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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

10 overnight road closures will commence Friday 10 September A section of the eastbound M8 after the junction 3 on-slip is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £820,000. For the safety of workers and road users, the M8 will be closed in the eastbound direction between Junction 3a and Junction 2 from 20:30 until … Read Full Article

Project to begin on Sunday 5 September for three weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 6am, excluding Friday and Saturday nights Essential surfacing improvements at five locations on the A86 and A889 are set to get underway from Sunday. The programme of improvements will see over 2km of the A86 and … Read Full Article

Friday 3 September   OVERNIGHT CLOSURES REQUIRED FOR THE PLANNED SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A92 BETWEEN FERNIE CASTLE AND AYTON   Please be advised that surfacing improvements planned to take place this weekend on the A92 near Fernie in Fife have been extended.   The weekend improvements are still going ahead as planned however overnight … Read Full Article

£320,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS    Works start Monday 6 September over one week   A section of the A96 near Huntly is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £320,000 with work set to get underway from Monday 6 September. The improvements will address defects across a 650m section of the A96 at Newtongarry, creating a safer … Read Full Article

Two-week programme of overnight lane closures begins 5 September 2021 Slip road closure during first week of works A two-week programme of overnight lane and slip road closures is set to begin on the southbound M876 on Sunday 5 September, to allow an £80,000 package of road safety improvements to be completed. Transport Scotland’s operating … Read Full Article

Friday 22 August   OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A96 KEITH RESCHEDULED   Please be advised that overnight surfacing improvements planned for a section of the A96 in Keith, outlined in the release below, have been rescheduled. The project had been programmed to get underway from Sunday 29 August over two weeks, however due to … Read Full Article

Cables on north tower to be cleaned 40mph speed limit on bridge while operatives work overhead Full-scale tests to be carried out at Jules Verne climatic wind tunnel in France The cables on the north tower of the Queensferry Crossing are to be cleaned as part of a trial to measure the impact of soiling … Read Full Article

Works to begin from Sunday 29 August for seven nights   A section of the A82 south of Tarbet is to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway from Sunday. The improvements will see almost 700 metres of the A82 resurfaced, creating a smoother and safer road for motorists. The … Read Full Article

Operating contract with HMG extended by up to 10 years BEAR Scotland has been awarded a contract extension by Highways Management (Scotland) Ltd (HMG) to operate and maintain the M80 between Stepps and Haggs for up to ten more years. HMG entered a contract with Scottish Ministers in 2009 to design, build, finance and operate … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closure on Friday 27 August 2021 The eastbound carriageway of the M8 between Junctions 4 and 3A will be closed for resurfacing between 20:30 and 06:00 on Friday 27 August. The works will be carried out by BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company. A signed diversion route will direct eastbound motorists from M8 … Read Full Article

Construction of a new £1.1M catch-pit at the Rest and Be Thankful has been completed which will provide additional resilience to the A83. The new catch-pit, which was completed last week, is approximately 120m long, around 12m wide and capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip. It is the … Read Full Article