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UPDATE: Due to unsuitable weather conditions, surfacing works on the #A83 at Ardgenavan could not be completed last night.
Operatives will return to complete the work as soon as conditions allow.
⚠️ Bridge works on #M8 between Junctions 3A and 4:
⛔ Overnight westbound carriageway closures
📆 18 February and 14 to 22 March
🕗 8pm-6am each night
Full details:
⚠️Update: These works will now begin Monday 16 February. Read more:
⚠️ Major works on the #M9 start this week:
#PlanAhead during major programme of resurfacing, bridge works and road marking improvements:
⛔ Overnight carriageway closures 19 February to 20 March
🚧 Weekend contraflow 21-22 February
Full details👇
Starting today: Traffic signal installation on the #A702 in Biggar
🌞 Daytime works Monday 16 February to Friday 27 March
🚦 Temporary four-way traffic signals between Park Place and Station Road
Full details here:
Very cold temperatures affecting routes - all treatments completed however we still have 18 gritters out patrolling the network for wintry conditions and carrying out extra treatments as required. Please #DriveSafe if out!
Depots in and around the South East are where the winter service starts from, by storing salt, cleaning gritters and planning all treatments.
@Transcotland
#BEARFacts
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing works at two locations on the #A85 between Glen Ogle and Lix Toll start next week on Sunday 22 February
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at Glen Ogle Head
🚦 Traffic lights and 10mph convoy west of Lix Toll
Full details:
Reduced visibility can be dangerous to drive in. Ensure you stay alert and uses the appropriate lights to keep yourself and others safe.
#DriveSafe
REMINDER: Overnight carriageway works on the #A9 north of Calvine start tomorrow, Monday 16 February
🚦 Two way traffic lights with 10mph convoy
Full details:
REMINDER: Overnight drainage investigations on the #A83 at Kinloch Road, Campbeltown start tomorrow, Monday 16 February.
🚦Traffic lights in place until Thursday 19 February.
🚗 24-hour parking restriction during works
Full details:
Reminder: One day of excavation works next to the #A83 at Loch Restil will be carried out tomorrow, Monday 16 February.
🛑 Stop and go signs will be in use, and the layby will be closed for the duration of the works.
Full details:
REMINDER: Safety barrier upgrades on the #A702 begin tonight:
🚧 Overnight road closures between Hillend and Easter Howgate
📆 15 February to 7 March
🕗 20:00-06:00 each night
Details:
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for SNOW and ICE affecting the all of Scotland is still in force
❄️ 9pm on Saturday 14 until 10am on Sunday 15 February
#DriveSafe: https://bit.ly/4rk5pCy.
@trafficscotland
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for SNOW and ICE affecting the all of Scotland is still in force
❄️ 9pm on Saturday 14 until 10am on Sunday 15 February
#DriveSafe: https://bit.ly/4rk5pCy.
@trafficscotland
Wintery conditions on #A82, #A83, #A85 & #A9 - our winter teams are working hard to deal with any snow and ice this morning. Please #DriveSafe
#A82 Inverbeg - Current wintery conditions. We have teams clearing and treating! Please #TakeCare and #DriveSafe
#A83 Rest and Be Thankful - Current wintery conditions. We have teams clearing and treating! Please #TakeCare and #DriveSafe
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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