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Works start Friday 8 October Weekend road closure in place for safety   A section of the A9 southbound in Perth is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £420,000 with works set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A9 approaching … Read Full Article

Works start Tuesday 5 October for three nights A section of the A9 northbound near Greenloaning is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £95,000. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A9 immediately north of the Greenloaning Junction, creating a safer and smoother road surface for … Read Full Article

Works start Tuesday 5 October for one week   A section of the A95 between Kinermony and Aberlour is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £225,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A95 near Aberlour, creating a safer and smoother road surface … Read Full Article

Works commence Monday 4 October 2021 for five nights Overnight traffic restrictions will be in place on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and the A702 for five nights from Monday 4 October. This is to allow BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, to carry out coring investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. All work … Read Full Article

  Social enterprise that supports veterans marks strength of three-year relationship with trunk road operating company   The 15,000th new road sign for BEAR Scotland has rolled off the production line at the social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company. Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SMBC), based in Erskine, employs … Read Full Article

Closure to allow joint replacement works Bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians The A9000 Forth Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from 06:00 on Friday 1 October until 18:00 on Saturday 2 October 2021, as part of the ongoing project to replace the main expansion joints. The closure is necessary to … Read Full Article

Overnight closure of M90 on night of Saturday 2 October SP Energy Networks – the electricity network operator in central Scotland – is carrying out essential upgrade works to improve the network in Kelty and the surrounding area at the beginning of October. The works will see a 30-strong team deployed to replace overhead power … Read Full Article

Six-week programme over September and October 2021 Work to be completed over 13 phases A six-week programme of overnight maintenance on the M9, M80 and M876 is now under way. Work is being carried out in 13 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of motorway in each phase. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Read Full Article

Works to continue for six weeks   A road marking improvement scheme is now underway on the A85 between Tyndrum and Oban The £600,000 investment by Transport Scotland will see improvements made to the road markings between Tyndrum and Dunollie Roundabout in Oban. Having commenced on Monday 27 September, the project is expected to take … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland and a number of its key suppliers and subcontractors took to the golf course for a charity golf tournament. This resulted in a £10,000 fundraising boost for Cash for Kids. The 4-ball shotgun tournament got underway on a sunny September day on the Dalmahoy Country Club’s West Course on the out-skirts of Edinburgh. … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 4 October for six weeks   A new £60,000 road safety and active travel project is to be progressed on the A82 at Alltsigh with works set to get underway next week. The project will involve the installation of approximately 80 metres of new footway adjacent to the northbound carriageway of the … Read Full Article

Works start Wednesday 29 September for seven nights     A section of the A9 northbound between Auchterarder and Aberuthven is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £200,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A9 at East Mill … Read Full Article