Monthly Archives: January 2026

Five overnight carriageway closures from Tuesday 10 February 2026 The eastbound carriageway of the M8 motorway between Junction 5 (Shotts Interchange) and Harthill Services will be closed for resurfacing on the nights of 10, 11, 12, 13 and 16 February between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry … Continued

Three overnight slip road closures from Monday 19 January 2026 The southbound slip road onto the M9 motorway at Junction 10, Craigforth, will be closed for investigation works on the nights of Monday 19, Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January, between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00. A signed diversion route will be in place … Continued

Daytime works scheduled between Monday 26 January and Friday 20 February 2026 Temporary traffic signals with single lane closures in place for duration of works BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential footway improvements on the A85 from Perth to Lochty, from Monday 26 January 2026. The footway resurfacing, … Continued

UPDATE 26 January 2026: Overnight closures of the A801 northbound will now take place on the nights of 4, 5, 6 and 9 February. Works commence 19 January 2026 Overnight closures of A801 northbound 4, 5, 6 and 9 February 2026 Works to strengthen the bridge carrying the M8 over the A801 at Junction 4, … Continued

Traffic returned to the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful at around 10:30am on Monday 12 January   Following thorough inspections of the hillside, traffic returned to the A83 Rest and Be Thankful, operated by BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland just before 10:30am this morning, Monday 12 January. The A83 at Rest … Continued

Updated 26 January 2026: Due to the poor weather forecast, overnight resurfacing on the A82 near Onich will not go ahead on Tuesday 27 January and has been rescheduled. Please see new dates below.  Works starting Tuesday 20 January Overnight road closure until morning of Thursday 19 February BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, … Continued

Works restart on Monday 12 January  Initial traffic management at Cobbler Bridge will enable key drainage and barrier upgrades Signals will then move north to allow hillside stabilisation and further barrier enhancements   Following the planned pause in traffic management over the festive period, BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will return to continue … Continued

  UPDATE 20 January 2026: These works on the A702 will now take place on Sunday to Friday nights every week, beginning on the night of Sunday 15 February and concluding on the morning of Saturday 7 March. Overnight carriageway closures 15 February to 7 March 2026 The A702 between Hillend Junction and Easter Howgate … Continued

Temporary traffic lights in place Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 north of Earlston for the next few days, while Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland carries out repairs to the roadside embankment. BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager Tommy Deans explained: “While carrying out landscaping works next to the A68 … Continued

UPDATE 12 January 2026: One additional overnight closure of the M90 Junction 1C northbound off-slip will be required between 20:00 and 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 11 February, for works to reinstate traffic loops. Overnight northbound carriageway closures 14 January to 6 February and 11 February 2026 Day and night slip road closure 2 to … Continued