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Overnight carriageway closures beginning Thursday 8 August 2024 for seven nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out resurfacing works on the M9 northbound carriageway between Junctions 5 and 7 in August. The work will take place over seven nights from Thursday 8 August until the morning of Saturday 17 August … Continued

Overnight road closure on Tuesday 6 August 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to undertake one night of works on the A702 south of West Linton. To allow for the next phase of road works on Westwater Bridge to take place, the layout of the traffic management system needs to be changed. … Continued

  Update: Works on the A720 Lothianburn to Straiton eastbound resurfacing requires one extra night that will take place overnight on Monday 26 August 2024. Works on the A720 Straiton eastbound will only take four nights to complete and will be completed by the original end date. New dates below. Overnight closures on A702 and A720 Mon 5 August – … Continued

Overnight closures at M8 westbound for five nights commencing 15 July BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 ahead of Junction 3 westbound. The work will take place over five nights between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00, starting on the night of Monday 15 July to … Continued

Hard shoulder & lane 1 closure for five nights Works scheduled between 15-20 July   BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is conducting drainage improvement works on the M9 northbound prior to junction 4 for a total of five nights. Works are scheduled to take place from Monday 15 until Saturday 20 July between the … Continued

Off slip closures beginning Monday 17 June   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential repair works on the A9 Northbound off slip at Pitlochry. The works will install rock bags and repair the riverbank where a retaining wall collapsed, protecting the nearby areas. The essential repair work is scheduled … Continued

Update: Due to weather conditions, resurfacing works on the A9, North of Drumochter Road, have paused and will now be completed by 6am on Wednesday 10 July. Update: Due to a number of factors impacting the programme for the works, the A9, North of Drumochter Road resurfacing scheme will now be completed at 6am on … Continued

Works to begin Wednesday 12 June Convoy with two-way traffic lights in place On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential road improvement works on the A9 at Slochd Summit beginning Wednesday 12 June 2024. Works will take place over a total of 19 nights from Wednesday 12 June until Saturday … Continued

Eight nights of overnight closures with hourly amnesties from Monday 10 June BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is carrying out necessary landscaping work to remove over 200 diseased larch trees from a location adjacent to the trunk road south of Strathyre after Scottish Forestry issued a Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN). The work will … Continued

Update: Due to poor weather, works on the A82 at Invermoriston have been delayed and will now end at 6am on Tuesday 16 July. New dates below. Works to begin Sunday 30 June Road closure with diversion On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A82 just … Continued

UPDATE: Due to a change in schedule the works at A82 Letterfinlay have been postponed until later in the year. Updated dates will be published once they are confirmed. Works to begin on Monday 24 June Road closure with amnesty On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the … Continued

UPDATE: Due to poor weather conditions, works on the A82 Spean Bridge have been delayed and will now take place between Tuesday 18 to Tuesday 25 June instead of Monday 17 to Monday 24 June as previously stated. UPDATE: Due to poor weather conditions, works on the A82 Spean Bridge have been delayed and will … Continued