May 4, 2025

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON A9 NORTH END OF HELMSDALE

Update 10 June 2025: Works on the A9 at the north end of Helmsdale could not be completed last night (Monday 9 June). Works resume tonight (Tuesday 10 June) and are anticipated to be completed by 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 11 June).  Please see new end date below.   Road closures are planned from Sunday 1 … Continued

May 2, 2025

TROSSACHS LIVESAVERS RECEIVE £750 FUNDING BOOST FROM BEAR SCOTLAND

BEAR Scotland, which operates and maintains trunk roads across North West Scotland, has donated £750 to Trossachs Search and Rescue. The volunteer-led charity supports those who have found themselves in difficulty in the outdoors in the Trossachs and Stirling area. BEAR Scotland manages and maintains the A84, A85 and A82. As part of its Regional … Continued

May 2, 2025

BEAR FOOTBALLERS RAISE £2,254 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY

Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland held its thirteenth annual charity five-a-side football tournament on 25 April 2025, raising £2,254 for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH). The event saw eleven teams of BEAR Scotland co-workers become competitors at Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre in Glenrothes, the first time the tournament had been held … Continued

May 1, 2025

RESURFACING THE A720 EASTBOUND APPROACH TO CALDER JUNCTION

Overnight carriageway closures 19 to 27 May 2025 Overnight works begin Monday 19 May to renew the road surface on a section of the eastbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass prior to Calder Junction. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from 19 to 27 May. … Continued