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During the winter months the sun is low in the sky, this causes poor visibility. Make sure you keep sunglasses in your car.
#DriveSafe
UPDATE ‼️: Due to a change to our wider resurfacing programme these works will now begin one day later, on Wed 11 Feb
⚠️ The southbound carriageway of the #A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Kilbagie Roundabout and Higgins Neuk Roundabout will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 13 February.
Details:
⬆️ COMING UP: Retaining wall repairs on the #A9 northbound off-slip to Pitlochry starts this summer.
🚧 Northbound off-slip to Pitlochry (south junction) will be closed 24 hours a day for the duration of the works, 1 June - 31 December 2026.
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⚠️ The slip road from the #M90 onto the #M9 northbound at M9 Junction 1A, Kirkliston, will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 13 February.
Details:
❄️Temperatures will be low on the A68 Millerhill and Birkenside
🚛We'll have 1 gritter carrying out pre-treatments with a further 1 patrolling overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
UPDATE: Due to changes in the programme of works, overnight resurfacing on the #A83 at Ardgenavan could not go ahead last night as planned.
Works will now start this evening, Wednesday 4 February.
UPDATE: The overnight closure of the #A801 that had been scheduled for Wednesday 4 February is no longer required.
Do you see our Trunk Road Incident Support Service vans out and about on the network? They are there to help if you run into trouble on the road.
Read more about TRISS services here: https://bit.ly/3YAy0rC
#DriveSafe
Roadworkers are always in danger from traffic while out working on the roads.
Be considerate, pay attention, and slow down while passing roadworks.
#DriveSafe
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for SNOW affecting the north eastern half of Scotland is still in force
❄️ Midnight on Tuesday 3 until 3pm on Wednesday 3 February
More information: https://bit.ly/4sj5p6x
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After a busy night, roads have been retreated and we still have 18 patrols out monitoring conditions. Very cold so please #DriveSafe and #TakeCare
Our general FAQs give an insight into various aspects of BEAR Scotland’s work. Give them a read here: https://bit.ly/3YAy0rC
#PlanAhead #DriveSafe
❄️Temperatures will be low across the North West trunk road network this evening with snow and sleet expected
🚛We'll have 29 gritters carrying out treatments with a further 18 patrolling overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
❄️Temperatures will be low across the South East trunk roads this evening with snow forecast on higher ground
🚛We'll have 14 gritters carrying out treatments with further 18 patrol vehicles monitoring conditions overnight
➡️Gritter tracker: https://bit.ly/4a2QnZs
#DriveSafe
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, overnight resurfacing on the #A9 north of Evanton Junction is now paused until Thursday 12 February when operatives will return for one night to complete the works.
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, works on the #A85 north of Madderty will not go ahead tonight (Tuesday 3 February).
Works are now expected to be completed by the morning of Tuesday 10 February.
UPDATE: Further to this morning’s update, overnight resurfacing on the #A82 between Bunree and Corran will now not go ahead tonight due to the forecast for poor conditions.
Works are now expected to be completed on Monday 23 February.
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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