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Work to mitigate ice accretion commences week of 8 August 2022 All of the Queensferry Crossing’s stay cables are to be cleaned over the next three months, in the latest phase of works to mitigate ice accretion. The decision to clean all 288 stay cables on all three towers was made after laboratory tests at … Continued

Three overnight carriageway closures 27, 28 and 29 July 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.5 kilometres of the eastbound M8 near Livingston over three overnight carriageway closures commencing on Wednesday 27 July 2022. On the nights of 27, 28 and 29 July, the eastbound M8 between Junction 3A and … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 22 July 2022 Emergency resurfacing following vehicle fire The westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass between Sherrifhall Roundabout and Gilmerton Junction will be closed for emergency resurfacing works from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Friday 22 July. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has scheduled the repairs following a vehicle … Continued

Overnight works Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 July 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the roundabouts north and south of Lothianburn Junction on the A720 are set to begin on Monday 25 July 2022. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the project over two nights. For the safety of workers … Continued

Northbound carriageway closures 21 and 22 July 2022 Southbound carriageway closures 23 and 24 July 2022 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the A1 from 21 to 24 July, as part of the project to replace the joints on the bridge that carries the trunk road over the River Tyne near Haddington. The … Continued

Overnight lane closure from Monday 18 July for 10 Weeks Overnight slip road closure 18-22 and 25-29 July No works from 1 to 12 August Overnight lane closures will be in place on the northbound A1 in East Lothian for ten weeks, beginning on the night of Monday 18 July. This is to allow Transport … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 28, 29 July and 1 August 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.8 kilometres of the M9 southbound between Junction 7 and Junction 6. The work will take place between the hours of 19:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July, and … Continued

A £750 BEAR Scotland community fund donation to Hawick High School was instrumental in supporting the school’s successful bid to achieve the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Schools Gardening Award level 4. The school’s gardening focus has also seen three pupils achieve a John Muir Discovery level award by exporting their skills to a local … Continued

Final carriageway closures to complete major project on 27, 28 and 29 June 2022 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M9 on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June, and on the M876 on Wednesday 29 June, in the final stage of the major project to refurbish Hill Bridge, which carries the eastbound … Continued

Overnight works commence Monday 20 June 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the westbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Sheriffhall roundabout to Lothianburn are set to begin on Monday 20 June 2022. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over 12 nights, including weekends. For … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 00:00 to 06:00 Thursday 23 June 2022 The northbound carriageway of the M9 will be closed between Junctions 8 and 9 from 00:00 until 06:00 on the morning of Thursday 23 June, to allow the safe installation of a new concrete barrier system. Northbound traffic will be diverted via the M876 and … Continued

24/7 northbound lane closure 27 June to 17 July 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to carry out scour repair works on a culvert that passes under the A68 approximately two miles south of Lauder. The A68 will be restricted to a single lane at this location from Monday 27 June until Sunday … Continued