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Five overnight carriageway closures from Monday 28 April 2025   Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to resurface 0.7 kilometres of the M9 carriageway for 5 nights from Monday 28 of April. The northbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junction 9 and the M9/M80 merge will be closed between the hours of … Read Full Article

Overnight lane closures and carriageway closures Works to begin on Tuesday 22 April for eight nights As part of a rolling programme of maintenance works, a series of overnight lane and total carriageway closures are due to get underway on Tuesday 22 April to allow essential maintenance works on the filter drains on the verges … Read Full Article

Two nights of overnight carriageway closures on 18 and 22 April 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out 0.7km of resurfacing works on M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 8 and 9. The work will take place on Friday 18 and Tuesday 22 April between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00. … Read Full Article

Works begin on Monday 28 April Overnight road closure with amnesties until the morning of Wednesday 7 May   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out resurfacing on the A82 north of Kingshouse, near the Stob Dearg car park.   Works start on Monday 28 April and will be carried … Read Full Article

Updated 14 April 2025: Due to a delay elsewhere in the programme of works, carriageway improvements on the A83 through Ardrishaig will now start on Thursday 24 April. Please see new dates below.   Carriageway improvement works start on Thursday 24 April Overnight traffic lights with convoy BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, … Read Full Article

Updated 5 May 2025: Works on site will now resume tomorrow, 6 May 2025.   Contraflow set up starts on Friday 25 April Bridge deck refurbishment works start on Monday 28 April for eight weeks Northbound traffic will be diverted into a contraflow system on the southbound carriageway for the duration of the works   … Read Full Article

Road closures at Abington Interchange 16 & 17 April 2025 between 19:30 and 06:30 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out essential overnight road works for two nights on a section of the A702 carriageway at Abington Interchange on the M74. The works, which will refresh road markings on a recently … Read Full Article

Updated 2 May 2025: Due to reprogramming of resurfacing works on the A87, works on  the South of Portree scheme have been rescheduled for later in the year. An update will follow once new dates have been confirmed. One night of works on Friday 2 May south of Portree Overnight road closure in place BEAR … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures for two nights starting Tuesday 15 April 2025 Diversion will add 5 minutes to journeys The eastbound carriageway of the M8 motorway between Junction 3A and Junction 4 will be closed for resurfacing on the nights of Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 April between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s … Read Full Article

14 nights of road closures from 28 April to 17 May 2025 Two sections of the A1 between Haddington and Dunbar will be closed for overnight resurfacing works between Monday 28 April and Saturday 17 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will be managing the works between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each … Read Full Article

Overnight works commence Tuesday 8 April & 9 April Overnight works for essential drainage works on the M876 at Junction 1 will commence on Tuesday 8 April. The works are programmed to be completed within two nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 22:00 and 06:00 each night. For … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland, which operates and maintains the motorways and trunk roads across South East Scotland, has donated £750 to Play Therapy Base, a Dalkeith-based charity that helps children express their emotions through play. BEAR Scotland is a local employer with a depot in Bonnyrigg and is responsible for roads including the A68, A720, and A702. … Read Full Article