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Overnight slip road closure 23 September 2024 The slip road exiting the northbound M80 at Junction 9 will be closed between 22:00 and 05:00 on the night of Monday 23 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete some adjustments to the temporary link that has been in place since subsidence closed … Continued

Overnight closures of B7057 local road on 18, 19 and 20 September 2024 The bridge carrying the B7057 over at the M8 at Junction 5 (Shotts) will be closed between 20:00 and 06:00 on the nights of 18, 19 and 20 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out emergency joint … Continued

UPDATE: An additional night has been added to the programme for these works – they will now conclude on the night of Tuesday 1 October. The diversion on the night of Tuesday 24 September will extend eastwards to Junction 3, via the A89. Seven overnight carriageway closures commencing 23 September 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Overnight closure of M876 southbound at Junction 1 on 17 September 2024 Overnight lane closure on M80 southbound The M876 southbound will be closed at Junction 1 between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 17 September. A lane closure will also be in place on the M80 southbound between Junctions 8 and 7. … Continued

The A83 at the Rest and be Thankful reopened at 11:00am this morning via the Old Military Road short local diversion, following a safety review by BEAR Scotland. The A83 had been closed due to hillside concerns, with rainfall overnight triggering a 500-tonne landslide. Geotechnical engineers have now assessed the situation and reported that the … Continued

The A83 has been closed this morning due to hillside concerns. Rainfall overnight has triggered a debris slide, which is ongoing. Geotechnical engineers are monitoring the situation as it develops. As an immediate safety precaution, traffic has been moved to the diversion route via the A83/A82/A85 and A819 until the situation has stabilised and been … Continued

Overnight road closures until 4 October 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out a programme of road marking improvements on the A702 trunk road between Abington Roundabout and Hillend. The works will continue in four phases until the night of 4 October. There will be no work on Saturday and … Continued

Two overnight slip road closures 26 and 27 September 2024 The slip road onto the M8 westbound at Junction 4A Heartlands will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out investigations into the condition of the … Continued

UPDATE: These works will now take place on the nights of Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October.  Overnight closures 2 and 3 October 2024 Sections of the A977 Gartarry Roundabout will be closed on the nights of 2 and 3 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out carriageway resurfacing works. … Continued

Daytime restrictions to be removed on Saturday evening Overnight eastbound carriageway closures 14 and 15 September 2024 Overnight westbound carriageway closures 16, 17 and 18 September 2024 Major roadworks on the M8 at Harthill are set to finish early, after Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland and their contractor Tarmac were able to allocate additional … Continued

UPDATE: One additional overnight closure will be required to complete road marking works, from 19:30 to 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 9 October. Overnight slip road closures 4 and 7 October 2024 The slip road exiting the westbound A876 at Junction 3 Bowtrees will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of … Continued

UPDATE: Tonight’s works on the A7 south of Canonbie have been cancelled due to forecast heavy rain. The works will continue from the night of 17 October, with three additional road closures required from 19:30 to 06:00 on 21, 22 and 23 October, with the same diversion in place each night. Overnight works for three … Continued