Monthly Archives: September 2026

Update 8 October 2026: Due to a poor weather forecast, works on the M8 between Junctions 2 and 3 will not go ahead tonight and will restart tomorrow night. Overnight carriageway closures 5 to 16 October 2026 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is to carry out essential resurfacing works on the westbound … Continued

Updated 12 October 2026: Tree felling works on the A82 at Arnburn have been completed earlier than planned therefore all traffic management has been removed from site. Works start on Monday 28 September Three weeks of overnight closures with hourly amnesties BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscaping work … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 2 October 2026 The southbound carriageway of the A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Kilbagie Roundabout and Higgins Neuk Roundabout will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 2 October. A diversion route will be signposted via the A977, North Approach Road and A985 … Continued

UPDATE 28 October 2026: Following delays due to adverse weather, resurfacing works on the A68 in Lauder will now continue until the night of Wednesday 4 November. Visit www.bearscot.com/lauder for the full updated programme. Overnight road closures and parking restrictions, 13 to 4 November 2026 Drivers are being warned to expect overnight road closures and parking restrictions … Continued

UPDATE 28 October 2026: Following delays due to poor weather, two additional overnight road closures will be required to complete works on the A7 near Langholm, on the nights of Sunday 1 November and Monday 2 November. Works on Sunday 1 November will commence at 9:30pm, to avoid conflict with the Langholm bonfire event. Road … Continued

Charity raffle to visit Queensferry Crossing tower top Fundraising for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) Members of the public are invited to come along to the Forth Bridges Contact & Education Centre in South Queensferry between 09:00 and 16:00 on Saturday 26 September, for a special Doors Open Day exhibition. The event hosted by BEAR … Continued

Works start on Monday 5 October Temporary traffic lights in place until January 2027 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out works to improve accessibility and install a new controlled pedestrian crossing in Brora, on the A9 trunk road, from Monday 5 October. Works will be carried out between the … Continued

Improving pedestrian safety in Brora BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is proposing the installation of a new controlled “Puffin” pedestrian crossing on the A9 at Rosslyn Street in Brora to improve safety and accessibility for all road users. This new crossing forms part of our commitment to make our trunk road network safer … Continued

Drainage investigation starts on Thursday 17 September Temporary traffic lights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential drainage investigation on the A82 for two nights from Thursday 17 September. The works will be carried out between the hours of 8pm and 6am and are expected to finish on the morning … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 25 September 2026 Overnight works to carry out a drainage survey on the M8 eastbound Junction 4 off-slip are planned for the night of Friday 25 September. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 20:30 and 06:00. For the safety of workers and road users, the … Continued

Update on 18 September 2026: Following the recent severe weather, site inspections have identified some additional measures that would provide further long-term benefits to the project. We are working closely with Network Rail to incorporate these measures into our works and advise that construction operations will not recommence on 19 September. A new start date … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 2 October 2026 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will be carrying out coring investigation works on the northbound carriageway of the M80 between the slip roads at Junction 9 (Bannockburn Interchange), between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 2 October. During these hours, northbound traffic on the M80 wishing … Continued