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March 14, 2024

£190,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 SOUTH OF BRORA

Works to begin on Monday 18 March. Daytime lane closure with convoy On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A9 at Inverbrora, immediately south of Brora, with works set to get underway on Monday 18 of March. The project will see a new surface laid on … Read Full Article

March 14, 2024

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE A9 SOUTH OF MUNLOCHY

  Works continuing until Sunday 14 April   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is currently undertaking essential road improvement works on a 1140 metre stretch of the A9 dual carriageway south of Munlochy, just north of Kessock Bridge in Inverness.   The project involves carriageway upgrades including drainage improvements, resurfacing and refreshing road markings, … Read Full Article

March 13, 2024

A1 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS, ABBOTSVIEW TO GLADSMUIR

Overnight lane closures for 13 Weeks from Monday 1 April 2024 Overnight slip road closures at Abbotsview, Oaktree and Gladsmuir Junctions Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to carry out drainage improvement works on the northbound carriageway of the A1 in East Lothian, beginning on the night of Monday 1 April. Lane one of … Read Full Article

March 13, 2024

RESURFACING THE M8 WESTBOUND BETWEEN HERMISTON AND RATHO

Five overnight carriageway closures commence 25 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.9 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Ratho. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 between Junction 1 and Junction 2 will be closed from 20:30 … Read Full Article

March 13, 2024

NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS A9 DALNASPIDAL

  NCN7 closed 13-26 March   Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to carry out essential impronvements to National Cycle Network Route 7 (NCN7) near Dalnaspidal. A 2.6km section between Dalnaspidal and Dalwhinnie, adjacent to the A9, will be resurfaced. The project will take place from Wednesday 13 March for ten days, with … Read Full Article

March 12, 2024

NIGHT TIME ESSENTIAL SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON THE A87 NORTH OF BROADFORD

Update: Due to poor weather forecast for tonight, Wednesday 8 May 2024, works at the North of Broadford have been cancel and will restart tomorrow. Due to this an extra night will be added to the works, on Monday 27 May 2024. Please find updated dates below. Overnight road closure in place for safety between 7pm … Read Full Article

March 12, 2024

ASH DIEBACK TREE FELLING CONTINUES ON THE A835

  A835 Inverlael to Leckmelm 18-23 March (road closure with amnesties)   BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease on the A835 from Inverlael to Leckmelm. This continues tree felling work on the A835 from Auchindrean to Inverlael. The scheme … Read Full Article

March 11, 2024

£455,000 ENHANCEMENTS FOR A9 BETWEEN TORE AND ALLANGRANGE

  Works begin Tuesday 12 March Lane closure 7pm-7am   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out drainage improvement works on the southbound A9 between Tore roundabout and the B9161 Munlochy junction from Tuesday 12 March.   The works will take place over ten nights (including Saturday and Sunday) from 7pm … Read Full Article

March 11, 2024

OVERNIGHT PATCHING WORKS ON M8 JUNCTION 4 WESTBOUND ON-SLIP

Overnight slip road closure 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to carry out patching of the road surface on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 East Whitburn. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the slip road will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on … Read Full Article

March 8, 2024

TREE REMOVAL WORKS AT HERMISTON GAIT

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 20 to 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees. These works have been extended to incorporate recent storm damaged trees, and to continue to improve the health of the avenues at Hermiston Gait Interchange. … Read Full Article

March 8, 2024

ASH DIEBACK TREE FELLING ON THE A835

  A835 Auchindrean to Inverlael 11-16 March (road closure with amnesties) BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease on the A835 from Auchindrean to Inverlael. The scheme will take place from the evening of Monday 11 March 2024 to the … Read Full Article

March 7, 2024

LAY-BY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A720 AT CALDER

Overnight carriageway closure 13 March 2024 The westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed between Baberton Junction and Calder Junction on the night of Wednesday 13 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out improvements to an emergency lay-by. The lay-by will be made safer and more accessible to use … Read Full Article