December 10, 2024

OVERNIGHT SURFACING ON A85 DUNOLLIE ROAD, OBAN

Updated 5 February 2025: Due to delays caused by recent weather conditions, overnight surfacing on the A85 Dunollie Road will now take place from Tuesday 18 March. Please see new dates below. Works begin on Tuesday 18 March Overnight road closure in place for five nights   Road users travelling on the A85 will benefit … Continued

December 10, 2024

DRAINAGE INVESTIGATION A9 LONGMAN ROUNDABOUT TO RAIGMORE INTERCHANGE

Updated 10 December 2024: Due to unforeseen circumstances, drainage investigations on the A9 between Longman Roundabout and Raigmore Interchange have now been cancelled. New dates will be shared once the works have been rescheduled. Six nights starting Tuesday 10 December Lane closures BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential … Continued

December 9, 2024

BRIDGE WORKS ON A702 SOUTH OF WEST LINTON

Overnight road closures 17 and 18 December 2024 The A702 south of West Linton will be closed overnight on the 17 and 18 December, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to undertake road surfacing works as part of a major refurbishment of Westwater Bridge. The trunk road will be closed both directions at … Continued

December 6, 2024

RESURFACING THE EASTBOUND A720 NEAR BABERTON JUNCTION

Overnight carriageway closures 8 to 23 January 2025 A two-week programme of overnight resurfacing works on the eastbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass near Baberton Junction is set to take place in January 2025. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will renew approximately two kilometres of the road surface east and west of Baberton Junction. The … Continued

December 5, 2024

A68 DRAINAGE INVESTIGATION: SALTERS ROAD TO PATHHEAD

UPDATE 11 December 2024: As a knock-on effect of weather delays elsewhere in the programme, these works on the A68 will no longer go ahead on 17-20 December and have been rescheduled to commence on 27 January 2025. Overnight road closures 27-30 January 2025 The A68 will be closed for drainage investigation works in both … Continued

December 4, 2024

£990,000 OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS A9 SOUTH OF ALNESS

Updated 4 December 2024: Due to low temperatures, works on the A9 south of Alness were unable to be completed by 6am this morning (Wednesday 4 December) as planned. If weather conditions allow, works will continue tonight and be completed by 6am tomorrow morning (Thursday 5 December).    Resurfacing started on Wednesday 6 November Full … Continued

December 4, 2024

CLOSURE OF M8 JUNCTION 3 SLIP ROAD FOR BRIDGE WORKS

UPDATE 12 December 2024: The M8 Junction 3 eastbound off-slip will reopen tonight, no later than 05:00, with strengthening works on track to be completed two days earlier than initially expected. Eastbound off-slip closed from 5 December 2024 for approximately 9 days The eastbound off-slip at M8 Junction 3 Livingston will be closed for approximately … Continued

December 3, 2024

A MERRY GRIT-MAS FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THE NORTH WEST

Earlier this year, we challenged primary school children across the North West of Scotland to come up with names for our new fleet of gritters. Competition was tough with over 800 schools being invited to enter the competition, but we managed to pick worthy winners. Fraser (6) and Amy (6), pupils from Luncarty Primary School, … Continued

December 3, 2024

BEAR SCOTLAND “SPREADS” FESTIVE CHEER TO DUNFERMLINE SCHOOLCHILDREN

“The Forth Gritter” visits pupils at Duloch Primary School Pupils at Duloch Primary School in Dunfermline were delighted to receive a visit from “The Forth Gritter”, which had been named by 11-year-old Ava Laurie in Primary 7. The 26-tonne, six-wheel, bright orange gritter is one of a fleet of 47 winter vehicles operated by BEAR … Continued

December 3, 2024

BRIDGE WORKS AT M8 JUNCTION 2

Overnight closure in both directions between Junctions 1 and 2 on Wednesday 18 December 2024 The M8 will be closed in both directions between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Junction 2 Claylands from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 18 December. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete … Continued