Monthly Archives: November 2023

Update – due to weather conditions, these works are now due to be complete by Wednesday 13 December 2023. Daytime works began on 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 commenced on … 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

WORKS POSTPONED: Works planned for the night of 4 December have been postponed due to forecast heavy rain. They will be rescheduled for a future date to be confirmed. 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 … Continued

A83 North of Erines 10 December A83 South of West Tarbert 11 & 12 December BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking improvements worth £350,000 at two locations on the A83 near Tarbert. The locations are immediately north of Erines and immediately south of West Tarbert. The works are being undertaken overnight 7pm … 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

WORKS RESCHEDULED: Due to a change in our construction programme, these works on the A68 in Pathhead have been rescheduled and will now go ahead on the nights of 11, 12 and 13 December. All other details remain the same. Overnight road closures 6 to 8 December 2023 The A68 in Pathhead is set to … 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

Update – Due to poor weather forecast, works on Sunday 14 January on the A828 are cancelled. We hope to resume these works on Monday 15 January. // Update – further works on the A828 near Appin will take place from Sunday 14 to Tuesday 16 January (3 nights), to finish improvements made during the … 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