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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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

Four overnight slip road closures commence 28 August 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.6 kilometres of the slip road onto the M9 southbound at Junction 4 Lathallan. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the M9 Junction 4 southbound on-slip will be closed from 19:30 until 06:00 … Continued

Overnight works commence Wednesday 6 September 2023 for four nights Overnight resurfacing works on the A985 near Blairhall are set to begin on Wednesday 6 September. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the project over four nights. For the safety of workers and road users, the A985 between Longannet Roundabout and Cairneyhill Roundabout … Continued

UPDATE: Forth Road Bridge tours are now fully booked following overwhelming demand. Members of the public can still enter the charity prize draw for a trip to the top of the Queensferry Crossing by attending the exhibition in the Contact and Education Centre on 23 September. BEAR Scotland to provide free guided tours on Doors … Continued

Overnight road closure 22 August 2023 The slip road onto the northbound A1 at Dolphingstone Junction will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Tuesday 22 August, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out investigation works in preparation for resurfacing next year. A signed diversion route will be … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 24 August 2023 The slip road joining the southbound M90 at Junction 1B Ferrytoll will be closed between 20:00 and 05:00 on the night of Thursday 24 August, with a signed diversion in place via Junction 1C Admiralty. This is to allow the safe removal of a concrete safety barrier that … Continued

Reduced speed limit between 08:00 and 18:00 for five days from 4 September 2023 A reduced speed limit of 50mph will be in force on the Queensferry Crossing between 08:00 and 18:00 each day from Monday 4 September to Friday 8 September. This is for safety while routine cable inspection works are carried out overhead. … Continued

Off-peak temporary traffic lights to allow safe removal of skylights and debris Five day project to commence 21 August 2023 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A985 Kincardine Bridge between 09:30 and 15:30 for five days commencing on Monday 21 August. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to … Continued

Overnight carriageway and lane closures commence Monday 21 August 2023 Overnight carriageway closures for drainage improvement works will be in place on the northbound M80 between Junction 8 Bankhead and Junction 9 Pirnhall from 19:30 until 06:00 on Monday to Friday nights for four weeks, beginning on the night of Monday 21 August and concluding … Continued

Overnight road closures 11 to 14 September 2023 The A68 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning four nights of roadworks from 11 to 14 September. Resurfacing works are planned on the A68 between Fala Dam Junction and the junction with the B6458, from 19:30 until 06:00 … Continued