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Roadworks due to finish at Berriedale on 17 May extended by one night. Additional full road closure between 8pm and 6am on 18 May. Amnesties will be in place.   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, would like to inform those using the A9 at Berriedale that road surface improvements which were due to finish … Read Full Article

New dates: Monday 22 May and Tuesday 23 May between the B845 Balcardine Junction and Rhugh Garbh depot Wednesday 24 to Wednesday 31 May between Dalnatrat and Duror Primary School. Overnight road closures (7pm to 7am) except Fridays and Saturdays   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, are advising motorists using the A828 that overnight … Read Full Article

12 nights of roadworks from 30th May 2023. Overnight lane and slip road closures.   As part of a rolling programme of maintenance works, a series of overnight lane closures and a slip road closure will get underway on Tuesday 30th May. This will allow BEAR Scotland and Carnell, on behalf of Highway Management (Scotland) … Read Full Article

Overnight road closures 29 May to 5 June The A1 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, planning six nights of works from 29 May to 5 June 2023. Resurfacing works are planned on the A1 at the southbound approach to Cockburnspath roundabout between the hours of 19:30 … Read Full Article

Wednesday 24 May – Saturday 3 June 2023 A section of the northbound M9 prior to junction 4 near Polmont is set to benefit from a £1m Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. The works are provisionally programmed to start on Wednesday 24 May 2023 for a duration of ten days with works expected to … Read Full Article

Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is planning to undertake one night of overnight investigation works on the A720 eastbound. The investigations will be completed on Friday 12 May 2023 at the Calder eastbound on slip between the hours of 20:30 and 06:30. To ensure the safety of the workforce and members of the travelling … Read Full Article

MEDIA UPDATE: ROAD IMPROVEMENTS NEAR THE A9 RAIGMORE INTERCHANGE, INVERNESS   A9 southbound dual carriageway road resurfacing works 10-18 May Additional 24-hour lane closure  9-13 May     Please be advised that the planned southbound lane closure on the A9 between the Milton of Leys Junction and Bogbain Farm, Inverness, will now be in place … Read Full Article

  Works begin Sunday 14 May for eight nights. Overnight road closure with diversion, 8pm to 5am.   Road users on the A85 between the A84 junction at Lochearnhead towards Glen Ogle will benefit from a new road surface, thanks to work that BEAR Scotland is set to carry out for Transport Scotland. Work is scheduled to … Read Full Article

Overnight westbound slip closure at Junction 5 planned for Thursday 11 May BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out pavement investigation works on the M8 westbound on the night of Thursday 11 May 2023. To allow these works to be carried out safely, the westbound onslip of the M8 will be … Read Full Article

Works start Monday 15 May 2023 for three weeks. Lane 2 closure and 50mph speed limit.   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will start £40k worth of road safety improvements on the A9 dual carriageway south of Findhorn Bridge on 15 May.   The works will continue for three weeks, taking place … Read Full Article

Work to take place from Friday 12 May for 21 days Continuous slip road closures required for safety, 12 May at 20:00 to 14 May at 22:00 Verge works along the slip road until 2 June   Scottish Power Energy Networks are to undertake essential works to modernise utility apparatus serving the local community around … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland’s annual charity five-a-side football tournament was held on 28 April 2023 at Bells Sports Centre in Perth. It saw co-workers from Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company turn into competitors to raise over £1,800 for SAMH on the day. The football fundraising efforts for the mental health charity saw ten teams of BEAR … Read Full Article