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‼️ UPDATE: One additional shift will be required on the #A7 south of Hawick to complete road marking and road stud replacement works. A road closure will be in place on the night of Thursday 19 March between 19:30 and 06:00.
Carriageway closures on the #A823(M) for litter collection:
⛔ Tuesday 17 March, 19:30-06:00, westbound carriageway
⛔ Wednesday 18 March, 19:30-06:00, eastbound carriageway
Details:
‼️ UPDATE: These barrier repairs on the #M80 will now be completed under lane closures only, with no carriageway closures required.
Wall repairs alongside the #A9 at Drumochter near General Wade Stone start from Sunday 15 March.
👷 Southbound single lane closure until Monday 15 June.
Full details:
UPDATE: Due to adverse weather, filter drain recycling works on the #A82 between Cameron Club and B832 Junction will be cancelled for the rest of this week. Works will resume on Monday 16 March until the morning of Saturday 4 April.
Full details here:
Rainbow over the Forth Bridges 🌈
TONIGHT: An overnight closure of the #A9000 southbound over the Forth Road Bridge is scheduled, to allow Amey TSIC to undertake traffic loop recutting work:
📆 Wednesday 11 March
🕘 21:30 to 04:00
The bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians.
Happy #InternationalBagpipeDay !
BEAR Scotland's pipers celebrating the Forth Road Bridge 60th anniversary in 2024 🥳 🎵
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, works on the #A83 at Arrochar are paused and the road will remain open as normal until overnight on Sunday 15 March.
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Graduate Apprentice Kai Callaghan & Technician Rheagan Swan from our SE Planned Maintenance Team attended the apprenticeship event hosted by @StirlingCouncil
They shared their experiences and inspired young people from 8 high schools across the county as they look at next steps
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, overnight resurfacing on the #A82 south of Loch Linnhe Picnic Area has paused until Sunday 15 March and will now finish on the morning of Tuesday 17 March.
Reminder: Overnight surfacing on the #A84 at Cambusbeg starts next week on Wednesday 17 March.
🚦 Two-way traffic lights system with convoy in place throughout
Full details:
#PlanAhead allow extra time for journeys - particularly if travelling to the airport.
TONIGHT: An overnight closure of the #A720 westbound from Dreghorn to Baberton is scheduled, to allow Amey TSIC to undertake traffic loop recutting work:
📆 Tuesday 10 March
🕘 20:00 to 06:00
UPDATE: Due poor weather forecast, overnight resurfacing on the A82 south of Loch Linnhe Picnic Area will not take place tomorrow night (Tuesday 10 March) and will now finish on the morning of Friday 13 March.
Full details:
The slip road exiting the northbound #M80 at Junction 9, Pirnhall, will be closed between 22:30 and 04:00 on the nights of Thursday 12 March and Tuesday 31 March, to allow the road surface to be surveyed.
Details here:
🚨 Speed limit reminder on #M90🚨
Please comply with temporary reduced speed limits through works at M90 Junction 2, Masterton - our people are working just out of sight on the sides of the bridge.
Further slip road closures confirmed... details here:
https://www.bearscot.com/speed-limit-reminder-at-m90-junction-2-as-further-slip-road-closures-confirmed/
‼️ UPDATE: Road marking improvements on the #M9 southbound will require one additional overnight carriageway closure between Junctions 5 and 1A, from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 11 March.
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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