Roadworks

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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

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

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

Riverbank works to resume on Monday 28 July at 6am 24 hour slip road closure with diversion in place until Wednesday 30 July   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will carry out essential interim repair works on the A9 Northbound off-slip at Pitlochry’s Perth Road junction between Monday 28 July and Wednesday 30 … Continued

Update 1 September 2025: Due to the poor weather over the weekend works on the A85 at Glen Ogle were cancelled and now require extra shifts to complete. Please see new dates below. Road surfacing improvements start on Sunday 3 August Traffic lights and convoy in place between 7pm and 5am until Friday 5 September Traffic … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures from 7 August 2025 The westbound on-slip at M876 Junction 2 will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 August. To facilitate the works, one lane adjacent to the slip road will also be closed. The project will be carried … Continued