Overnight carriageway closures 17-28 October 2022 A section of the eastbound M8 prior to Junction 4A Heartlands is set to benefit from a £620,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.5 kilometre of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users during these … Continued
Project to begin on Sunday 23 October for four nights Overnight convoy works On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A835 at Contin West, with works set to get underway from Sunday 23 October. The project will see 430 metres of the A835 at Contin … Continued
Overnight carriageway closures 25 and 26 October 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a short section of the southbound M9 prior to the Junction 9 off-slip, on the nights of Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October. For the safety of workers and road users, the southbound carriageway of the M9 … Continued
SOUTH EAST TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS – Q3 2022 In the third quarter of 2022, BEAR Scotland has continued its ambitious programme of improvements on the South East trunk road network, with a number of significant schemes completed. Resurfacing projects worth a total of £8 million have improved safety and ride quality for motorists at 30 … Continued
Further four nights of gantry repairs planned for October 2022 Various overnight carriageway, lane and slip road closures required Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to extend its programme of repairs to overhead gantry sign panels on the M9 and M90. Following a three-week period of repairs in September, a further four nights of … Continued
Works begin Friday 14 October for nine days 24 hour road closure in place for safety With a week to go until work starts on £980,000 worth of surfacing improvements on the A86 at Creagdubh, BEAR Scotland is reminding motorists that there will be a 24-hour road closure for nine days from Friday … Continued
Improvement works planned for 17-27 October and 7-18 November 2022 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake work to improve road markings and studs on the A68 between Earlston and the national border in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £680,000. A total of 19 nights of improvement works are planned on this section … Continued
Southbound carriageway closure on the night of 10 October 2022 An overnight carriageway closure will be in place on the southbound A1 near Haddington on the night of Monday 10 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out routine maintenance on the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road … Continued
From July to September over £12.9m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 90 maintenance projects have been undertaken, including various projects on the Isle of Skye such as the A87 Broadford, Sligachan Junction, Blackhill … Continued
Hard shoulder closure for five weeks, commencing 13 October 2022 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 2000 metres of boundary fence on the southbound M9 between the A9 Plean underpass and the railway line north of the M876, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £96,000. Vegetation clearance and fencing replacement … Continued
Slip road closure for seven nights from Tuesday 11 October 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to undertake a seven-night programme of overnight resurfacing and drainage works on the slip road onto the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass from Hermiston Gait Roundabout. The works will take place between the hours of 20:30 and … Continued
UPDATE: Westbound carriageway closures will now take place on the nights of 17 and 18 October. Overnight carriageway closures 17 and 18 October 2022 Overnight carriageway closures are scheduled on the M8 near Harthill, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to complete pier protection works on the bridge that carries the B7057 at … Continued