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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

BEAR Scotland has made it’s first £1,000 donation on behalf of all staff to a Perth Autism Support following a new focus on regional/local causes put forward by staff, launched earlier this year. The £1,000 donation was made to PAS who helps support autistic children and young people up to the age of 18 and … Read Full Article

Overnight closures of the M8 are planned to allow Network Rail to carry out out inspections on their rail bridge over the M8, west of M8 Junction 2. The eastbound M8 will be closed at Junction 2 on the night of 13 July and the westbound M8 will be closed at Junction 3 on the … Read Full Article

Overnight weekday road closures for 4 nights: 5-8 July 2021 Convoy operation for one night: 9 July 2021 Resurfacing works on the A1 at Thorntonloch will now be completed over five nights, instead of seven nights as previously advertised. Road closures will still be required between 7:30pm and 6:30am on four nights from 5-8 July, … Read Full Article

Bridge closed to vehicular traffic Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 July 2021 Bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians The A9000 Forth Road Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from 06:00 on Thursday 15 July until 06:00 on Sunday 18 July, as part of the ongoing project to replace the main expansion joints. … Read Full Article

Daytime temporary traffic lights on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 July 2021 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A7 from Hawick High school to the Sandbed Roundabout between 09:30 and 15:30 on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 July. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out coring … Read Full Article

• Local resident and bus stop user Una Macleod was joined by members of the local community to officially open the new bus stop at Sligachan, helping to improve road safety   Local community member Una Macleod had the honour of officially opening the new bus stop on the A87 at Sligachan on the Isle … Read Full Article