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September 15, 2021

£450,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON A87 BETWEEN GLENGARRY VIEWPOINT AND ARDOCHY FOREST

Project to begin on Sunday 19 September across three weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 6am   Essential surfacing improvements on the A87 between Glengarry Viewpoint and Ardochy Forest are set to get underway from Sunday. The £450,000 project will see a total of 1.7km of road resurfaced on the A87, … Read Full Article

September 15, 2021

£75,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A9 AUCHTERARDER TO ABBEY ROAD BRIDGE

Works start Wednesday 22 September for three nights   The A9 northbound carriageway between Auchterarder and Aberuthven is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £75,000, with work set to get underway later this month. The improvements will address defects in the road surface creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorists. The overnight … Read Full Article

September 14, 2021

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS, A702 SOUTH OF BIG RED BARN

Tuesday 14 September, 2021 Works to commence Tuesday 26 October 2021   Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A702 South of Big Red Barn will commence Tuesday 26 October 2021. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will carry out the project from 20:30 until 6:00 the following morning. For the safety of … Read Full Article

September 14, 2021

£85,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A9 NETHERTON TO BLUETON

Works start Monday 20 September for three nights A section of the southbound A9 south of Blackford is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £85,000. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A9 between Netherton and Blueton Farms, creating a safer and smoother road surface for … Read Full Article

September 10, 2021

ESSENTIAL OVERNIGHT ROAD MAINTENANCE PLANNED FOR THE A83 AT MINARD  

 Works start on Tuesday 14 September for four nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, between 7pm and 2am An essential road maintenance project on the A83 between Inverary and Lochgilphead is set to get underway next week. The overnight project will involve teams reinstating traffic loops across a section of the A83 near … Read Full Article

September 9, 2021

CORING INVESTIGATION WORKS ON THE A720

Weekday overnight slip road closures 13-17 September 2021 A series of overnight slip road closures will be in place on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass on the nights of 13-17 September. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out coring investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. The following closures … Read Full Article

September 9, 2021

£305,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A9 DUPPLIN LOCH

Works start Friday 10 September   A section of the A9 near Dupplin Loch, south west of Perth, is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £305,000 with works set to get underway this weekend. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the southbound section of the A9 past Dupplin Loch, creating a … Read Full Article

September 9, 2021

£145,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A96 LEYS OF DUMMUIES

Works start Thursday 16 September over three nights   A section of the A96 near Huntly is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £145,000 with work set to get underway this week. The improvements will address defects across a 500m section of the A96 at Leys of Dummuies, east of Huntly, creating a safer and … Read Full Article

September 9, 2021

£165,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A95 DALVEY

Works start Monday 13 September for five days A section of the A95 south of Dalvey is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £165,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A95, between Cromdale and Tormore creating a safer and smoother road surface … Read Full Article

September 8, 2021

£320,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A90 INCHTURE TO LONGFORGAN

Works start Monday 13 September for five nights A section of the A90 northbound near Moncur is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £320,000, with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A90 between Inchture and Moncur, creating a safer … Read Full Article

September 8, 2021

BEAR SCOTLAND SUPPORTS GIVES HIGHLAND HOSPICE £2,210 FUNDING BOOST

Kessock Bridge abseil team helps raise over £1,210 BEAR Scotland donates additional £1,000 Highland Hospice, the charity that helps people living with an advancing, life shortening illness in the Highlands to live the best possible life, as well as supporting their families and carers, has benefited from a £2,210 boost from BEAR Scotland. A five-strong … Read Full Article

September 7, 2021

THE NEXT PHASE OF LANDSLIP MITIGATION MEASURES AT A83 REST AND BE THANKFUL UNDERWAY

Next stage expected to take approximately nine months to complete The next stage of landslip mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful got underway this week to help improve landslip resilience to the A83. The £3.5M project will see the construction of a further catch-pit next to the trunk road, and will be located … Read Full Article