North West

  Project to begin on Tuesday 25 October for eight nights Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 6am   The A87 on the Isle of Skye is set to benefit from an improved road surface in five locations, with work set to get underway on Tuesday 25 October. The £400,000 project will … Continued

A83 OPERATING UNDER CONVOY CONTROL AT THE REST AND BE THANKFUL FOR WEDNESDAY DAYTIME PERIOD, WITH THE OLD MILITARY ROAD LOCAL DIVERSION ROUTE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 7PM DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FORECAST A convoy system will be in place on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful today until 7pm Traffic will be … Continued

From July to September over £12.9m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 90 maintenance projects have been undertaken, including various projects on the Isle of Skye such as the A87 Broadford, Sligachan Junction, Blackhill … Continued

Pedestrians and motorists using the A85 trunk road through Lochearnhead are to benefit from improved paths, with £110,000 worth of improvement work set to start this month.   The work, which will begin on Monday 10 October and continue for eight weeks, will be carried out between 7am and 7pm each week day, pausing at … Continued

MEDIA UPDATE: OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A835 AT GORSTAN RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST   Please be advised that due to inclement weather forecast, the surfacing improvements planned for the A835 Gorstan have been rescheduled. The improvements were scheduled to begin on Wednesday 5 October and were expected to take six nights to complete; … Continued

Works begin Friday 14 October for up to ten days 24 hour road closure in place for safety   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out £980,000 worth of surfacing improvements on the A86 at Creagdubh, with works set to get underway on Friday 14 October. The resurfacing improvements will involve … Continued

  Works to start on Thursday 29 September for one day   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential waterproofing investigation works for the future replacement of the Borlum Bridge, south of Drumnadrochit. Works are set to get underway on Thursday 29 September.   The investigation works are required to … Continued

  Over 40 local job opportunities in North West Scotland Recruitment Open Days Across the country BEAR Scotland is bolstering its workforce in communities across North West Scotland, recruiting for over 40 roles at bases including locations in Perth, Dundee and Inverness, as well as smaller operational depots throughout the North West of Scotland. The … Continued

Works start Thursday 22 September for 23 days 24 hour contraflow   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out surfacing improvements on a section of the A9 south of Pitlochry, with works set to begin on Thursday 22 September. The £1.8 million improvements will address defects in the road surface on … Continued

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A82 AN TORR RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST   Please be advised that due to inclement weather, the surfacing improvements planned for the A82 at An Torr have been rescheduled. The improvements were scheduled to be complete by 5am Friday 7 October; however, works tonight are cancelled, with a remaining … Continued

ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A82 WEST END ROUNDABOUT IN FORT WILLIAM   Please be advised that due to inclement weather, an additional overnight closure of the A82 between West End Roundabout and Belford Roundabout in Fort William will be required to complete surfacing improvements. The works were scheduled … Continued

Works begin on Wednesday 21 September for one night –           Overnight road closure in place for safety On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out surfacing improvements on the A86 at Old Tullochroam at Loch Laggan, with works set to get underway on Wednesday 21 September. The improvements will involve resurfacing the … Continued