution from mid-afternoon on Saturday 23 November to allow … Read Full Article