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Four week programme sees two weeks of day time works and two weeks of over night works Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is to carry out repair works on the gabion baskets (structural rock-filled metal cages) located between Junction 1 and 2 on the M876 from Monday 4 July until Sunday 29 July 2022. … Continued

Overnight roadworks 4–8th July and 11–14th July Nine nights of overnight closures planned on the A1 The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a total of 10 nights of resurfacing works in two locations set to begin on Monday 4 July 2022. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company … Continued

Overnight Closures on Wednesday 22  and Thursday 23 June 2022 Overnight closures on the A1 Southbound are planned on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 June as Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland carries out coring investigation works at Gladsmuir Junction and Abbotsview. To ensure the safety of roadworkers as well as the travelling public, there … Continued

Works postponed – to be rescheduled on a date to be confirmed BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.5 kilometres of the M9 northbound main carriageway after Junction 1. Four overnight closures will be put in place while the work is carried out, commencing on Wednesday 15 June 2022. On the … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 20 May 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.65 kilometres of the eastbound carriageway of the M8 at Junction 4. The works will take place on the night of Friday 20 May. For the safety of workers and road users, the eastbound carriageway of the M8 will … Continued

Work starts Monday 16 May 2022 Roadworks to take place at Millerhill Junction, eastbound carriageway   The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at the Millerhill Junction is set to benefit from an improved road surface as work to resurface a section of the eastbound carriageway will take place over four nights from Monday 16 May 2022. … Continued

Overnight works commence Friday 6 May 2022 Eastbound on the A720 between Lothianburn and Straiton junctions   Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the eastbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass between Lothianburn to Straiton are set to begin on Friday 6 May 2022. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Continued

Dayshift and nightshift works planned between Monday 18th April and Friday 22nd April Motorists using the A85 west of Comrie are set to benefit from drainage improvements with £30,000 worth of upgrades due to begin on Monday 18 April. The project will involve teams upgrading the existing drainage system as well as replacing an existing … Continued

Scottish schoolchildren enter competition to inspire drivers to stop littering School children in the South East of Scotland have unleashed their artistic side through a competition to inspire drivers to stop littering along the roadside. BEAR Scotland, which manages the trunk roads in the South East on behalf of Transport Scotland, organised the ‘Trunk not … Continued

Three overnight slip road closures required from Monday 28 March 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out essential coring investigation works on sections of the M876 and M9, which will result in three overnight slip road closures. Signed diversion routes will be in place between 20:30 and 06.00 from Monday … Continued