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UPDATE: Additional nights are required to complete resurfacing works on the #A83 at Arrochar, therefore works will now be completed by the morning of Monday 15 June.
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UPDATE: Due to unsuitable weather conditions, overnight resurfacing on the #A82 in Fort William could not go ahead last night.
Works will resume tonight, with changes to dates for the rest of the programme👉
REMINDER: Following on from rockslope stabilisation works, carriageway resurfacing on the #A82 east of Glencoe village starts tomorrow, Tuesday 2 June
🚧Overnight road closure with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am
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REMINDER: Retaining wall repairs on the #A9 northbound off-slip to Pitlochry starts next week on Mon 8 June.
🚧24-hr closure of NB off-slip (south junction) - 15 June to 31 December
➡️ Signposted diversion via the A924 (junction north of Pitlochry)
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NEXT WEEK: The #M8 eastbound between Junctions 2 and 1 will be closed for resurfacing works between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from Monday 8 to Friday 12 June.
Full details:
THIS WEEKEND: Major weekend bridge works on the #M80:
🕗 19:30 Friday - 06:00 Monday
🚧 Contraflow between Junctions 6 and 9
⚠️ Expect long delays; consider alternative routes
📆 5-8 June, 12-15 June, 26-29 June, 3-6 July,10-13 July
Full details:
TONIGHT: #A1 overnight maintenance:
📆 1, 2, 3 June
🕗 20:30-05:30
📍 Thistly Cross Roundabout to Abbotsview Junction northbound
Full programme:
REMINDER: A programme of resurfacing works on the #A82 north of Fort Augustus gets underway next month, starting Sunday 14 June.
🚧 Road closure with diversion via the A887 and A87
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REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing works on the #A82 south of Grotaig start tomorrow, Sunday 31 May.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am
Full details:
Overnight resurfacing works are set to take place on the #A9 at Tomatin and Moy
🚦 A lane closure with convoy will be in place for three nights starting Monday 8 May, between 8pm and 6am each night
Full details:
UPDATE: Overnight rockslope works at the #A828 Ledaig are currently paused due to nesting birds.
Dates for the overnight works restarting will be confirmed once environmental surveys have been completed. Daytime activities are continuing.
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NEXT WEEK: The #A1 south of Penmanshiel will be closed for overnight resurfacing works between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 June, and Monday 8 June.
Details here:
Overnight resurfacing on the #A82 between Onich and Inchree starts on Sunday 21 June
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm until 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 1am, 3am and 5am
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‼️ UPDATE: There will now be no access to the #A7 Old Dalkeith Road from Sheriffhall Roundabout on the nights of Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3, and Thursday 4 June between 20:30 and 06:00, in addition to the previously announced closure of the #A720 eastbound approach to Sheriffhall.
REMINDER: Road marking improvements on the #M9 northbound:
⛔ 29 May & 1 to 5 June: M9 northbound closed J1A to J5, 19:30-06:00
⛔ 8 & 9 June: M9 northbound closed J4 to J5, 19:30-06:00
Details:
TONIGHT: Overnight maintenance on the #M8:
📆 29 May, 1 & 2 June
🕖 19:30-06:00
⛔ Closure of M8 westbound Junction 3-3A
Full programme here:
⛰️ Rest and Be Thankful update:
Traffic lights will be removed for the summer from the evening of Friday 29 May, following the completion of the current phase of maintenance works 🚦
We will continue to regularly monitor the hillside.
Full details:
TONIGHT: Road marking improvements on the #M9 northbound:
⛔ 28 May: M9 northbound closed J1 to J1A, 20:30-06:00
⛔ 29 May & 1 to 5 June: M9 northbound closed J1A to J5, 19:30-06:00
⛔ 8 & 9 June: M9 northbound closed J4 to J5, 19:30-06:00
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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