July 24, 2025

OVERNIGHT CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS ON M9 JUNCTION 9 ON-SLIP

Overnight works commence Wednesday 30 July for two nights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out carriageway repairs on the M9 at Junction 9 northbound on-slip. Works will take place between 21:00 and 05:00 each night from the evening of Wednesday 30 July until the morning of Friday 1 August. For the … Continued

July 24, 2025

PLANNED WORKS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF SCOTLAND – Q3 2025

Between July and September 2025 will see improvements continuing to be delivered across the trunk road network in South East Scotland. Full details of traffic management for these schemes will be published in the News section of the BEAR Scotland website in advance of works commencing: On the M8, works to refurbish the bridge carrying … Continued

July 24, 2025

CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS ON M8 JUNCTION 3 EASTBOUND ON-SLIP

Overnight works commence Monday 28 July for two nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out carriageway repairs on the M8 at Junction 3 eastbound on-slip. Works will take place between 21:00 and 05:00 each night from the evening of Monday 28 July until the morning of 30 July. For the safety of … Continued

July 23, 2025

DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A68 AT LOTHIAN BRIDGE

Overnight full road closures Daytime traffic lights from 4 August Drainage improvement works are set to take place on A68 at Lothian Bridge, north of Pathhead, on Monday 4 August. To ensure the safety of all road users and road workers, a full road closure will take place between 7.30pm and 6.30am each night. A … Continued

July 23, 2025

STABILISING SCRABSTER BRAES: WORK TO SAFEGUARD VITAL ROUTE

Within a few miles of the most northerly point of the UK mainland, Scrabster Braes on the A9 is a vital route within the North West trunk road network. It gives access to numerous local businesses, the vital RNLI lifeboat station, and the ferry port at Scrabster Harbour that links the mainland to the Northern … Continued

July 23, 2025

STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE AT THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

BEAR Scotland teams have been hard at work supporting ongoing resilience efforts at the Rest and Be Thankful throughout the spring and early summer period, working closely with Transport Scotland and other partners to help keep the A83 running safely. A key achievement this period was the installation of a new debris catch fence above … Continued

July 23, 2025

CARRIAGEWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON A83 NEAR PORT ANN

Updated 11 August 2025: Due to changes elsewhere in the programme, works on the A83 Port Ann will now start on Tuesday 12 August. See new dates below.   Carriageway improvements starting Tuesday 12 August Road closures with hourly amnesties   BEAR Scotland will undertake essential surfacing and road marking improvements on the A83 near … Continued

July 22, 2025

BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENT AND RESURFACING OF TOWER NEW BRIDGE ON A1, SOUTH OF COCKBURNSPATH

Temporary Traffic Lights in place for two weeks Sat 26 July – 9 Aug 2025 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to carry out bridge joint replacement and resurfacing works on Tower New Bridge on the A1, 2.4km south of Cockburnspath roundabout. The works have been provisionally programmed to start on … Continued

July 22, 2025

OVERNIGHT ROAD SURFACING ON A887 WEST OF INVERMORISTON

Update 4 August 2025: Due to the impact of weather delays elsewhere  in the programme, works on the A887 west of Invermoriston will now start on Wednesday 6 August. Please see new information below.  Works begin on Wednesday 6 August Nightime road closures until the morning of Tuesday 19 August   Road users travelling on … Continued

July 18, 2025

SAFETY BARRIER INSTALLATIONS TO TAKE PLACE AT JUNCTION 10 ON THE M9 NORTHBOUND

  Three weeks of overnight works with slip road closures to commence Sunday 3 August 2025   Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out overnight works to install new safety barriers on the M9 northbound at Junction 10 between Sunday 3 August and Monday 25 August 2025.   The project will take place … Continued

July 17, 2025

OVERNIGHT SURFACING ON A82 BRIDGE OF ORCHY

Update 4 August 2025: Due to the Met Office amber weather warning, works on the A82 Bridge of Orchy are cancelled tonight (Monday 4 August). Works are planned to resume on Tuesday 5 August. Please see new dates below.   Works begin on Sunday 3 August for three nights Overnight road closures in place until … Continued

July 17, 2025

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING ON A9 NORTH OF RAMSCRAIGS

Update 4 August 2025: Due to the Met Office amber weather warning, works on the A9 north of Ramscraigs is cancelled tonight (Monday 4 August). Works will resume tomorrow. Please see new dates below. Works start on Sunday 3 August Full road closure between 7pm and 6am with amnesties in place   On behalf of … Continued