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‼️ UPDATE: There will now be no works on the #M9 between Junctions 6 and 5 on the night of Friday 7 November, and one additional night of works between Junctions 7 and 5 on 14 November.
Revised dates and diversion details here:
Overnight surfacing on the #A82 at Rose Street Roundabout, Inverness, starts on Sunday 16 November.
🚧 Road closure with diversions in place.
Full details:
REMINDER - Bridge works on the #M9:
⛔ The M9 will be closed in both directions between Junctions 9 and 11 on the night of Friday 7 November, from 20:00 until 06:00.
Detail here:
Footway improvements on the #A82 Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, start on Monday 17 November for 12 weeks.
🚦Temporary traffic lights in place until February 2026.
📆 Some weekend working planned.
Full details:
‼️ UPDATE: Two additional shifts on the nights of Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 November are scheduled on the #A68 at Carter Bar, to complete road marking and studding works. The same diversion and convoy system will be in place as previously.
Updated details:
Maintenance of #M90 Queensferry Crossing automated barriers:
🚧 5 & 6 Nov, 22:00-05:00: Northbound M90 closed at J1B Ferrytoll
🚧 7 Nov, 22:00-05:00: A90/M90 closed between Scotstoun & Queensferry
➡️ 9 Nov, 00:01-04:00: Full practice deployment
More:
REMINDER: Overnight surfacing on the #A82 south of Spean Bridge starts tomorrow, Thursday 6 November.
🚧 Road closed between 7pm and 6am with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 2am, and 4am.
Full details:
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Reminder: Layby improvements on the #A9 between Calvine and Drumochter start tomorrow, Thursday 6 November.
🚦 Traffic lights with convoy will be in place.
Full details:
REMINDER: #A68 Earlston to Birkenside Junction road marking improvements start tonight:
📆 5, 6 & 7 November
🕖 19:30-06:00 each night
⛔ Road closure with diversion
Details:
UPDATE: Traffic returned to the #A83 Rest and Be Thankful at 5pm following hillside inspections and completion of emergency drainage works.
We thank road users and the local community for their patience whilst the Old Military Road diversion was in use.
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UPDATE: Due to poor weather affecting the programme, overnight surfacing on the #A82 north of Alltsigh requires an additional night.
The second phase of works is now expected to be completed by the morning of Friday 14 November.
We’ve donated £750 to Strathcarron Hospice, helping fund 24 hours of specialist care for a patient 💜
Nominated by our colleagues Stuart Geddes and Catriona Conroy, this donation supports a cause close to their hearts.
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/49yfIwz
Following inspections of the hillside and the completion of emergency works, traffic will return to the #A83 Rest and Be Thankful early this evening (Tuesday 4 November).
Full details:
We’ve donated £750 to Strathcarron Hospice, helping fund 24 hours of specialist care for a patient 💜
Nominated by our colleagues Stuart Geddes and Catriona Conroy, this donation supports a cause close to their hearts.
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/49yfIwz
Due to a poor weather forecast causing delays to the programme, works on the #A83 south of Low Ballevain will now start on Wednesday 5 November.
Full details:
UPDATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, overnight surfacing on the A83 north of Stonefield junction could not be completed last night.
Operatives will return tonight (Tuesday 4 November) for one more shift.
Full details:
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Following heavy rain, our teams are on site at the #A83 Rest and Be Thankful reinstating drainage.
Progress will be reviewed in the early afternoon and we will issue a further update.
Traffic remains diverted via the Old Military Road.
More info:
A programme of works are set to take place on the #A87 across Skye.
⛔ Braes Junction: From the evening of Tuesday 11 November to the morning of Wednesday 19 November under road closures with amnesties.
Full details can be found here:
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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