June 1, 2022

RESURFACING THE EASTBOUND M876

Overnight slip road closures 8-10 June 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.1 kilometres of the eastbound slip road from M9 Junction 7 onto the M876 over three nights from Wednesday 8 June. For the safety of workers and road users, the slip road will be closed on the nights … Continued

June 1, 2022

RESURFACING THE A823(M) SLIP ROAD ONTO THE NORTHBOUND M90

Overnight works Tuesday 7 June 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the slip road from the A823(M) onto the northbound M90 are scheduled for Tuesday 7 June. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over one night. For the safety of workers and road users, the slip road … Continued

June 1, 2022

ROAD MARKING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A977 AND A985

Two-week programme begins 7 June 2022 Overnight works to be completed in eight phases A two-week programme of overnight road marking refreshment and stud replacement on the A977 and A985 is due to commence Tuesday 7 June. Work will be carried out in eight phases by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland. The current road … Continued

June 1, 2022

A7 RESURFACING NORTH OF TEVIOTHEAD

Overnight road closures 13-17 June 2022 The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface north of Teviothead, with five nights of resurfacing works scheduled for 13-17 June. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface one kilometre of carriageway, creating smoother and safer journeys for motorists. To ensure the … Continued

May 31, 2022

A1 RESURFACING WORKS NEAR LAMBERTON

Additional works programmed: One additional night’s work is required for the installation of new solar studs. The southbound A1 will be closed between Ayton junction and the Berwick-upon-Tweed bypass from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Thursday 14 July. A signed diversion route will be in place from the Ayton junction via the B6355 … Continued

May 30, 2022

£80,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 NORTH OF INVERALMOND ROUNDABOUT SOUTHBOUND

Works start on Sunday 5 June for four nights     Motorists using the A9 southbound near Inveralmond Roundabout in Perth are to benefit from an improved road surface with works on the carriageway set to get underway from Sunday 5 June. The £80,000 investment from Transport Scotland will see improvements to a section of … Continued

May 27, 2022

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A830 WEST OF BANAVIE TO CORPACH

Project to begin on Tuesday 31 May for eight days     Surfacing improvements on the A830 near Fort William are set to get underway on Tuesday 31 May. The programme of improvements will see around 620 metres of the A830 resurfaced from the west of Banavie to the Co-op food store in Corpach, creating … Continued

May 27, 2022

Roads Network Inspectors and Roads Asset Inspectors – Inverness, Fort William, Inveraray

BEAR Scotland is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the new Network Management Contract for the North West Unit by Transport Scotland and as a result we are looking to strengthen our teams across several departments. Within our Asset Management team, we have several vacancies for Inspectors who undertake a variety of essential … Continued

May 26, 2022

£285,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR M90 NORTHBOUND HARD SHOULDER BETWEEN HALBEATH AND KELTY

Works start Tuesday 31 May for eight nights     Surfacing improvements are set to get underway from Tuesday 31 May at 7.30pm on the northbound M90 hard shoulder near Kelty. The £285,000 investment from Transport Scotland will address defects in the surface on the hard shoulder between Halbeath and Kelty. The project is set … Continued

May 26, 2022

£345,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A90 LONGFORGAN

Works start Tuesday 31 May     A section of the A90 between Dundee and Perth is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £345,000 with work set to get underway from Tuesday 31 May. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A90 southbound near Longforgan, creating a safer and smoother … Continued

May 26, 2022

SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A835 NORTH OF GARVE

Project to begin on Monday 30 May for ten days     Surfacing improvements on the A835 north of Garve are set to get underway on Monday 30 May. The proposed improvements will see just over 1.6km of the A835 resurfaced north of Silverbridge, creating a smoother and safer road for motorists. The project is … Continued

May 26, 2022

SECOND PHASE OF FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE A82 FORT AUGUSTUS UNDERWAY

Works to continue for six weeks   The second phase of a £90,000 project to improve the footway adjacent to the A82 through Fort Augustus is underway. The current phase of work follows on from those completed earlier this year and involves the realignment of kerbing and the resurfacing of over 500 metres of footway … Continued