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Friday 18 February   OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A85 NEAR ARDCHYLE RESCHEDULED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER   Please be advised that overnight surfacing improvements planned for a section of the A85 near Ardchyle have been rescheduled. The project had been programmed to get underway on, Tuesday 15 February for ten nights but has now … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 100 metres of the A876 at the North Approach Junction in Kincardine on the nights of Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February. To ensure the safety of the workforce and members of the travelling public, … Read Full Article

In February, BEAR Scotland welcomed 13 new student placements from Abertay University as part of their BEng Civil Engineering degree. This is the largest intake the company has hosted to date. During the 12-week placement, the third-year civil and environmental engineering university students will be working with some of the teams in BEAR’s Perth office … Read Full Article

Three overnight carriageway closures begin Tuesday 15 February 2022 A section of the southbound M9 is to benefit from a £200,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.7 kilometres of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users, the southbound carriageway of the … Read Full Article

First phase of works to continue for three weeks   The first phase of a new £75,000 road safety project is underway on the A83 in Minard. The project will involve teams installing approximately 190 metres of new footway between the northern end of Minard and the access to Crarae Garden. Works will also include … Read Full Article

Work to take place overnight from Monday 14 February for nine nights Overnight carriageway closures required for safety, 8pm to 6am Ongoing lane closures on A8011 Glasgow Road remain in place for safety to reduce vehicle loading while inspections continue     Essential structural inspection and investigation works are continuing on the M80 at Junction … Read Full Article

Works rescheduled: Overnight closure of M90 northbound Thursday 24 March 2022 The northbound carriageway of the M90 approaching M90 Junction 1A Queensferry will be closed on the night of Thursday 24 March, to allow defective sign panels to be repaired on overhead gantries. The M90 northbound will be closed from M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston to … Read Full Article

Three nights of slip road closures begin Wednesday 23 February 2022 Three nights of work to renew the road surface on slip roads at Millerhill Junction on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass are set to begin on Wednesday 23 February. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, with all works to … Read Full Article

Overnight southbound carriageway closure Friday 11 February 2022 Overnight carriageway repairs on the southbound A1 at Old Craighall Junction are planned for the night of Friday 11 February. The work will take place between 20:00 and 06:30. During these hours, traffic will be diverted off the A1 at Old Craighall Junction via the southbound off-slip … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closures 14 February 2022 Slip road closures will be in place at M9 Junction 10 Craigforth on the night of Monday 14 February. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company Bear Scotland to carry out concrete investigation works on a bridge spanning the motorway. The northbound on-slip and the southbound off-slip … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure Tuesday 8 February 2022 Overnight investigation works on the slip road leaving the northbound A1 at Bankton Junction are planned to take place on Tuesday 8 February. The work will take place between 19:30 and 06:00. During these hours, northbound traffic wishing to exit the A1 at Bankton Junction will be … Read Full Article

Project to begin on Monday 7 February for eight days   A section of the A85 east of Cruachan Power Station, near Loch Awe is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Monday 7 February. The project will see improvements completed to a 1.5km section of the A85, … Read Full Article