Roadworks

£300,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Friday 26 March     A section of the A90 Kingsway in Dundee is set to benefit from surfacing improvements with work set to get underway on Friday. The £300,000 improvements will address defects in the road surface on the westbound section of the A90 between the Tesco off-slip … Continued

2 overnight road closures beginning Wednesday 24 March 2021 Motorists using the M8 eastbound at Harthill Services are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.6 kilometres of the trunk road over two nights, beginning on Wednesday 24 March 2021. For the safety … Continued

£315,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS Works start Sunday 21 March for four nights   A section of the A96 between Balloch and Allanfearn is set to benefit from major surfacing improvements worth £315,000 with work set to get underway from Sunday night. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A96 east of … Continued

These planned works on the A68 bridge over the Leader Water south of Earlston have been postponed, after nesting birds were discovered on the structure. The works will be rescheduled in a few weeks’ time after the chicks have fledged and the nest is no longer in use. Overnight road closure 22 March 2021 Daytime … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 19-21 March 2021 Motorists using the M90 at Junction 3 Halbeath are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.4 kilometres of the northbound off-slip on Friday 19 March. For the safety of workers and road users, the northbound … Continued

Wednesday 17 March   ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES REQUIRED FOR ONGOING SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A86 AND A82 AT SPEAN BRIDGE   Please be advised that additional overnight closures to complete surfacing improvements on the A86 and A82 at Spean will take place this week. Inclement weather last week impacted the full programme of work … Continued

Two overnight carriageway closures begin Wednesday 17 March Motorists using the A823(M) are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.85 kilometres of the southbound slip road onto the M90 over two nights, beginning on Wednesday 17 March. For the safety of workers … Continued

Bridge inspection works 15-26 March 2021 One lane on the roundabout at M8 Junction 4 will be closed from 20:00 until 06:00 each night from Monday 15 March to Friday 26 March. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential inspection work on the M8 Whitburn underbridge. No diversion … Continued

17 May 2021 UPDATE: Works Extended These works to upgrade safety barriers have been extended to the night of 25 May 2021.   12 March 2021 Works begin Sunday 21 March Overnight carriageway closures from 20:30 to 06:00 A £1,000,000 project to upgrade safety barriers on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is set to begin … Continued

£240,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS   Works start Tuesday 16 March for five nights     A section of the A92 near Fernie in Fife is set to benefit from surfacing improvements starting next week. The surfacing improvements will address any existing defects in the road, creating a safer and smoother journey for motorists. The overnight … Continued

Five overnight bridge closures from 15 March Five overnight closures of the Kincardine Bridge are planned from Monday 15 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to upgrade decorative lanterns that light the footpath along the structure’s length. The bridge will be closed from 20:00 until 05:30 each night. Traffic will be diverted … Continued

Over £4.6m improvements delivered since December Since the beginning of December, BEAR Scotland has delivered resurfacing and road safety improvements on South East Scotland’s trunk roads worth a total of £4.6 million. This brings the total value of improvements delivered since BEAR Scotland took over responsibility for trunk roads in South East Scotland to £11.3 … Continued