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Works to take place overnight on Tuesday 21 June     The A90 southbound deceleration and acceleration lanes at the Walnut Grove junction are set to benefit from £35,000 worth of surfacing improvements with work set to take place later this month. The project will involve teams carrying out essential surfacing improvements to ensure the … Read Full Article

Overnight work begins Tuesday 8 June for four nights Overnight surfacing improvements are planned for two sections of the A9 at the A85 Crieff Road Interchange starting from Tuesday night. The project will address defects in the road surface on the A9 southbound from the A85 Crieff Road Interchange to Broxden Roundabout, as well as … Read Full Article

Overnight lane and carriageway closures 7-10 June 2021 Lane and carriageway closures will be in place on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at Hermiston Gait on the nights of 7, 8, 9 and 10 June 2021. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential post-tensioning investigations and material testing … Read Full Article

Friday 4 June   Please be advised that the weekend surfacing improvements on the A9 southbound approach to Broxden Roundabout have been postponed due to operational issues. The project was scheduled to begin tonight, Friday 4 June, and had been planned to take place over one weekend using 24-hour working throughout this weekend.  The work … Read Full Article

Two overnight road closures beginning Thursday 3 June 2021 Motorists using the M8 eastbound at Polkemmet are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.35 kilometers of the trunk road over two nights, beginning on Thursday 3 June 2021. For the safety of … Read Full Article

  Works to commence Tuesday 8 June 2021   Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the A702 between Dolphinton and West Linton is set to commence Tuesday 8 June for two nights. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will carry out the project with all works planned to be completed … Read Full Article

Works start on Monday 31 May for three weeks   A new road safety project on the A84 in Doune is expected to get underway next week. The project will involve teams installing new signage on approach to Doune as well as carrying out road surfacing improvements and line marking upgrades. The footway on the … Read Full Article

£120,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Project set to begin on Tuesday 1 June for four nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm – 6am Amnesties will be in place at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12am, 2am and 4am to allow traffic to safely pass through the work site   A section of the A87 on … Read Full Article

As part of its ongoing recruitment push, BEAR Scotland is hosting a ‘drive-thru drop-in’ at its brand-new Bonnyrigg depot, south of Edinburgh, giving potential candidates the chance to find out more about opportunities in a COVID-friendly way. Drive-thru drop in: Where: BEAR Depot, 4A Butlerfield Industrial Estate, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3JQ When: 16:00-20:00 Wed 9 June … Read Full Article

27 May 2021 Overnight off-slip & lane closure on Friday 28 May 2021   The eastbound off-slip of the M8 will be closed for resurfacing for one-night by BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, between 20:30 and 06:00 on Friday 28 May. The Mainline M8 eastbound will remain open but will be reduced to one … Read Full Article

26 May 2021 Three overnight road closures to begin Monday 31 May 2021 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.6 kilometres of the M8 westbound at Hermiston which will take place over three nights, starting Monday 31 May. For the safety of workers and road users, the M8 will be closed … Read Full Article

£210,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Monday 31 May for six nights   A section of the A90 northbound between Perth and Dundee is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £210,000 with work set to get underway next week. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the … Read Full Article