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Overnight surfacing on the #A82 at Bridge of Orchy starts on Sunday 3 August until Wednesday 6 August.
⛔ Road closure 7pm until 5am with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
Overnight resurfacing on the #A9 North of Ramscraigs starts on Sunday 3 August until 6am on Friday 15 August.
⛔ Road closed 7pm to 6am each night with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
UPDATE: Traffic lights remain in place on the #A830 at Kinloch Eil today as vehicles will be travelling over an unfinished surface🚦
This is due to material supply issues experienced last night.
We thank road users for their patience.
@trafficscotland
#M8 overnight maintenance:
⚠️ Eastbound carriageway closure
🛣️ Junction 2-1
🕣 Tonight, 20:30-06:00
Full programme here:
https://www.bearscot.com/m8-overnight-maintenance/
TRISS stands for Trunk Road Incident Support Service. Our TRISS teams make a crucial difference to those who’ve had an issue on the trunk road network.
#DriveSafe
Longer, brighter days can be great for motorcycle adventures, however trunk roads can be busier during the summer. If you’re out on your bike, be aware of other road users and make sure you are seen.
#PlanAhead #DriveSafe
Hayfever affects 1 in 5 people. Take precautions so symptoms don’t prevent you driving safely this summer.
#PlanAhead #DriveSafe
Overnight surfacing improvements on the #A85 at Glen Ogle Head, between Lochearnhead and Lix Toll start on Sunday 27 July.
⛔ Road closed 7pm until 5am with hourly amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am and 4am.
Full details:
Interim repair works on the #A9 will resume on Monday 28 July at 7am.
⛔ The off-slip from the A9 towards Pitlochry will be closed 24 hours per day until Wednesday 30 July.
More:
@trafficscotland
Throughout the year, the sun can be low in the sky, this causes poor visibility. Make sure you keep sunglasses in your car.
#DriveSafe
#A9000 Forth Road Bridge footways:
On Wednesday 16 July the WEST footway will be open to cyclists and pedestrians, and the east footway will be closed for maintenance access only.
The east footway will reopen to the public from Thursday 17 July.
Interim repair works on the #A9 will resume on Monday 28 July at 7am.
⛔ The off-slip from the A9 towards Pitlochry will be closed 24 hours per day until Wednesday 28 July.
More:
@trafficscotland
Drainage investigation works at three locations on the #A83 between Tangy and Clachan start on Tuesday 22 July.
🚦 Traffic lights with a 10mph convoy will be in place 8am until 4:30pm until Thursday 24 July.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
The westbound on-slip at #M876 Junction 2 will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 August.
Details:
Essential rockslope stabilisation works on the #A828 at Ledaig are ongoing.
🚦 Single lane closure under traffic lights with 30mph speed restriction remains in place.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
REMINDER: The northbound #A876 between Higgins Neuk Roundabout and Kilbagie Roundabout will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of 15, 16 and 17 July, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired.
Details:
https://www.bearscot.com/carriageway-repairs-on-the-a876-northbound/
Potential improvements to enhance the safety of pedestrians on the #A7 in Selkirk town centre have been identified since a public consultation concluded late last year.
Details here:
The eastbound carriageway of the #A876 from Bowtrees Junction to Higgins Neuk Roundabout will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of Monday 4 August to Thursday 7 August, for improvements to road markings and signage.
Details:
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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We work to understand local priorities and challenges – agreeing how best to achieve objectives collaboratively. As a result, our single seamless team brings unique expertise, best practice and innovation as part of our end-to-end service delivery.