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Overnight repairs to the parapet on the bridge carrying the #A1 over the River Tyne near East Linton:
📆 Monday 6 July
🕙 22:00-06:00
🚧 Northbound carriageway closure from Thistly Cross Roundabout to Abbotsview Junction
More:
On Sunday a team from BEAR Scotland and Willsweep took part in the Forth Bridges Raft Race, raising money for CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland), BEAR Scotland’s charity of the year.
“Dare to BEAR” secured an impressive second-place finish overall!
REMINDER: Overnight closures of the A801 Whitburn Interchange for 6 weeks from Mon 6 July
Signed diversions in place until Sat 15 August.
⚠️ Up to 15 mins extra journey time
See full closure and diversion 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
📆 3-6 July,10-13 July
Full details:
TONIGHT: Overnight maintenance on the #M8:
📆 29, 30 June
🕖 19:30-06:00
⛔ Closure of M8 eastbound Junction 4-3A
Full programme here:
REMINDER: Daytime resurfacing work is set to take place on the #A99 at Hempriggs, south of Wick from Monday 29 June for 10 days
🚦 Temporary traffic lights with convoy will be in place between 7am and 7pm
Full details:
🚨 Major weekend bridge works on the #M80 this weekend:
🚧 Contraflow between Junctions 6 and 9
⚠️ Expect long delays; consider alternative routes
Full details:
📢 Kessock Bridge footway/cycleway update:
⬇️ The southbound (east) footway/cycleway will reopen tomorrow
⬆️ The northbound (west) footway/cycleway will be closed between 29 June and 31 July, after which point both footways/cycleways will reopen
More:
🎵 #PlanAhead if you're heading to Glasgow Summer Sessions this weekend🕺
🚧 Major works are taking place on the #M80 north of Junction 7, Haggs.
Expect delays and consider taking an alternative route.
Details here: https://bit.ly/4402Ziq
REMINDER: Overnight road patching on the #A9 south of Killiecrankie starts tomorrow, Sunday 28 June, until the morning of Tuesday 7 July.
🚧 Lane closures 7pm to 6am
Full details:
‼️REMINDER
Resurfacing works on the #A86 set to begin tomorrow
⚠️ Overnight road closures with diversion until Thurs 16 July
Full details:
🚨 Major weekend bridge works on the #M80 this weekend:
🚧 Contraflow between Junctions 6 and 9
⚠️ Expect long delays; consider alternative routes
Full details:
If you're travelling to see Heartland Festival in Pitlochry this weekend, make sure you #PlanAhead
🚧 Roadworks may be in place on the #A9 and other routes, follow @trafficscotland for real time updates
Plan your route here: https://bit.ly/3qQMwts
🎵 #PlanAhead if you're heading to Glasgow Summer Sessions this weekend🕺
🚧 Major works are taking place on the #M80 north of Junction 7, Haggs.
Expect delays and consider taking an alternative route.
Details here: https://bit.ly/4402Ziq
REMINDER: Overnight resurfacing on the #A82 at Bunloit, just south of Drumnadrochit, starts tomorrow, Sunday 28 June.
🚧 Road closure with amnesties at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am and 4am.
Full details:
We’re proud to support Dundee Bairns with a £750 donation through our Regional Charity Initiative, helping ensure every child in the Dundee area has the essentials they need to thrive.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3SrbXmo
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for THUNDERSTORMS for all of Scotland is still in force
🌩️ Midnight on Friday 26 to 3am on Saturday 27 June
More information: https://bit.ly/4dJae3Z
@trafficscotland
⚠️WEATHER WARNING⚠️
The @metoffice YELLOW weather warning for THUNDERSTORMS for all of Scotland is still in force
🌩️ Midnight on Friday 26 to 3am on Saturday 27 June
More information: https://bit.ly/4dJae3Z
@trafficscotland
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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