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Drainage works on #A1 southbound:
🚧 Seven phases of overnight slip road and lane closures between Wallyford and Abbotsview Junctions
📆 30 June to 8 August
🕟 19:30-06:00, Monday to Friday nights only
Full details:
https://www.bearscot.com/drainage-works-on-a1-southbound-wallyford-to-abbotsview/
Reminder: The final phase of active travel improvements on the #A9 in north Kessock is set to begin next week, on Monday 16 June.
🚴 Diversion for cyclists
🚧 Single lane closure
⭕ 30mph speed limit 24 hours a day
Full details: https://bit.ly/3Hk7Qmo
@trafficscotland
Reminder: Overnight drainage works on the #A82 on Achintore Road, Fort William, start next week on Monday 16 June.
🚦Two-way traffic lights, 8pm - 6am
Full details: https://bit.ly/3YYhWj3
@trafficscotland
UPDATE: Due to poor weather conditions today, surfacing works on the #A85 near Bridge of Awe are not going ahead today, Monday 9 June, as planned. Weather permitting, works will resume tomorrow.
Full details: https://bit.ly/3ZgxLl5
@trafficscotland
#A68 road marking improvement works:
🚧 Overnight road closures, Carfraemill Roundabout to Tynehead Junction (B6458)
🗓️ 9-12 June, 19:30-06:00
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/a68-earlston-to-millerhill-road-marking-improvements/
REMINDER: Overnight maintenance on #A1:
⚠️ Northbound carriageway closure from Gladsmuir to Dolphingstone
📆 9 and 10 June, 20:30-05:30 each night
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/overnight-maintenance-on-a1/
REMINDER: On weekday nights from Monday 9 to Thursday 19 June, the #M90 southbound will be closed at both Junction 3 Halbeath and Junction 2A Crossgates, affecting southbound traffic on both the M90 and A92.
Full details:
https://www.bearscot.com/m90-resurfacing-and-bridge-works-junctions-2-to-3/
Reminder: Overnight surfacing works on the #A9 at Crubenmore start next week on Sunday 15 June.
🚚 Northbound and southbound carriageways reduced to one lane with convoy in place
↖️ Crubenmore junction closed with signed diversion
More: https://bit.ly/3Svtvug
@trafficscotland
Carriageway improvements on the #A84 at Strathyre and Doune start next week from Sunday 15 June.
🚦 Various traffic management set ups in place for the duration of works.
Full details: https://bit.ly/4krmQx6
@trafficscotland
#M8 overnight maintenance:
⚠️ Westbound carriageway closure
🛣️ Junction 4-4A
🕣 8 & 9 June, 20:30-06:00
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/m8-overnight-maintenance/
Visiting the North West of Scotland from overseas this summer? 😎
Our trunk roads might be a little different from what you're used to.
Take a look at this advice from @RoadSafetyScot to help you plan ahead: https://bit.ly/3FgpZ46 #DriveOnTheLeft
UPDATE: Changes to the works plan mean that carriageway improvements on the #A84 at Strathyre and Doune will now be completed by the morning of Saturday 28 June.
Full details: https://bit.ly/4krmQx6
@trafficscotland
The eastbound #A720 Edinburgh City Bypass between Lothianburn Junction and Straiton Junction will be closed for resurfacing between 20:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Monday 23 June to Friday 27 June, and Monday 30 June to Wednesday 2 July.
Details here:
https://www.bearscot.com/surfacing-improvements-on-the-eastbound-a720-edinburgh-city-bypass-2/
Overnight surfacing improvements on the #A9 at Braes of Nuide, between the Newtonmore and Kingussie junctions, start on Monday 23 June.
🚚 Convoy system in place for safety, 8pm to 6am each working night.
More: https://bit.ly/3Zma9vA
@trafficscotland
#A68 road marking improvement works:
🚧 Overnight road closure, Oxenfoord Junction (B6372) to Fordel Mains Junction (A6106)
🗓️ 6 June, 19:30-06:00
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/a68-earlston-to-millerhill-road-marking-improvements/
REMINDER: Overnight maintenance on #A1:
⚠️ Northbound carriageway closure from Oaktree to Gladsmuir
📆 6 June, 20:30-05:30
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/overnight-maintenance-on-a1/
UPDATE: Weather delays impacting other works means that resurfacing on the #A835 Garve will now start on Wednesday 11 June.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details: https://bit.ly/44VnQVS
@trafficscotland
Overnight surfacing on the #A87 at Glen Shiel, west of the Five Sisters of Kintail trailhead, starts on Tuesday 24 June.
🚧 Road closure 7pm to 6am with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
More: https://bit.ly/43uur8v
@trafficscotland
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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