January 6, 2022

£610,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A90 INVEREIGHTY TO NEWLANDS NORTHBOUND

Works start Sunday 16 January for five days   A section of the A90 northbound south of Forfar is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £610,000, with works due to get underway from Sunday 16 January at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A90 between … Continued

January 5, 2022

NEW £150,000 ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLANNED FOR A85 BETWEEN CONNEL AND KILMARONAIG

Project set to begin on Monday 10 January   A new road safety project on the A85 between Connel and Kilmaronaig is set to get underway from Monday 10 January. The £150,000 investment from Transport Scotland will involve teams installing over 1.6km of safety barrier along sections of the A85 to improve motorist safety. In … Continued

January 5, 2022

A7 RESURFACING WORKS

Overnight closures at Teviothead and South of Hawick High School Works scheduled for 17-28 January, 7-11 February and 14 February 2022 The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with 17 nights of works in two locations scheduled for 17-28 January, 7-11 February and 14 February. The works will see Transport Scotland’s … Continued

December 23, 2021

£150,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A92 SOUTH OF RATHILLET

Works start Sunday 9 January A section of the A92 is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £150,000 with works due to get underway from Sunday 9 January. The overnight improvements will address defects in the road surface on the single carriageway section of the A92 near Rathillet, creating a safer and smoother road … Continued

December 22, 2021

TRUNK ROAD IMPORVEMENTS ACROSS NORTH WEST SCOTLAND

Since October 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £14m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the North West trunk road network. Over 20 resurfacing projects have been undertaken which included significant projects on the A82 adjacent to Loch Lomond, the A83 at … Continued

December 22, 2021

RESURFACING M90 JUNCTION 2A OFF-SLIP

Overnight slip road closures on 13 and 14 January 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is planning to resurface two sections of the M90 Junction 2A off-slip over two nights, commencing Thursday 13 January. A total of 0.6 kilometres of carriageway will be resurfaced. To ensure the safety of roadworkers as well as the … Continued

December 22, 2021

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING WORKS ON THE A68 DRYGRANGE BRIDGE  

One night road closure on Wednesday 12 January 2021 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface the A68 Drygrange Bridge on the night of Wednesday 12 January. Drygrange Bridge carries the A68 over the River Tweed north of Ravenswood roundabout. A total of 300 metres of carriageway will be resurfaced. To ensure … Continued

December 21, 2021

M90 HUMBIE RAIL BRIDGE JOINT REPAIRS

Wednesday 22 December UPDATE: WORKS POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT CONDITIONS Please note: in a further change to previously advertised arrangements the southbound closure of the M90 was completed successfully on Tuesday 21 December. The planned northbound closure on Wednesday 22 December has had to be postponed due to inclement weather. The works will be rescheduled and an … Continued

December 20, 2021

REPAIRING GANTRY SIGNS ON THE M90

Overnight closure of M90 northbound Wednesday 12 January 2022 pThe northbound carriageway of the M90 approaching M90 Junction 1A Queensferry will be closed on the night of Wednesday 12 January, to allow defective sign panels to be repaired on overhead gantries. The M90 northbound will be closed from M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston to M90 Junction … Continued

December 17, 2021

Road improvements in the South East since October

In the final quarter of 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered resurfacing and safety improvements across a number of different routes in the South East. Resurfacing projects spanned sections of motorways including the M8, M9, M80 and M876, and carriageway enhancements on other key routes including the A1, A68, A7, A702, A720 and A876. Maintenance and … Continued

December 17, 2021

£330,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 SOUTHBOUND IN PERTH  

Friday 17 December   £330,000 WEEKEND SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 SOUTHBOUND IN PERTH HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR   Please be advised that the weekend surfacing improvements on the A9 southbound between the pedestrian overbridge and the McDiarmid on-slip in Perth have been postponed. Surfacing had been rescheduled to begin tonight (Friday 17 … Continued

December 15, 2021

TRUNK ROAD IMPORVEMENTS ACROSS NORTH EAST SCOTLAND

Since October 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £12.9m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the North East trunk road network. Nineteen resurfacing projects have been undertaken which has included significant improvements on the A9 through Perth, the A90 between Perth and … Continued