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January 13, 2021

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON THE M876 WESTBOUND AT M9 JUNCTION 7

Night-time carriageway closures commence Thursday 4 February A section of the westbound M876 near Falkirk is set to benefit from a £115,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for two nights from 19:30 until 06:00 on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 February. For the safety of road workers and motorists, the … Read Full Article

January 13, 2021

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON THE M8 WESTBOUND, JUNCTIONS 1 TO 2

Night-time carriageway closures commence Monday 18 January 2021 Sections of the westbound M8 between Hermiston Gait and Ratho are set to benefit from a £571,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing and drainage improvements. Overnight roadworks are scheduled for eight nights from 20:00 until 06:00 on Monday 18, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, Thursday 21, Friday 22, … Read Full Article

January 11, 2021

A83 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN KINGLAS AND CLACHAN                                                                                                                                                                        

£1.45M SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR FOUR LOCATIONS ON A83 BETWEEN KINGLAS AND CLACHAN                                                                                                  Works set to begin from Tuesday 12 January over seven weeks     Four sections of the A83 between Kinglas and Clachan are set to benefit from an improved road surface as surfacing improvements are set to get underway next week. … Read Full Article

January 11, 2021

£325,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS, A82 CORRAN TO DRUIMARBIN

Monday 18 January OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES ON A82 CORRAN TO DRUIMARBIN POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY 19 JANUARY   Please be advised that the overnight road closures planned for the A82 between Fort William and North Ballachulish outlined in the release below, will now begin tomorrow night. A series of overnight closures had been programmed to start … Read Full Article

January 10, 2021

BEAR Scotland – Keeping Scotland Moving

Learn more about what we do to manage and maintain the Scottish trunk road network on behalf of Transport Scotland in the South East, North East, North West of Scotland.  

January 8, 2021

A84 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS

£800,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR FOUR LOCATIONS ON A84                                                                                                  Works set to begin from Monday 11 January for six weeks     Four sections of the A84 between Kingshouse and Stirling are set to benefit from an improved road surface with works planned to get underway next week. The £800,000 programme of improvements will … Read Full Article

January 8, 2021

A9 STRATHY TO ABERUTHVEN

£75,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   A9 Strathy to Aberuthven, southbound   Works start Monday 11 January for three nights   A section of the A9 between Strathy & Aberuthven is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £75,000 with work set to get underway on Monday. The improvements will address surface defects on the southbound … Read Full Article

January 8, 2021

M90 JUNCTION 10 CRAIGEND

SECOND PHASE OF ROAD SAFETY PROJECT TO UPGRADE SAFETY BARRIER ON M90 NEAR PERTH TO GET UNDERWAY Overnight works begin Sunday 10 January for seven weeks   The second phase of a road safety project on the M90 at Junction 10 Craigend near Perth is set to get underway from Sunday. The project will involve … Read Full Article

January 7, 2021

A9 KINGSWOOD BRIDGE

ESSENTIAL BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PROJECT   A9 Kingswood Bridge, near Birnam   Work set to begin from Thursday 21 January for three weeks    Essential maintenance works at Kingswood Rail Bridge on the A9 near Birnam are set to begin later this month. The £80,000 project will involve essential parapet replacement and barrier upgrades to ensure … Read Full Article

January 6, 2021

A68 RESURFACING WORKS AT BLACKBURN FARM: 17–19 JANUARY

Overnight weekday road closures Motorists using the A68 in the Scottish Borders are advised to plan ahead to avoid overnight road closures, with £395,000 worth of essential resurfacing works scheduled to begin at Blackburn Farm, approximately 3km north of Lauder, on the evening of Sunday 17 January. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company … Read Full Article

January 5, 2021

A1 ROAD MARKING WORKS AT OLD CRAIGHALL

Overnight road closure on 11 January  An overnight closure of the A1 is scheduled for the night of Monday 11 January at Old Craighall in East Lothian. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to refresh road markings and reinstate road studs to ensure road safety on the southbound carriageway at Old … Read Full Article

December 21, 2020

FORTH ROAD BRIDGE MAIN EXPANSION JOINT REPLACEMENT: SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY WORKS COMPLETE

Both carriageways now open Northbound carriageway works to commence April 2021 The Forth Road Bridge will be free of long-term roadworks for the remainder of this winter, with work to replace the main expansion joints in the southbound carriageway now complete. Restrictions were lifted this morning and the full capacity of the bridge is now … Read Full Article