August 19, 2025

UPDATE ON IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR KESSOCK BRIDGE

Footway closure to be moved to east side from September Completion expected in Autumn 2026 Span 13 painting works to complete in Autumn 2025 Intermittent overnight lane closures Thanks to a £4million investment from Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland is undertaking essential safety improvements on the A9 Kessock Bridge that crosses the Beauly Firth, north of … Continued

August 14, 2025

REPAIRS ON A828 CONNEL BRIDGE

Repairs carried out from midnight into the morning of Wednesday 20 August Traffic will be held for periods of up to 30 minutes BEAR Scotland is advising road users and the local community that it will be undertaking further repair work on the A828 at Connel Bridge due to the recent bridge strike. The bridge … Continued

August 14, 2025

UPDATE ON MAINTENANCE FOR A9 FINDHORN BRIDGE

Northbound deck repair now complete Bridge deck repair works to move to the southbound carriageway Contraflow system in place for duration of works       BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, has been carrying out essential maintenance work on the the A9 over Findhorn Bridge near Tomatin since Monday 28 April. Repairs to the … Continued

August 14, 2025

A68 EARLSTON BRIDGE RESURFACING WORKS

Overnight road closure Monday 18 August 2025 Temporary traffic lights for four weeks Works to repair the road surface on the A68 at Earlston Bridge are set to begin on Monday 18 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, which is anticipated to last for approximately four weeks and will … Continued

August 13, 2025

CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS ON THE A876 NORTHBOUND

Overnight northbound carriageway closures 18, 19 and 20 August 2025 The northbound A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Higgins Neuk Roundabout and Kilbagie Roundabout will be closed from 19:30 until 06:00 on the nights of 18, 19 and 20 August, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. A diversion route will be signposted … Continued

August 12, 2025

WORKS ON THE A82 BETWEEN TARBET AND INVERARNAN

Update on 2 October 2025: Due to Storm Amy and wet weather forecast works on the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan have been postponed and will restart on Monday 7 October. See updates below. Overnight resurfacing works beginning Sunday 21 September at 8pm in two locations Road closure with signed diversion BEAR Scotland, the North … Continued

August 11, 2025

CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS ON THE M9 SOUTHBOUND

Overnight southbound carriageway closure 22 August 2025 The southbound carriageway of the M9 where it passes underneath Junction 1 Newbridge Roundabout will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of 22 August, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. A diversion route will be signposted via the slip road to Newbridge … Continued

August 11, 2025

A7 RESURFACING WORKS SOUTH OF CANONBIE

UPDATE 19 September 2025: Due to previous weather-related delays, one additional overnight closure on the night of Monday 22 September will be required to complete these works on the A7 south of Canonbie. Road closures on Monday to Friday nights from 2 to 22 September 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to … Continued

August 11, 2025

RESURFACING THE M8 WESTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 2 AND 3

UPDATE 29 August 2025: Due to changes in the programme elsewhere, these works on the M8 will now commence on 2 September and continue until the night of 17 September. Overnight carriageway closures 2 to 17 September 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 westbound carriageway between … Continued

August 11, 2025

RESURFACING THE M8 JUNCTION 4A OFF-SLIP WESTBOUND

UPDATE 01 September 2025: Due to heavy rain on Friday night, resurfacing works on the M8 Junction 4A off-slip require one additional night of works tonight. Works will now complete at 6am on 2 September. The same closure will remain in place. See details below in red. UPDATE 20 August 2025: To accommodate these works, … Continued

August 8, 2025

BRIDGE WORKS ON M8 BETWEEN JUNCTIONS 3A AND 4

Overnight lane restrictions 24 August 2025 As the major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn progresses to the next phase, overnight lane restrictions are needed in order to adjust the traffic management. Traffic on the M8 westbound will be restricted to a single … Continued

August 8, 2025

WARNING SIGN INSTALLATION AT A9 JUNCTIONS IN INVERNESS

Enhanced warning signage installation starts on Sunday 17 August for three weeks Lane closures and coned areas with reduced temporary speed limit BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, has been working on measures to improve user safety on the A9. Works are now planned in Inverness at the junctions between the A9 and Sir … Continued