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Dayshift and nightshift works planned between Monday 18th April and Friday 22nd April Motorists using the A85 west of Comrie are set to benefit from drainage improvements with £30,000 worth of upgrades due to begin on Monday 18 April. The project will involve teams upgrading the existing drainage system as well as replacing an existing … Read Full Article

Five-week programme commences 18 April 2022 Work to be completed over 17 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 18 April. The work will be carried out in 17 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 25 April for five nights   Routine maintenance operations and bridge inspections for the M90 Junction 10 Craigend Interchange and Friarton Bridge near Perth are scheduled to take place from Monday 25 of April at 7.30pm. The project will allow teams to carry out routine maintenance on the bridges and slip roads … Read Full Article

Overnight closure to allow delivery of bridge bearings on Tuesday 12 April 2022 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of May 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 23:00 until 01:00 on the night of Tuesday 12 April, to allow for the delivery of heavy new bridge bearings that … Read Full Article

Works to begin from Thursday 14 April over four nights   A surfacing project covering three locations on the A84 trunk road between Stirling and Strathyre is set to begin from Thursday 14 April at 7pm. Works in proximity to Black Dub Farm and to the north of Creag Chrom are programmed to take place … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 11, 12, 13 and 14 April 2022 A section of the southbound M9 at Junction 3 is set to benefit from a £230,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.35 kilometres of the hard shoulder. For the safety of workers and road users … Read Full Article

Scottish schoolchildren enter competition to inspire drivers to stop littering School children in the South East of Scotland have unleashed their artistic side through a competition to inspire drivers to stop littering along the roadside. BEAR Scotland, which manages the trunk roads in the South East on behalf of Transport Scotland, organised the ‘Trunk not … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 18 April for three weeks   Sections of the A96 westbound at Craibstone Roundabout are to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £670,000, with works set to get underway from Monday 18 April at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the westbound section of the A96, between Craibstone … Read Full Article

Project to begin on Monday 11 April for twelve days   A section of the A9 south of Daviot is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway from Monday 11 April. The improvements will see over 600m of the A9 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer road for road … Read Full Article

FURTHER OVERNIGHT CLOSURE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A83 NORTH OF BELLOCHANTUY   Please be advised that due to operational reasons, the ongoing A83 resurfacing works north of Bellochantuy will require a further overnight closure on Sunday 8 May. The project was due to be completed this morning, Friday 6 May; however, an additional … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland, one of the Scotland’s leading road maintenance companies, will continue to manage and maintain trunk roads across the North West of Scotland after being named as the Preferred Bidder of Transport Scotland’s new Network Management Contract. This means BEAR Scotland retains responsibility for over 1,422km of trunk roads across the North West of … Read Full Article

ADDITIONAL NIGHT OF WORKS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONGOING SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN M90 BRIDGE OF EARN TO CRAIGEND NORTHBOUND   Please be advised that due to operational reasons, an additional night of works is required to complete the ongoing surfacing improvements on the M90 northbound between Bridge of Earn and Craigend. The project began on Tuesday … Read Full Article