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Overnight road closure Monday 26 July 2021 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A977 near Tulliallan are set to take place on Monday 26 July 2021. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:30. For the safety of road workers and … Read Full Article

Thursday 9 July   SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATION WORK CONTINUE AT M80 JUNCTION 4A LOW WOOD • Work to take place overnight on Friday 9 July to reopen M80 4a slip road at Cumbernauld • Ongoing lane closures on A8011 Glasgow Road remain in place for safety to reduce vehicle loading while inspections … Read Full Article

Since April 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £13m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the South East trunk road network. Thirty-eight resurfacing projects have been undertaken, including major projects on the A1 and A68. These surfacing improvements have addressed and repaired … Read Full Article

A90 Gateside slip roads to New Grange  Works begin Sunday 11 July     A section of the southbound A90 south of Forfar near Invereighty is set to benefit from carriageway surfacing improvements with work set to get underway from Sunday. The project will address a section of the route from the Gateside slip roads … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure on Friday 9 and Monday 12 July 2021 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has announced plans to renew worn out surfacing on the northbound slip road leaving the M9 at Junction 9. For the safety of workers and motorists during these works, the northbound off-slip at M9 Junction 9 will … Read Full Article

£245,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start on Wednesday 7 July for seven days     Motorists using the A835 between Braemore Hall and Letters Junction are to benefit from an improved road surface as £245,000 worth of resurfacing works are set to get underway tomorrow. The project will see almost two kilometres of carriageway resurfaced north … Read Full Article

Three overnight road closures to begin Monday 12 July 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface one kilometre of the M80 southbound near the River Carron over three nights, starting on Monday 12 July. For the safety of workers and road users, the M80 will be closed southbound between M9 Junction … Read Full Article

Five-week programme commences 11 July 2021 Work to be completed over 16 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Sunday 11 July. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Read Full Article

£45,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Wednesday 7 July for two nights     A section of the A9 northbound near Burnside Lodge is to benefit from an improved road surface with works set to get underway on Wednesday. The £45,000 project will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures required on Wednesday 7 July, Thursday 8 July & Friday 9 July, 7pm – 7am     The third phase of a road safety project on the A82 in Inverness is set to enter the final stage next week. The third phase of these works began in April and has involved teams … Read Full Article

£15,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works to take place overnight on Wednesday 7 July     The A9 southbound slip roads at Sheriffmuir Junction are set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £15,000 with work due to get underway next week. The project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements to ensure the integrity and … Read Full Article

£95,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Sunday 4 July for three nights   A section of the A9 northbound near Auchterarder is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £95,000 with work set to get underway from Sunday. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A9 after Auchterarder … Read Full Article