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A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
UPDATE: Following a review of the programme, the number of nights required to resurface three locations on the #A830 has been reduced. Works are now anticipated to be completed by the morning of Friday 25 July.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
Our works on the #A1 and #A720 are starting at the later time of 21:00 tonight to avoid delaying traffic from the @ScottishOpen.
🚧 A1 details here:
🚧 A720 details here:
https://www.bearscot.com/resurfacing-and-bridge-works-on-the-a720-westbound/
Enjoy the golf! ⛳🏌️
A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
A heatwave is hitting the UK this week. Remember these tips to stay safe while driving:
💧 Have plenty of drinking water available
🚗 Ensure screen wash is topped up
👪 Don't leave children and pets in vehicles
😎 Carry sunglasses
@transcotland @trafficscotland
Barrier replacement works are set to take place on the #A9 at Ralia Junction starting on Sunday 20 July for ten nights.
All works will take place under lane closure between 7pm and 6am.
Full details here:
UPDATE: Due to a change in programme there will be no works on the #A1 northbound near East Linton on the night of Monday 14 July. All other works will go ahead as planned.
⚠️ #A90 westbound resurfacing:
⛔ Westbound A90 will be closed from Barnton Junction to Dalmeny
📆 31 July, 1 August, and 4, 5 and 6 August.
🕗 20:30-04:00 each night
Details and diversion routes here:
⚠️ #M8 patching work on eastbound junction 4 offslip.
📷 Road closed 20:30-06:00 on Monday 21 July.
Details:
REMINDER: #A720 resurfacing and bridge works start tonight:
🕗 Mon-Fri, 20:30-06:00
🚧 11-21 July - Westbound A720 closed Sheriffhall to Lasswade (21:00 start tonight)
🚧 22-31 July & 4-8 August - Westbound A720 closed Dreghorn to Calder
Details:
UPDATE: Due to delays elsewhere in the programme of works, overnight road resurfacing at three locations on the #A830, between Kinlocheil and Ranochan, will now start on Monday 14 July.
Full details:
@trafficscotland
Overnight resurfacing works on at various locations on the #A86 between Strathmashie and Roy Bridge starts on Sunday 27 July.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details:
⚠️ UPDATE: One additional overnight closure of the #A702 north of Abington will be in place on the night of Friday 11 July between 19:30 and 06:30, after a plant breakdown prevented the completion of lining works last night.
REMINDER: #A1 northbound overnight resurfacing, near East Linton:
🚧 Northbound carriageway closures from Thistly Cross Roundabout to Abbotsview Junction
🕘 21:00-06:00 on 10 and 11 July
🕣 19:30-06:00 on 14-18 and 21-23 July
Details:
https://www.bearscot.com/a1-northbound-resurfacing-works-near-east-linton/
⚠️ #A7 resurfacing 12 miles south of Hawick:
⛔ Road closed 19:30-06:00 on weekday nights from 29 July to 14 August.
✅ No works on Saturday or Sunday nights.
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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We work to understand local priorities and challenges – agreeing how best to achieve objectives collaboratively. As a result, our single seamless team brings unique expertise, best practice and innovation as part of our end-to-end service delivery.