Monthly Archives: February 2022

Overnight works on Wednesday 2 March 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A702 at Boghall Farm in Midlothian are planned for the night of Wednesday 2 March. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, with all works to be completed between 19.30 and 06.30. For the safety … Continued

Works start Monday 14 February for three nights   Motorists using a section of the A90 northbound near Forfar are to benefit from an improved road surface as surfacing improvements worth £150,000 are set to get underway on Monday 14 February at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound … Continued

Works start Monday 14 February for five nights   Overnight road closure in place for safety, 7.30pm – 6.30am   A section of the A96 at Lhanbryde near Elgin is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £250,000 with work set to get underway on Monday 14 February at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in … Continued

WORKS RESCHEDULED: Due to adverse weather, these works will now take place from Wednesday 2 to Friday 11 March from 19:30 to 06:00, with no works planned on Saturday or Sunday night (8 nights in total). Overnight northbound closures scheduled for 1-4 March The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with … Continued

Friday 18 February   OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A85 NEAR ARDCHYLE RESCHEDULED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER   Please be advised that overnight surfacing improvements planned for a section of the A85 near Ardchyle have been rescheduled. The project had been programmed to get underway on, Tuesday 15 February for ten nights but has now … Continued

Overnight road closures Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 100 metres of the A876 at the North Approach Junction in Kincardine on the nights of Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February. To ensure the safety of the workforce and members of the travelling public, … Continued

In February, BEAR Scotland welcomed 13 new student placements from Abertay University as part of their BEng Civil Engineering degree. This is the largest intake the company has hosted to date. During the 12-week placement, the third-year civil and environmental engineering university students will be working with some of the teams in BEAR’s Perth office … Continued

Three overnight carriageway closures begin Tuesday 15 February 2022 A section of the southbound M9 is to benefit from a £200,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.7 kilometres of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users, the southbound carriageway of the … Continued

First phase of works to continue for three weeks   The first phase of a new £75,000 road safety project is underway on the A83 in Minard. The project will involve teams installing approximately 190 metres of new footway between the northern end of Minard and the access to Crarae Garden. Works will also include … Continued

Work to take place overnight from Monday 14 February for nine nights Overnight carriageway closures required for safety, 8pm to 6am Ongoing lane closures on A8011 Glasgow Road remain in place for safety to reduce vehicle loading while inspections continue     Essential structural inspection and investigation works are continuing on the M80 at Junction … Continued

Works start Thursday 10 February   Motorists using a section of the A9 southbound near Perth are to benefit from an improved road surface as a surfacing improvements project worth £335,000 is set to get underway from Thursday 10 February at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section … Continued

Works rescheduled: Overnight closure of M90 northbound Thursday 24 March 2022 The northbound carriageway of the M90 approaching M90 Junction 1A Queensferry will be closed on the night of Thursday 24 March, to allow defective sign panels to be repaired on overhead gantries. The M90 northbound will be closed from M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston to … Continued