Monthly Archives: October 2020

Five overnight closures beginning Thursday 22 October Motorists using the M9 southbound at Junction 1 Newbridge are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with almost 1.4km of carriageway due to be resurfaced in a £355,000 project later this month. Work will take place on the nights of Thursday 22, Friday 23, Sunday 25, … Continued

Closure scheduled for 20:00 to 06:00 on 22 and 23 October Following recent resurfacing works on the southbound A1 between Bankton and Abbotsview, the carriageway will be closed overnight for two nights so that traffic counting loops, which provide data on traffic flows, can be reinstated at this location. The overnight closures are scheduled for 22 … Continued

£190,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A835 Garve   Works start Wednesday 14 October for five nights   Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 7am     Road users on the A835 through Garve are set to benefit from an improved road surface as works are set to begin on Wednesday. The £190,000 … Continued

£435,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A90 Brechin to Balnabreich, southbound   Work starts Monday 12 October for ten nights A section of the A90 at Brechin is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £435,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section … Continued

Rail bridge inspection on night of 10 Oct The dedicated Livingston bound slip road off the westbound off-slip road at M8 Junction 3 will be closed overnight between 20:00 on Saturday 10 Oct to 06:00 0n Sunday 11 October. This is necessary to allow a special inspection of the nearby rail bridge, the M8S 3-3 … Continued

£405,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A9 Thurso    Works begin Sunday 11 October for ten nights   Road users on the A9 in Thurso are set to benefit from an improved road surface as a £405,000 surfacing project is set to get underway on Sunday 11 October. The project will see more than a kilometre … Continued

£750,000 MAJOR CARRIAGEWAY IMPROVEMENTS A90 North of Ellon  Works Start Friday 23 October for eight days   A section of the A90 north of the North Ellon Roundabout is set to benefit from carriageway reconstruction improvements worth £750,000 starting later this month. The investment from Transport Scotland will see reconstruction improvements and carriageway strengthening works … Continued

M8 JCT 2-3 WESTBOUND HARD SHOULDER RESURFACING Night-time road closure planned for 20 October An overnight closures is planned on the M8 between junction 2 and 3, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, to resurface almost 1.8km of hard shoulder, in a £130,000 project. To keep roadworkers and motorists safe during these works, … Continued

FIRST PHASE OF ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON A90 IN STIRLING VILLAGE UNDERWAY Work to continue for two weeks   A new road safety project on the A90 south of Peterhead is underway this week which will involve teams installing new electronic signs to help encourage road users to drive safely. The project will involve teams … Continued

OVERNIGHT MAINTENACE UNDERWAY FOR M90 FRIARTON BRIDGE AND CRAIGEND INTERCHANGE   Routine bridge inspections and maintenance works for the M90 Friarton Bridge and M90 Junction 10 Craigend Interchange near Perth is underway this week.   The project will involve cleaning the bridge deck joints, channels and verges as well as drainage clearance and landscaping maintenance. … Continued

£800,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A90 Stonehaven, southbound   Works start Wednesday 7 October for six days   A section of the A90 at Stonehaven is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements starting from tomorrow. The £800,000 improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A90 between the A957 Overbridge … Continued

£200,000 DRAINAGE AND FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS   A83 Tarbet to Arrochar   Improvements begin on Monday 5 October Motorists and pedestrians using the A83 between Tarbet and Arrochar will benefit from improved road drainage and footway upgrades as £200,000 of improvements are due to begin next week. The improvements, which follow on from a project which … Continued