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Overnight weekday closures 14-16 July 2021 The A68 at Millerhill Junction is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with three nights of resurfacing works set to begin on Wednesday 14 July. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 0.5km of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. To … Read Full Article

Project set to begin from Sunday 4 July for two weeks     A surfacing project covering five locations on the A85 is set to begin on Sunday and will take up to two weeks to complete. The planned works will address five sections of the A85 between Dalmally and Connel, creating a smoother road … Read Full Article

Project to begin from Sunday 4 July for two weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm and 5am   A section of the A83 between Inveraray and Lochgilphead is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Sunday. The project will see over one kilometre of … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland met with members of the Hawick community this week to discuss plans for improving Dovemount Roundabout, which acts as an important gateway to the town on the A7. The trunk road operating company, which took on responsibility for trunk roads in South East Scotland in August 2020 in the midst of the first … Read Full Article

Project set to begin from Wednesday 30 June for five nights Overnight road closures in place for safety each night, 8pm-6am excluding Friday and Saturday nights   A section of the A82 north of Aberchalder Swing Bridge is set to benefit from an improved road surface with works set to get underway on Wednesday. The … Read Full Article

Daytime temporary traffic lights on Thursday 1 July & Friday 2 July Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 at Pathhead between 09:30 and 15:30 on Thursday 1 July and Friday 2 July while Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland carries out coring investigation works in advance of future resurfacing. Emergency services … Read Full Article

One overnight road closure on Thursday 1 July 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.9 kilometres of the westbound M876 at Junction 2 on the night of Thursday 1 July 2021. For the safety of workers and road users, the westbound M876 will be closed between Junction 8 at the … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures Friday 2 July and Monday 5 July 2021 Overnight works to renew the road surface near the A876 Kincardine Junction will take place on Friday 2 July and Monday 5 July 2021. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. Working hours will be between 19:30 and 06:30 each … Read Full Article

  “I wanted to go into construction, I wanted to see how properties were built and how things were put together effectively. When I started my career the Queensferry Crossing was actually being constructed – so that was another thing that pushed me into engineering.”   To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day we spoke … Read Full Article

Three overnight road closures to begin Monday 28 June 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.8 kilometres of the M876 eastbound after Junction 1 over three nights, beginning on Monday 28 June. For the safety of workers and road users, the M876 will be closed eastbound between Junction 8 at … Read Full Article

Historic town of South Queensferry to join Openreach’s gigabit network as engineers bridge digital divide Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge is set for a new lease of life – carrying ultrafast internet traffic for the historic town which lies in its shadow. Openreach Scotland Board chair Katie Milligan says the “once in a generation engineering … Read Full Article

Works begin Friday 25 June     The A90 north at Barnhill near Perth is set to benefit from carriageway surfacing improvements with work set to get underway on Friday.   The £265,000 project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements and lining upgrades to the Barnhill northbound on-slip and the A90 just after … Read Full Article