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Temporary link road to open by early next week Overnight carriageway closures 8, 9 and 12 August 2024 Police Scotland average speed cameras to enforce reduced speed limits Construction of a temporary link road at M80 Junction 9 is expected to be complete by early next week, providing access from the M80 northbound to Pirnhall … Read Full Article

Continuous slip road closure over five nights and four days commences 19 August 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface the slip road exiting the M8 westbound at Junction 4, East Whitburn. Work will commence at 20:30 on the evening of Monday 19 August, with the slip road closed 24 hours … Read Full Article

Hard shoulder closures 12 August to 16 August Overnight lane closures 19 August to 23 August Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to undertake concrete investigation works on the B792 Blackburn overbridge located over the M8 between Junctions 3a and 4 in August. To allow for the works to take place safely, the … Read Full Article

Traffic returns to A83 Rest and Be Thankful following site inspection   Following a site inspection by Geotechnical Engineers at the Rest and be Thankful, traffic will return to the trunk road operated by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland from around 11am on Tuesday 6 August.   The short Old Military Road local … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closures from Monday 26 August 2024 Works to upgrade street lighting on the M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip are due to commence on Monday 26 August for four weeks. During these works, the slip road will be closed on Monday to Friday nights between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00. A signed … Read Full Article

Update: Due to unforeseen changes to the programme, works at A82 near Clachaig Inn are now postponed until Spring next year. Regular inspections and any necessary repairs will be undertaken until the resurfacing scheme is delivered. More information to follow in due course.   Works begin on Tuesday 3 September for three nights Overnight road closure in … Read Full Article

A702 Overburns to Coulter 21 August 2024 – 4 September 2024 A702 Coulter 5 – 6 September 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface areas of the A702 between Lamington and Coulter. The work will take place over 13 nights between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30 from Wednesday 21 August … Read Full Article

Update: Due to poor weather forecast causing delays to the programme, works at A85 South of Dunbeg will now take place on Thursday 29 August for six nights. New dates below in red. Works begin on Thursday 29 August for six nights Convoy in place for safety Road users travelling on the A85 will benefit … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures Friday 30 August to Thursday 5 September 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out carriageway resurfacing works on the M8 eastbound mainline carriageway from Junction 4A Heartland to Junction 4 Whitburn. The M8 mainline carriageway will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Friday … Read Full Article

A83 local diversion from 6pm on Sunday 4 August In response to the wet weather forecast, BEAR Scotland will be diverting traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful onto the Old Military Road from 6pm this evening (Sunday 4 August) as a precaution. A decision will be made about returning traffic to the A83 trunk … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures beginning Thursday 8 August 2024 for seven nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out resurfacing works on the M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 5 and 7 in August. The work will take place over seven nights from Thursday 8 August until the morning of Saturday 17 August … Read Full Article

Overnight road closure on Tuesday 6 August 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to undertake one night of works on the A702 south of West Linton. To allow for the next phase of road works on Westwater Bridge to take place, the layout of the traffic management system needs to be changed. … Read Full Article