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❄️Road surface temps will be low tonight on the #M80 between J2 Stepps and J7 Haggs
🚛Two frontline gritters will be out pre-treating routes and one patrol vehicle will be out overnight monitoring conditions
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe#ReadyForWinter
❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight on North West trunk roads with a risk of hoar frost and ice
🚛29 gritters will be out pre-treating this evening and a further 18 gritters on patrol overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️ Surface temperatures will be low tonight across the South East trunk road network.
🚛We will have 24 gritters out pre-treating this evening and a further 11 gritters on patrol overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️Temperatures will drop below zero in colder parts of the South East trunk road network with the risk of hoar frost.
🚛We'll have 16 gritters carrying out treatments with a further 5 patrolling overnight.
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️Surface temperatures are forecast to remain above zero, but we'll still have a gritter out patrolling the #M80 tonight in case any treatments are required 🚛
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️ Temperatures will drop below zero in some parts of the North West trunk road network tonight.
🚛We will have 27 gritters out pre-treating this evening and a further 16 gritters on patrol overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
Merry Christmas from all at BEAR Scotland🎄☃️
Merry Christmas from all at BEAR Scotland🎄☃️
Merry Christmas from all at BEAR Scotland🎄☃️
Merry Christmas from all at BEAR Scotland🎄☃️
❄️Surface temperatures are forecast to remain above zero, but we'll still have a gritter out patrolling the #M80 in case any treatments are required 🚛
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️ Surface temperatures are set to be low tonight across the South East trunk road network.
🚛We will have 20 gritters out pre-treating this evening and a further 11 gritters on patrol overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe #ReadyForWinter
❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight across parts of the North West with a risk of hoar frost and icy patches
🚛29 gritters will be out pre-treating this evening and a further 18 gritters on patrol overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#ReadyForWinter
‼️NEW
The #A83 at Lochnell Street in Lochgilphead is reopening today (24 December) at around 1:00pm.
More info:
After a busy night, roads have been retreated and we still have 16 patrols out monitoring conditions. Still some cold conditions so please #DriveSafe and #TakeCare if out on the network
Do you have any questions about the decision making behind the roadworks we carry out?
Find the answers here: https://bit.ly/3YAy0rC
#DriveSafe
‼️ NEW
#M8 overnight resurfacing to begin on January 7 2026
📍 Between Junction 4A-5
⚠️ Overnight closure, diversion signpost in place
More info:
Depots in and around the North West are where the winter service starts from, by storing salt, cleaning gritters and planning all treatments.
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#BEARFacts
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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