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September 27, 2023

Winter Maintenance Service gets underway on A92 from Dundee to Arbroath

Road users of the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath are advised that BEAR Scotland’s winter maintenance service is now underway until Friday 17 May 2024. BEAR Scotland’s experienced winter maintenance team will work around the clock to analyse detailed forecasts and actual weather information from roadside weather sensors to ensure that treatment is carried out … Read Full Article

September 27, 2023

£25,000 DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS AT A9 DUNFALLANDY

Works commence Monday 2 October for three days   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, plan to undertake drainage investigation works, at A9 Dunfallandy near Pitlochry, next week. Works are programmed to take place on this A9 single carriageway section on Monday 2 October for three days between the hours of 9.30am to … Read Full Article

September 27, 2023

IMPROVEMENTS FOR A84 IN CALLANDER

Preliminary Works scheduled from 2-6 October Footway Improvements scheduled from 9-27 October Carriageway Resurfacing scheduled from 30 October-23 November BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake improvements on the A84 through Callander, situated between Lagrannoch Cresent and Leny Feus. These preliminary drainage works, road resurfacing works and footway improvements, costing £460,000, … Read Full Article

September 26, 2023

ACTIVE TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS A830 FORT WILLIAM AREA

Works to begin Tuesday 3 October 2023 for six weeks Temporary Traffic Lights A830 West of Corpach The next phase of active travel and road safety improvements on the A830 at Corpach are set to get underway from Tuesday 3 October 2023. The project will see BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, construct a new … Read Full Article

September 26, 2023

A702 Westwater Bridge Award Win

The A702 Westwater Bridge Emergency Scour Remediation has won the Best Small Project 2023 at this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. The SCE Awards celebrate outstanding civil engineering achievement in Scotland and have grown into the highest honour for engineering excellence in the built environment. BEAR’s submission was recognised for the speed within which works … Read Full Article

September 25, 2023

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE WORK ON M9 AT JUNCTION 5 NORTHBOUND

Five nights of closures beginning 9 October 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to replace the bridge joints on two bridges on the M9 northbound between Junction 5 onslip and offslip. The works will take place over five nights, between the hours of 19:30 until 06:00, commencing on the night of Monday … Read Full Article

September 25, 2023

RESURFACING THE A720 EASTBOUND AT CALDER

REVISED DATES: Following delays due to recent adverse weather, the programme for these works has been revised. The works will now conclude one night earlier than originally planned, but with extra nights of work scheduled on consecutive nights until the morning of Thursday 19 October, with the exclusion of Saturday night. Overnight works commence Sunday … Read Full Article

September 21, 2023

ESSENTIAL REPAIRS TO JOINTS ON A720 MINERAL RAIL BRIDGE

Overnight road closures westbound 16 – 21 October 2023, and eastbound 23 – 28 October 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is to carry out overnight joint repair works on a bridge on the Edinburgh City Bypass between Straiton and Gilmerton junctions. The A720 will be closed westbound for five nights from Monday 16 … Read Full Article

September 21, 2023

QUEENSFERRY CROSSING AUTOMATED BARRIER INSTALLATION

Next phase of project to commence 25 September 2023 The next phase of the project to install an innovative automated barrier system on both sides of the Queensferry Crossing is set to begin on the night of Monday 25 September 2023. The barriers will allow M90 traffic to be diverted via the Forth Road Bridge … Read Full Article

September 21, 2023

VITAL REPAIRS SET TO ENHANCE A86 ALLT A’GHAILL CULVERT NEAR LAGGAN

  Project begins Monday 2 October 2023 for nine weeks Single lane closure with two-way temporary traffic light system Overnight road closures 27 October and 24 November   From Monday 2 October, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will embark on an important maintenance project to enhance the Allt A’Ghaill culvert under the … Read Full Article

September 19, 2023

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A82 SOUTH OF SPEAN BRIDGE

Works to begin on Monday 25 September for ten days. Convoy in place.   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is set to embark on vital surfacing improvements along the A82 South of Spean Bridge, with work scheduled to commence on Monday 25 September. The project will enhance sections of the A82 South of … Read Full Article

September 15, 2023

TRANSPORT SCOTLAND’S 20MPH SPEED LIMIT INITIATIVE: ENHANCING SAFETY IN HIGHLAND COMMUNITIES

Transport Scotland and BEAR Scotland project prioritises active travel and road safety Works begin 18 September   Starting on 18 September, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will begin a crucial project to introduce 20mph speed limits in towns and villages along the North West’s trunk road network. This will involve the installation of new … Read Full Article