Monthly Archives: December 2025

UPDATE 28 January 2026: Due to operational issues, one additional overnight closure of the A7 south of Hawick is required, with  works now scheduled to continue until the night of Wednesday 4 February. Overnight road closures 19 to 30 January and 2 to 4 February 2026 The A7 south of Hawick will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 … Continued

UPDATE 12 January 2026: These works have been postponed due to a delay in the award of a marine licence. A revised programme will be published as soon as dates are confirmed. Overnight carriageway closures 12 January to 2 February 2026 Works to replace joints on the bridge carrying the M9 motorway over the River … Continued

Updated on 27 January 2026: Due to previous poor weather, work on the A85 North of Madderty will require an additional three nights of works to complete and will now be complete on the morning of Wednesday 3 February. See new dates below. Carriageway works starting Morning 19 January Traffic lights with convoy until the … Continued

Updated 12 January 2026: Due to weather conditions causing delays elsewhere in the programme, overnight tree felling on the A9 at Artafallie Junction (northbound) will not go ahead tonight as planned. Please see new dates below. Tree felling starts on Tuesday 13 January Lane closure with occasional full closures on northbound carriageway   BEAR Scotland, … Continued

UPDATE 30 January 2026: Two additional overnight closures on the nights of Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February are scheduled to allow these works on the A7 to be completed, following a delay while BT carried out repairs to a defect under their area of responsibility. Works begin 7 January 2026 for nine nights Additional overnight closures on … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 12 to 16 January 2026 The slip road from the M9 southbound onto the M8 westbound at M8 Junction 2 (Claylands) will be closed between 20:00 and 04:30 on the nights of 12 to 16 January, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to upgrade streetlighting. Traffic on the M9 … Continued

Traffic to return to A83 at Rest and Be Thankful at around 2pm on Monday 15 December   Following thorough inspections of the hillside, traffic will return to the A83 Rest and Be Thankful, operated by BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland at around 2pm this afternoon, Monday 15 December.   The short Old … Continued

Short local diversion to remain in place to allow inspections to be carried out Traffic on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will continue using the Old Military Road until conditions on the hillside can be fully inspected following heavy rainfall over the weekend. The short local diversion has been in use from 1pm on … Continued

Short local diversion to remain in place over weekend Traffic on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be directed along the Old Military Road from 1pm today, as a safety precaution due to forecast heavy rainfall. The Old Military Road diversion is expected to remain in place throughout Sunday, with a decision on returning … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 17 December 2025 The southbound carriageway of the A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Kilbagie Roundabout and Higgins Neuk Roundabout will be closed from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 17 December, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. A diversion route will be signposted via the A977 … Continued

Road users should be prepared to use the Old Military Road from afternoon on Saturday 13 December   Due to heavy rainfall forecast for the weekend, BEAR Scotland intend to use the Old Military Road as a precaution, allowing road users travelling along the A83 Rest and Be Thankful to continue their journeys safely.   … Continued

Diversion between Abbotsview Junction and Thistly Cross Roundabout from 18:00 tonight until 02:00 on Wednesday 10 December 2025 The bridge that carries the A1 trunk road over the River Tyne in East Lothian will be closed to high sided vehicles as a safety precaution from 18:00 tonight until 02:00 on Wednesday morning, with wind speeds … Continued