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Chilly night tonight, we'll have spreaders out on all South East trunk roads overnight. We'll also have all 13 winter patrol gritters out monitoring and treating routes as required #DriveSafe
#A68 road marking works:
⛔ Road closure north of Pathhead - Wednesday 18 November, 19:30-06:00
⛔ Road closure south of Lauder - Friday 20 November, 19:30-06:00
Details and diversion routes:
The slip road onto the westbound #M8 at Junction 4 (East Whitburn) will be closed for carriageway repairs between 20:00 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 20 November.
Details:
The slip road exiting the southbound #M9 at Junction 4 (Lathallan) will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 13 November.
Details:
⚠️ Resurfacing the #M80 southbound near Bankhead:
⛔ #M80 southbound closed between J9 and J8
⛔ #M876 westbound closed between J1 and M80 J8
📆 13, 16 and 17 November
🕖 19:30 to 06:00 each night
Full details:
Today, on Armistice Day, we remember all those who have served in the armed forces.
At BEAR Scotland, we are proud to work alongside colleagues with military connections, whose skills, commitment and dedication continue to make a valuable contribution.
#LestWeForget
Following a recent structural inspection of #A9 Jubilee Bridge (Dunkeld) precautionary temporary traffic management measures are being implemented. Single-lane traffic will be in place while comprehensive assessments and repair planning take place
More:
TONIGHT:
The southbound carriageway of the #M9 between Junctions 9 and 8 will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00.
Details:
All Treatments complete on the NW with all patrols still out on the network. Still very cold conditions. #DriveSafe
A snapshot of how its looking on the #A68 at 3am! We're treating, patrolling and monitoring all routes 24/7 - please #DriveSafe if out!
UPDATE: Due to operational challenges, resurfacing on the #A83 north of Carrick Cemetery will now start on Thursday 12 November.
Full details:
Overnight signage upgrade works start Tuesday 10 November at #A9 North Kessock Junction, north of Inverness
Road remains open with speed restrictions between 7pm and 6am, no weekend nights
Full details:
We're hiring bridge engineers across Scotland 👷
Opportunities available from Graduate Engineers to Chartered Principal Engineers, plus a Network Bridges Manager role in the South East.
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❄️Road surface temperatures will be low tonight on the network
🚛We will have 17 gritters out treating the road, with a further 13 patrolling overnight
➡️ Track our gritters here: https://www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-tracker
❄️Road surface temperatures are set to drop close to zero tonight, with hoar frost and ice across the network
🚛We will have 29 gritters out treating the road this evening and a further 18 out on patrol overnight
➡️ Track our gritters here: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
❄️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 monitoring conditions
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
⚠️ The southbound carriageway of the #M9 between Junctions 9 and 8 will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 11 November.
Details:
UPDATE ‼️
Due to weather impacts on the wider scheme, the schedule for the upcoming works on the A9 between Dalwhinnie and Calvine has been updated.
Please see the full updated schedule:
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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