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NEXT PHASE OF £1M ROAD SAFETY PROJECT ON A85 BETWEEN LIX TOLL AND CRIANLARICH TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK Project set to take up to eight weeks   The second phase of a £1M road safety improvement project on the A85 between Lix Toll Garage and east of Benmore is set to get underway next week. … Read Full Article

Eight overnight road closures begin Monday 26 October Motorists using the A985 east of Kincardine are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to resurface approximately two kilometres of the trunk road over eight nights, beginning on Monday 26 October. For the safety of workers and … Read Full Article

Five overnight closures beginning Thursday 22 October Motorists using the M9 southbound at Junction 1 Newbridge are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with almost 1.4km of carriageway due to be resurfaced in a £355,000 project later this month. Work will take place on the nights of Thursday 22, Friday 23, Sunday 25, … Read Full Article

Closure scheduled for 20:00 to 06:00 on 22 and 23 October Following recent resurfacing works on the southbound A1 between Bankton and Abbotsview, the carriageway will be closed overnight for two nights so that traffic counting loops, which provide data on traffic flows, can be reinstated at this location. The overnight closures are scheduled for 22 … Read Full Article

£190,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A835 Garve   Works start Wednesday 14 October for five nights   Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 7am     Road users on the A835 through Garve are set to benefit from an improved road surface as works are set to begin on Wednesday. The £190,000 … Read Full Article

Rail bridge inspection on night of 10 Oct The dedicated Livingston bound slip road off the westbound off-slip road at M8 Junction 3 will be closed overnight between 20:00 on Saturday 10 Oct to 06:00 0n Sunday 11 October. This is necessary to allow a special inspection of the nearby rail bridge, the M8S 3-3 … Read Full Article

£405,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A9 Thurso    Works begin Sunday 11 October for ten nights   Road users on the A9 in Thurso are set to benefit from an improved road surface as a £405,000 surfacing project is set to get underway on Sunday 11 October. The project will see more than a kilometre … Read Full Article

M8 JCT 2-3 WESTBOUND HARD SHOULDER RESURFACING Night-time road closure planned for 20 October An overnight closures is planned on the M8 between junction 2 and 3, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, to resurface almost 1.8km of hard shoulder, in a £130,000 project. To keep roadworkers and motorists safe during these works, … Read Full Article

£200,000 DRAINAGE AND FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS   A83 Tarbet to Arrochar   Improvements begin on Monday 5 October Motorists and pedestrians using the A83 between Tarbet and Arrochar will benefit from improved road drainage and footway upgrades as £200,000 of improvements are due to begin next week. The improvements, which follow on from a project which … Read Full Article

£270,000 OVERNIGHT RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS A85 Ruthvenfield Works begin Monday 5 October for six nights   Motorists using the A85 at Ruthvenfield in Perth are set to benefit from an improved road surface as a £270,000 maintenance project is set to get underway next week. The project will see improvements to a section of A85 just … Read Full Article

As part of our new South East winter fleet, we have 21 brand new, orange, 32-tonne gritters, all requiring a name! All primary and ASN schools across the south east of Scotland have been invited to take part in winter competitions to name one of our new gritters and to come up with an eye … Read Full Article

Road users of the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath are advised that BEAR Scotland’s winter maintenance service is now underway until 21 May next year. BEAR Scotland’s experienced winter maintenance team will work around the clock to analyse detailed forecasts and weather information from roadside weather sensors to ensure that treatment is carried out at … Read Full Article