North West

FURTHER OVERNIGHT CLOSURE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON A83 NORTH OF BELLOCHANTUY   Please be advised that due to operational reasons, the ongoing A83 resurfacing works north of Bellochantuy will require a further overnight closure on Sunday 8 May. The project was due to be completed this morning, Friday 6 May; however, an additional … Continued

BEAR Scotland, one of the Scotland’s leading road maintenance companies, will continue to manage and maintain trunk roads across the North West of Scotland after being named as the Preferred Bidder of Transport Scotland’s new Network Management Contract. This means BEAR Scotland retains responsibility for over 1,422km of trunk roads across the North West of … Continued

BEAR Scotland showed support towards Scottish Apprenticeship Week which took place mid-March. The week long campaign aims to celebrate and encourage people to consider an apprenticeship as a valuable route to a successful career.  

Works start on Tuesday 5 April for two nights   Motorists using the A9 in proximity to the Inshes and Bogbain Junction are set to benefit from drainage improvements worth £10,000, with works set to get underway on Tuesday 5 April. The works are programmed to take place over two nights, between 8pm and 6am … Continued

Friday 8 April   SECOND PHASE OF ROAD MARKING IMPROVEMENTS ON A85 BETWEEN TYNDRUM AND OBAN IMPACTED BY INCLEMENT WEATHER Please be advised that the second phase of a road marking scheme on the A85 between Tyndrum and Dunollie Roundabout in Oban has been impacted by inclement weather. The project was due to get underway … Continued

Our teams have been working tirelessly throughout the winter period  to keep trunk roads throughout the North West safe and manage them in a way that causes as little disruption as possible for the travelling public. Faced with many storms bringing challenging weather conditions, with ice, rain, wind and snow in abundance, our dedicated team … Continued

Since the start of this year approximately £20M has been invested by Transport Scotland, allowing for smoother and safer journeys for road users across routes in the North West. Resurfacing projects were completed across a number of routes throughout the network including on the A82, A86, A85, A83 and A9. The first phase of major … Continued

Project to begin from Sunday 3 April for five nights Overnight road closures in place for safety between 8pm and 5am A section of the A83 at Argyll Caravan Park, near Inveraray is set to benefit from an improved road surface with work set to get underway on Sunday 3 April. The project will see … Continued

A new coastal defence project worth over £1.7M has recently been completed adjacent to A82 in Fort William. The works, which commenced in February 2021, involved the demolition and replacement of 750 metres of the coastal defence system, which is situated along the shoreline of Loch Linnhe to the south of the town. As part … Continued

Project will provide scour protection around five piers of the bridge Works to continue for three months A new £1.7M maintenance project on the A9 Cromarty Bridge is underway which will protect the structure against scour for years to come. The project involves the installation of rock armour around five of the bridge’s pier foundations, … Continued

Project set to begin on Monday 21 March for five days   A new road safety project on the A83 between Inverary and Garron Bridge is set to get underway from Monday 21 March. The £35,000 investment from Transport Scotland will see teams installing 160 metres of safety barrier adjacent to the A83 to facilitate … Continued

Friday 18 March   DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A85 WEST COMRIE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED   Please be advised that drainage improvements planned for the A85 west of Comrie have been postponed for operational reasons. The project was due to get underway on Monday 21 March and was programme to take place across two days … Continued