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Update: Due to poor weather conditions on friday these works will now begin tonight (Monday 7 July).
More details:
REMINDER: The #M80 Junction 9 northbound off-slip will be closed for investigation works between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00 tonight.
Details here:
Drainage works on #A1 southbound:
🚧 The slip roads joining and exiting the A1 southbound at Dolphingstone Junction will both be closed.
📆 7 July to 11 July
🕟 19:30-06:00 each night
Full details:
https://www.bearscot.com/drainage-works-on-a1-southbound-wallyford-to-abbotsview/
#M8 overnight maintenance:
⚠️ Eastbound carriageway closure
🛣️ Junction 3-2
🕣 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 July, 20:30-06:00
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/m8-overnight-maintenance/
Reminder: Overnight surfacing on the #A82 at Invergarry starts next week on Sunday 13 July.
🚧 Road closures with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details: https://bit.ly/4l3Ltkk
@trafficscotland
Reminder: Overnight surfacing improvements at three locations on the #A830 start next week, on Sunday 13 July.
🚧 Road closures with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details: https://bit.ly/3Glhghj
@trafficscotland
Reminder: Drainage investigation works on the #A85, west of the junction with St Conan’s Road in Loch Awe Village start tomorrow (Monday 7 July) for three days between 8am and 4:30pm.
🚦Two-way traffic lights in place.
More:
@trafficscotland
Reminder: Road marking improvements on the #A835 take place starting tomorrow:
📆Monday 7 July at Garve
🗓️Tuesday 8 July at Tarvie
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details: https://bit.ly/3HVYspw
@trafficscotland
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for RAIN across much of the North West trunk road network remains in effect.
☔6am on Friday 4 July to 3pm on Saturday 5 July
More information: https://bit.ly/4l3vTFc
@trafficscotland
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for RAIN across much of the North West trunk road network is still in effect.
☔6am on Friday 4 July to 3pm on Saturday 5 July
More information: https://bit.ly/4l3vTFc
@trafficscotland
Update: Due to poor weather conditions and extra night of work is require tonight (4 July).
More details:
Essential rockslope stabilisation works on the #A828 at Ledaig have been extended to Saturday 9 August.
🚦 Single lane closure under traffic lights with 30mph speed restriction remains in place.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
Overnight resurfacing works on the #A828 south of Connel Bridge start on Sunday 27 July.
🚚10mph convoy under three-way traffic lights
⭕30mph speed limit
🚦Permanent traffic lights at Connel Bridge will be manually controlled
More:
@trafficscotland
REMINDER: The #A720 Millerhill westbound on-slip will be closed for investigation works from 20:30 to 06:00 tonight.
Details:
REMINDER: The eastbound #M9 will be closed at Junction 1A from 20:30 to 06:00 tonight, for investigation work in advance of future resurfacing.
✅ Access from #M90 southbound to Newbridge Roundabout and the airport will be maintained.
More:
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for RAIN across much of the North West trunk road network is now in effect.
☔6am on Friday 4 July to 3pm on Saturday 5 July
More information: https://bit.ly/4l3vTFc
@trafficscotland
#A1 northbound overnight resurfacing, near East Linton:
🚧 Northbound carriageway closures from Thistly Cross Roundabout to Abbotsview Junction
🕘 21:00-06:00 on 10 and 11 July
🕣 19:30-06:00 on 14-18 and 21-23 July
Details:
https://www.bearscot.com/a1-northbound-resurfacing-works-near-east-linton/
Members of the public are to be offered free guided tours of the interior of the Queensferry Crossing deck, as part of @DoorsOpenDays.
A total of 180 places will be available, allocated via a random ballot.
Read more:
@transcotland @TheForthBridges
BEAR Scotland are responsible for managing and maintaining some of the country’s most important roads. We make sure the carriageways are safe and sound, but there’s a lot more to what we do than that. We also take care of grass cutting and weed control, road lighting and traffic signal maintenance, and we keep the signs clean to make sure you’ll always know where you’re going.
We’re committed to safety, so we undertake structural inspections of roads and bridges, gritting and ploughing in winter, emptying gullies and repairing safety barriers, and we approve the movements of abnormal loads around the roads network.
BEAR is always working hard to create a sustainable, environmentally friendly infrastructure for the future. We also design and supervise improvements to carriageways and authorise the opening of new roads.
We’re dedicated to providing a first-rate service and so we’re always busy, taking care of everything so you can get from A to B as safely and smoothly as possible.
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