North West

  4 way temporary traffic signals Monday 23 October 2023 – Friday 26 January 2024   From Monday 23 October 2023 until Friday 26 January 2024, BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s trunk road operating company, will be carrying out safety improvements on the A9 at the crossroads junction with the A836 Castletown Road and the access … Continued

Across the North West of Scotland, the trunk road network was affected by the heavy rain that fell this weekend, with the Argyll area seeing a month’s worth of rainfall, around 160mm, fall over 36 hours.   The rain caused seven landslides to reach the A83, four to be caught in debris pits, nets and … Continued

  A9 Northbound off-slip for Pitlochry at Tummel Bridge affected by the weekend’s flooding Scour damage requires remedial measures Slip road closed from 5pm on 10 October for approx. two weeks   Following the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and over the weekend, the River Tummel has caused erosion to the embankment supporting … Continued

  A83 affected by several landslides Clean up operations well underway Around 9,500 tonnes of debris removed from the trunk road so far   Following the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and over the weekend, work is now well underway to clear the affected sections of the A83. Within the road closed section … Continued

A83 affected by several landslides Safety inspections now underway A83 Rest and Be Thankful to Inverary to remain closed while inspections take place and clean-up operations complete   Heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday have caused major impacts on the trunk and local roads networks, with significant disruption across Argyll. The area … Continued

A83 affected by several landslides Inspections to take place on Sunday 8 October A83 Rest and Be Thankful to remain closed while inspections take place and clean-up operations complete   Due to the heavy and persistent rainfall on Friday evening and Saturday, there have been seven identified landslips on the A83, including several at the … Continued

Works start on Monday 9 October 2023 for 6 weeks.   Essential maintenance work is set to be conducted on the A82 Dubh Eas bridge that carries the A82 over a watercourse, around a mile north of Inverarnan. The essential maintenance work will start on Monday 9 October lasting for six weeks, weather dependant. The … Continued

  A83 traffic will be diverted onto the Old Military Road from 7pm on Friday 6 October   Given the current heavy and persistent rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, motorists using the A83 Rest and Be Thankful will be diverted onto the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route from 7pm on Friday 6 October.  … Continued

Works to begin on Monday 16 October for 10 days Lane closure with convoy will be in place to manage traffic BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential road surfacing improvements on the A9 at Achalone, south of Thurso, starting Monday 16 October 2023. The project will enhance a section … Continued

Essential bridge works start Thursday 5 October for 7 nights   Seven nights of work are set to take place on the A828 Connel Bridge, five miles northeast of Oban, starting Thursday 5 October 2023. BEAR Scotland – Transport Scotland’s operating company – will carry out a scheduled inspection and street lighting works on the … Continued

Works commence Monday 2 October for three days   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, plan to undertake drainage investigation works, at A9 Dunfallandy near Pitlochry, next week. Works are programmed to take place on this A9 single carriageway section on Monday 2 October for three days between the hours of 9.30am to … Continued

Preliminary Works scheduled from 2-6 October Footway Improvements scheduled from 9-27 October Carriageway Resurfacing scheduled from 30 October-23 November BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to undertake improvements on the A84 through Callander, situated between Lagrannoch Cresent and Leny Feus. These preliminary drainage works, road resurfacing works and footway improvements, costing £460,000, … Continued