Monthly Archives: May 2026

Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company, BEAR Scotland, raised £2,066 for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) at its 14th annual charity five-a-side football tournament. The event took place on Friday 24 April at Michael Woods Sports and Leisure Centre in Glenrothes. Eleven teams of seven BEAR Scotland co-workers competed against each other scoring goals … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures Wednesday 27 May to Monday 1 June 2026 The A1 northbound carriageway between Spott Roundabout and Thistly Cross Roundabout will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Wednesday 27 May, Thursday 28 May, Friday 29 May and Monday 1 June. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating … Continued

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 18-23 May 2026 Overnight resurfacing works will take place on the southbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junction 1A and the Newbridge off-slip each night from Monday 18 May to Saturday 23 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing a total of … Continued

 Works start on Sunday 17 May Road closure with hourly amnesties in place until Tuesday 26 May    BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out overnight carriageway resurfacing works on the A85 at Monzievaird, west of Crieff from Sunday 17 May.   Works will be carried out between the hours … Continued

  Second phased of works to commence on Tuesday 19 May Road closure with hourly amnesties in the northern part of the village BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out a second phase of overnight carriageway resurfacing works on the A83 trunk road through the village of Arrochar from Tuesday 19 May. These … Continued

Updated 8 May 2026: Due to changes in the programme, retaining wall repair works on the A9 northbound off-slip will now start a week later on Monday 8 June. Please see updated information below. Works start on Monday 8 June Slip road closure in place from Monday 15 June until 31 December with diversion in place … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closures on Monday to Friday nights and most Sunday nights until 6 July 2026 Overnight northbound carriageway closures will be in place on the M80 between Junctions 7 and 9 on every Monday to Friday night and most Sunday nights until 6 July, to protect workers carrying out gantry replacement works from … Continued

Motorway fully reopened following bridge strike near Harthill The westbound carriageway of the M8 between Junctions 4A and 5 has fully reopened after Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland worked through the night to complete emergency repairs to a bridge over the motorway that had been struck by an HGV. Traffic on the M8 was … Continued

Updated 7 May 2026: To assist those accessing the polling station in Golspie today, the traffic management arrangements have changed, as detailed below in red.  Essential trunk road works will continue across the North West Unit on polling day, Thursday 7 May BEAR Scotland provides this update to all road users on the works taking … Continued

Works start on Tuesday 12 May Convoy with temporary traffic lights on carriageway Junction closures with diversion in place BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential carriageway improvements on the A9 on north of Ballinluig. Works will take place each night between 7pm and 6am from the evening of … Continued

Bridge maintenance works continue throughout May and June 10mph convoy system in operation   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, has confirmed further dates for overnight maintenance works on Cromarty Bridge on the A9, near Dingwall later this month.   Overnight activities will be carried out between the hours of 7pm and 6am as follows:   … Continued

Falkirk’s Mental Health Association (FDAMH), an independent charity providing mental health and wellbeing support to people in the Falkirk and District community, has received a donation of £750 from trunk road maintenance firm, BEAR Scotland. BEAR Scotland is committed to working in partnership with the communities its trunk roads pass through, including Falkirk on the … Continued