January 13, 2023

RESURFACING WORKS WORTH £140,000 PLANNED FOR THE A835 ROGIE TO TARVIE

    Works will start on Sunday 29 January for three nights. A full road closure will be in place, with amnesties.     Overnight resurfacing works will be carried out at the A835 Rogie to Tarvie, located north of Contin. The project will involve resurfacing a 423m stretch of carriageway, on a section of … Continued

January 13, 2023

Old Military Road Diversion Continues for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Saturday 14 January subject to outcomes of morning inspection.   … Continued

January 12, 2023

UPDATE: ESSENTIAL SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A82 NORTH OF NEVIS RANGE

  Project to begin on Tuesday 17 January for one day Day-time convoy works   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A82 North of Nevis Range, with works set to get underway on Tuesday 17 January.   The project will see sections of the A82 … Continued

January 12, 2023

Diversion onto the Old Military Road continues at the Rest and Be Thankful

  The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Friday 13 January subject to outcomes of morning inspection. … Continued

January 12, 2023

TEMPORARY 7.5 TONNE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR A702 WESTWATER BRIDGE

Safety precaution following scour damage A new temporary weight limit has been placed on Westwater Bridge on the A702 south of West Linton, meaning this section of the trunk road is now closed to vehicles weighing over 7.5 tonnes until further notice. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has implemented the weight restriction as an … Continued

January 11, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: DIVERSION ONTO THE OLD MILITARY ROAD CONTINUES

  The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Thursday 12 January subject to outcomes of morning inspection. … Continued

January 10, 2023

RESURFACING THE WESTBOUND A720 BETWEEN DREGHORN AND CALDER

Overnight works commence Monday 30 January 2023 Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass between Dreghorn and Calder Junction are set to begin on Monday 30 January. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over three nights. For the safety of … Continued

January 10, 2023

Rest and Be Thankful remains on Old Military Road today

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Wednesday 11 January subject to outcomes of early morning inspection. … Continued

January 9, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

  Convoy control on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful today until 4pm.  Given the current high hillside saturation levels, traffic will then be diverted on to the Old Military Road overnight.   Traffic will operate under convoy control on the A83 today until 4pm. Motorists will then be diverted onto the Old Military Road … Continued

January 6, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TO BE DIVERTED ONTO OLD MILITARY ROAD FROM 4PM

  The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will operate under convoy control until 4pm today. From 4pm traffic will be diverted onto the Old Military Road given forecast rain and the level of hillside saturation. A83 will re-open to traffic on morning of 7 January subject to early morning inspection.   Please be … Continued

January 4, 2023

A702 SOUTH OF WEST LINTON REOPENED

Temporary traffic lights to remain in place until further notice The A702 south of West Linton has been reopened, with traffic restricted to a single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights until further notice. The trunk road had to be closed in the early hours of Wednesday 4 January 2023, after increased river flows, caused … Continued

January 4, 2023

REST AND BE THANKFUL RETURNS TO CONVOY SYSTEM

  Traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted via the Old Military Road Local Diversion until 10:30am this morning. Convoy control on the A83 will then commence and continue today and overnight. From 10:30am, journey times through the site are expected to be five to six minutes.   Our team continues … Continued