Monthly Archives: September 2022

Slip road closure for seven nights from Tuesday 11 October 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to undertake a seven-night programme of overnight resurfacing and drainage works on the slip road onto the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Hermiston Gait Roundabout. The works will take place between the hours of 20:30 and … Continued

UPDATE: Westbound carriageway closures will now take place on the nights of 17 and 18 October. Overnight carriageway closures 17 and 18 October 2022 Overnight carriageway closures are scheduled on the M8 near Harthill, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete pier protection works on the bridge that carries the B7057 at … Continued

Overnight traffic lights and occasional road closures over eight weeks Works commence Monday 17 October 2022 The A977 north of Kincardine is set for an upgrade, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to widen the northbound side of the road over eight weeks, beginning on Monday 17 October. For the safety of road … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Wednesday 5 October The slip road onto the southbound M9 at Junction 4 Lathallan is set to be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 5 October, for carriageway investigation works. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to investigate approximately 0.5 kilometres of the trunk road. The … Continued

On behalf of Claymore Roads, working for Dundee City Council and Angus Council, BEAR Scotland will be supervising essential road surfacing improvements at four locations on the A92 between Balgillo Roundabout and Ethiebeaton Roundabout. The work is set to begin on Sunday 9 October, for three weeks.   The project will see almost 3km of … Continued

UPDATE: Full overnight closure now planned for  Wednesday 12 October Pier protection upgrade for three bridges Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M9 on the night of Wednesday 12 October, in the latest phase of a project to upgrade safety barriers protecting bridge piers in the central reserve. These works have been … Continued

Road users of the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath are advised that BEAR Scotland’s winter maintenance service is now underway until Friday 19 May next year.   BEAR Scotland’s experienced winter maintenance team will work around the clock to analyse detailed forecasts and actual weather information from roadside weather sensors to ensure that treatment is … Continued

Full carriageway closures on two weekends – one in each direction Works scheduled for 14-17 and 21-24 October 2022 The bridge carrying the M90 over the railway just north of M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston is to undergo deck refurbishment and waterproofing replacement works this autumn. The nature of the project means the M90 will need … Continued

Overnight southbound carriageway closures 3-7 October 2022 The bridge carrying the M9 over the railway just west of Junction 1A Kirkliston is to undergo essential joint replacement works on the nights of Monday 3 October to Friday 7 October. Temporary repairs have already been completed, however the full replacement of the joints requires the M9 … Continued

Open day attracted over 400 visitors and raised over £2,000 for charity BEAR Scotland pledges to repeat the event next year Doors Open Day at the Forth Road Bridge has been hailed a great success, attracting over 400 visitors and raising over £2,000 for charity. The event on Saturday 24 September was organised by Transport … Continued

MEDIA UPDATE: OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A835 AT GORSTAN RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST   Please be advised that due to inclement weather forecast, the surfacing improvements planned for the A835 Gorstan have been rescheduled. The improvements were scheduled to begin on Wednesday 5 October and were expected to take six nights to complete; … Continued

Works begin Friday 14 October for up to ten days 24 hour road closure in place for safety   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out £980,000 worth of surfacing improvements on the A86 at Creagdubh, with works set to get underway on Friday 14 October. The resurfacing improvements will involve … Continued