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Overnight road closures 30 January to 2 February 2024   BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees, and to improve the woodland avenues between Biggar and Candymill.   The scheme will begin on Tuesday 30 January for four nights until Friday 2 February … Continued

Updated forecast for today indicates heavy persistent rainfall becoming more intense in early afternoon with corresponding increase in hillside saturation levels. As a precaution, A83 traffic will therefore be diverted onto the Old Military Road from midday today, Sunday 21 January. Given the increase in hillside saturation levels it is then expected that the Old … Continued

Update: works on the A828 near Ballachulish have been postponed tonight due to forecast inclement weather, Wednesday 28 February.  Please see the revised dates below.   Works begin on Thursday 22 February for eight nights   Motorists using the A828 will benefit from an improved road surface as resurfacing works are set to take place from Thursday 22 February to … Continued

Media Update: Works on the A828 at two locations have been delayed by one day.  Please see the revised dates and additional information in red below.  Works to take place at three locations 22 January – 21 February  Motorists using the A828 are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with works planned by Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Storm Gerrit is causing severe disruption on the trunk road network across Scotland, particularly in the North West. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company for the North West, is working with partners to keep roads open where possible, with teams out across the country clearing snow, fallen trees, and other debris. Disruption is … Continued

Heavy and persistent rainfall forecast throughout Saturday and overnight into Sunday, increasing hillside saturation levels.  Old Military Road local diversion to be implemented as a safety precaution from 3pm this afternoon and will continue in operation until Sunday morning.  Hillside conditions and forecast weather will inform the re-opening decision for A83 at the Rest on … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 8-25 January 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback, and to improve the woodland areas at Hermiston Interchange. The scheme will begin on Monday 8 January, 2024 for 14 nights until Thursday 25 January, … Continued

Two-way traffic lights with convoy   Essential road marking and road stud improvements on the A9 single carriageway between the Drumochter Duals and the Killiecrankie Duals are underway. The project involves removing and replacing all of the white lines and studs for a total of 26km of the A9 single carriageway between the Drumochter Dual … Continued

Media update: Due to severe weather forecast the A830 works at Corpach High Street have been cancelled tonight. New dates below.  Works postponed on Tuesday 6 February and will resume on Wednesday 7 February Essential surfacing improvements began on the A830 at Corpach High Street on Monday 15 January 2024. The project will see 500m of road … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 29 February 2024 for two nights BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.6 kilometres of the M80 southbound between Junctions 7 and 8. The work will take place across two nights, from 19:30 until 06:00, on Thursday 29 February and Friday 1 March. For the safety of workers … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 31 October and 1 November 2023 Overnight diversion via Forth Road Bridge 4 November 2023 BEAR Scotland is reminding motorists to plan ahead for overnight carriageway closures on the M90 on the nights of Tuesday 31 October and Wednesday 1 November. The closures are to allow testing and commissioning of a new … Continued

Overnight closures between Langholm and Selkirk 31 October – 3 November The outstanding works to the road markings and studs improvements on the A7 are scheduled for a total of four nights, from Tuesday 31 October to Friday 3 November. The project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, make improvements to the standard … Continued