June 4, 2024

M80 OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE – PHASE 1 OF 14 WEEK PROGRAMME

First phase of 14-week programme begins 9 June 2024 Fifteen nights of roadworks on the M80 between Junctions 4A and 4 are set to begin on Sunday 9 June. The closure will be used to upgrade and realign safety barriers in the vicinity of Westfield Footbridge. It is the first phase of a 14-week programme … Continued

June 4, 2024

OVERNIGHT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT WORKS ON THE A830 GLENFINNAN

Works begin Monday 17 June for five nights BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out safety improvement works on the A830 at Glenfinnan. The works will improve the drainage system and verges along the road, and will install marker posts along the A830 Trunk Road to deter dangerous parking, providing a … Continued

June 3, 2024

BRIDGE WORKS ON M9 NORTHBOUND PRIOR TO JUNCTION 1A

UPDATE: Works scheduled on the nights of Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June have been postponed, to avoid any additional delays for traffic from the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston. These will be rescheduled for a future date to be confirmed. Overnight carriageway closures 6, 13 and 14 June 2024 The northbound carriageway of the … Continued

May 31, 2024

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS AT M80 HERDSBRAE BRIDGE

Overnight slip road and lane closure Friday 7 June 2024 The slip road from Bannockburn Interchange onto the northbound M9 will be closed from 20:00 until 06:00 on the night of Friday 7 June. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out environmental surveys at Herdsbrae Bridge, which carries the … Continued

May 31, 2024

A82 TOMNAHURICH SWING BRIDGE

Two week closure of bridge   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is to undertake essential road maintenance works on the A82 Trunk Road at Tomnahurich Swing Bridge.  The works involve the full reconstruction of the central part of the carriageway surfacing. These works are to begin on the Tomnahurich Swing Bridge at 5.30pm on Monday 3 June 2024 for two weeks and the bridge will reopen at … Continued

May 31, 2024

A702 BRIDGE INSPECTION WORKS AT WEST LINTON

Overnight road closure Friday 21 June 2024 The A702 will be closed at West Linton on the night of Friday 21 June, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a detailed inspection of the bridge carrying the trunk road over the Lyne Water. To minimise disruption, the closure will take place … Continued

May 31, 2024

A68 BRIDGE INSPECTION WORKS AT PATHHEAD

Overnight road closure 20 June 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to undertake detailed inspection works on the historic Lothian Bridge that carries the A68 trunk road over the Tyne Water in Pathhead. This is a routine inspection undertaken every six years, which requires close access to all parts of the structure.  The … Continued

May 31, 2024

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON A99

Works planned for 12 nights starting on Sunday 9 June 2024 Amnesties and a diversion will be in place   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements on the A99 North of Thrumster beginning Sunday 9 June.   The project is scheduled to take place over 12 nights, … Continued

May 31, 2024

EMBANKMENT REPAIR ON A702 AT DAMHEAD

Temporary traffic lights in place until further notice The A702 at Damhead near Hillend is restricted to a single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights, as a safety precaution after BEAR Scotland engineers identified an area of failing embankment at the roadside. The discovery was made during routine drainage investigation works carried out by the … Continued

May 28, 2024

MAINTENANCE WORKS ON M80 AND M73

14 weeks of overnight roadworks begins 9 June 2023 A 14-week programme of overnight maintenance works is set to get underway on the M80 and M73 motorways. The works consist of various maintenance activities, including installation of new safety barriers, replacement of bridge joints, surfacing repairs, various cyclic maintenance activities and structural concrete repairs at … Continued

May 24, 2024

A87/A855 BRIDGE ROAD JUNCTION, PORTREE

Road Closure with amnesties Monday 27 May 2024 for four nights From Monday 27 May 2024 until early on Friday 31 May 2024, BEAR Scotland, Operating Company working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is embarking on the next stage of the project to install new traffic signals to improve safety on the A87 at the … Continued

May 24, 2024

DRAINAGE WORKS ON THE A702

Overnight carriageway closures 27 – 29 May 2024 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake essential drainage investigation works on two sections of the A702, South of Braidwood and Damhead to Hillend. The South of Braidwood investigation works will take place on Monday 27 May between 19:30 to 06:00. A full road closure … Continued