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Overnight road closures 3 to 14 August 2026 The A7 between Selkirk and Langholm is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning ten nights of works on weeknights from 3 to 14 August. The works will address two areas of deteriorated carriageway between Selkirk and Langholm, with road … Continued

BEAR Scotland, which operates and maintains trunk roads across South East Scotland, has donated £750 to Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled Association based in Balerno, west Edinburgh. It is a volunteer-run charity that supports individuals with additional support needs and disabilities by offering therapeutic horse riding and animal care. Nikki Ramsay, Stable Manager of Ravelrig … Continued

UPDATE 24 July 2026: The slip road closure originally scheduled for 30 July will now take place on 20 August. All other details remain the same. Four overnight carriageway closures from Monday 27 July 2026 The slip road from the M9 northbound onto the M876 eastbound at M9 Junction 7, Kinnaird House, will be closed … Continued

Charity ballot for guided tours inside Queensferry Crossing deck Prize draw to visit Queensferry Crossing tower top Fundraising for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) For the second year in succession, members of the public are to be offered guided tours inside the Queensferry Crossing, as part of the Doors Open Days festival in September. This … Continued

Overnight road closures 27-31 July, 17-21 August and 24-28 August 2026 Overnight roadworks are scheduled on two sections of the A68 this summer, to renew the road surface south of Lilliardsedge and south of Lauder. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will be managing the works, which will see at total of 2,186 metres of … Continued

Temporary traffic lights for five weeks from Monday 20 July 2026 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to resurface the pedestrian footway on the A7 along Hillside Terrace in Selkirk. The works will commence on Monday 20 July and continue for five weeks. For the safety of workers and the public, footway closures … Continued

Carriageway closure Friday 17 July 2026 The northbound carriageway of the M876 motorway will be closed from M80 Junction 8 (Bankhead) between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 17 July. The closure is necessary for the ongoing replacement of safety barriers associated with recent gantry replacement works being carried out by Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Blindwells master developer Hargreaves Land has confirmed details of new overnight closures at the Bankton junction of the A1 in East Lothian. The closures of the westbound slip road onto the A1 will take place between 7.30pm and 6.00am from Friday 17th July and finishing on the morning of Tuesday 21st July. During the closures, traffic will … Continued

Major works expected to commence in August 2026 Major works to refurbish the deck of Galafoot Bridge on the A6091 are expected to begin in August. Works to be carried out include resurfacing of the bridge’s carriageway and footpaths and renewal of waterproofing. Concrete repairs will be completed as required following removal of the existing waterproofing, … Continued

Night-time temporary traffic lights for four weeks from 20 July 2026 Night-time temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A702 between Hillend and Nine Mile Burn for four weeks, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out drainage investigation works. The two-way traffic lights will be in place between 19:30 … Continued

Bridge refurbishment substantially complete No further daytime traffic restrictions required Major bridge works on the M80 north of Junction 7, Haggs, are substantially complete and no further daytime traffic restrictions will be required. The works carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland to refurbish the bridge carrying the motorway over Station Road … Continued

A720 Straiton Eastbound off slip – 15 July 2026 A720 East of Straiton Eastbound – 16 & 17 July 2026 A720 Straiton Eastbound on slip – 17 July 2026 A three-night programme of overnight works will be undertaken at A720 Straiton Junction on the eastbound main carriageway and slip roads, beginning Wednesday 15 July 2026. Transport … Continued