Monthly Archives: November 2023

Daytime works to begin Monday 4 Dec Northbound lane restrictions 7am – 3:30pm   The final phase of active travel and road safety improvements on the A9 between the Kessock Bridge and North Kessock Junction is set to get underway from Monday 4 December. The project will see BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, complete … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Monday 4 December 2023 The slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 Whitburn will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 4 December, to allow BEAR Scotland to carry out carriageway investigations on behalf of Transport Scotland. A diversion route for traffic wishing to join … Continued

Overnight closures at two locations Works scheduled from Friday 1 December 2023 for five nights The A7 in Hawick is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a total of five nights of resurfacing works scheduled from Friday 1 to Thursday 7 December, with no works planned for Saturday or Sunday nights. The … Continued

Updated dates: Works at North of Erines have been postponed until Tuesday 5 December, due to a poor weather forecast. Works at south of West Tarbert will now take place on 6 and 7 December.   A83 North of Erines 22–28 November and 5 December A83 South of West Tarbert 6-7 December BEAR Scotland, on … Continued

Overnight carriageway and slip road closures 7 and 8 December 2023 Overnight carriageway and slip road closures are planned on the A1 in East Lothian on the nights of 7 and 8 December, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential repairs to the road surface. On the night of Thursday … Continued

Overnight road closures 6 to 8 December 2023 The A68 in Pathhead is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning three nights of roadworks from 6 to 8 December. Approximately 170 metres of the A68 on the approaches to the junction with Roman Camp will be resurfaced. These … Continued

One overnight carriageway closure on 7 December 2023 The eastbound on-slip of the M8 at Junction 3 will be closed for a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of 07 December 2023. A clearly signed diversion route suitable for trunk road traffic will be in place from A899, A89 … Continued

Works begin on Sunday 10 December for 7 nights.   Overnight road closure in place for safety, Sunday 10 to Monday 18 December   Motorist using the A828 will benefit from an improved road surface as resurfacing works set to be carried out next month. The works are programmed for construction from Sunday 10 December … Continued

BEAR Scotland is supporting the road safety charity, Brake’s Road Safety Week campaign which runs this week, 19–25 November 2023. Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event and this year its theme is Speeding. The theme emphasises that every life matters, and every death or injury on roads is preventable. The campaign … Continued

Road Marking Refresh to start on Monday 20 November for 5 Nights Carriageway Road Closure with Diversions Essential road marking improvements on the A9 dual carriageway and single carriageway between the Inshes Junction southbound slips and B9006 Culloden Road will get underway on Monday 20 November at 7pm for five nights. The road marking improvement … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closure 24 November 2023 The northbound carriageway of the A1 towards Edinburgh will be closed at Wallyford Junction from 20:00 until 05:30 on the night of Friday 24 November, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential repairs to the road surface. A diversion route will be signposted … Continued

  Resurfacing Wednesday 15 to Friday 24 November No works Tuesday 14 November due to adverse weather   Following the successful completion of the first stages of work, on the A84 in Callander, BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to undertake the final stages of improvements between Ancaster Square and Leny Feus … Continued