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From July to September over £16M has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, landscaping, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. In addition, the Landscaping team carried out grasscutting across the trunk road network, from Campbeltown to Thurso. A whole range of projects … Read Full Article

A702 Candymill 18 to 27 October 2023 A702 Candymill to Melbourne Crossroads 30 October to 2 November 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to begin a programme of overnight resurfacing works on the A702 between Candymill and Melbourne Junction. The works will be completed over 13 nights, commencing on Wednesday 18 October … Read Full Article

  A83 and A815 to reopen in both directions at 3pm   Following hillside inspections this morning, BEAR Scotland can confirm that the A83 between Tarbet and Inveraray will re-open to all traffic from 3pm this afternoon, 11 October 2023.   Since Saturday 7 October, this section of the A83 has been closed to allow … Read Full Article

One overnight slip road closure on Thursday 19 October 2023 The southbound on-slip at M9 Junction 1 Newbridge will be closed from 20:30 on the night of Thursday 19 October until 06:00 the following morning to allow BEAR Scotland to install traffic loops on behalf of Transport Scotland. A diversion route for traffic wishing to … Read Full Article

  4 way temporary traffic signals Monday 23 October 2023 – Friday 26 January 2024   From Monday 23 October 2023 until Friday 26 January 2024, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will be carrying out safety improvements on the A9 at the crossroads junction with the A836 Castletown Road and the access … Read Full Article

Across the North West of Scotland, the trunk road network was affected by the heavy rain that fell this weekend, with the Argyll area seeing a month’s worth of rainfall, around 160mm, fall over 36 hours.   The rain caused seven landslides to reach the A83, four to be caught in debris pits, nets and … Read Full Article

  A9 Northbound off-slip for Pitlochry at Tummel Bridge affected by the weekend’s flooding Scour damage requires remedial measures Slip road closed from 5pm on 10 October for approx. two weeks   Following the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and over the weekend, the River Tummel has caused erosion to the embankment supporting … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road closure 13 October 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out coring investigation works to assess the condition of the slip road exiting the northbound M90 at Junction 2a on the night of Friday 13 October. To allow these works to be carried out safely, it is necessary … Read Full Article

  A83 affected by several landslides Clean up operations well underway Around 9,500 tonnes of debris removed from the trunk road so far   Following the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and over the weekend, work is now well underway to clear the affected sections of the A83. Within the road closed section … Read Full Article

WORKS RESCHEDULED: These works have been rescheduled following their postponement due to Storm Babet. Works will now recommence on the night of Monday 23 October and conclude on the night of Friday 27 October. Eleven nights of road works commence Wednesday 11 October 2023 The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, … Read Full Article

A83 affected by several landslides Safety inspections now underway A83 Rest and Be Thankful to Inverary to remain closed while inspections take place and clean-up operations complete   Heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday have caused major impacts on the trunk and local roads networks, with significant disruption across Argyll. The area … Read Full Article

A83 affected by several landslides Inspections to take place on Sunday 8 October A83 Rest and Be Thankful to remain closed while inspections take place and clean-up operations complete   Due to the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday, there have been seven identified landslips on the A83, including several at the … Read Full Article