South East

Overnight slip road closures 8 to 19 December 2025 The slip road from the M8 westbound onto the M9 northbound at M8 Junction 2 (Claylands) will be closed between 20:00 and 04:30 on the nights of 8 to 19 December, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to upgrade streetlighting. Traffic wishing to join … Continued

Overnight southbound carriageway closures 1, 2 and 3 December 2025 The southbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junctions 5 and 1A will be closed for road marking improvements from 19:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Monday 1, Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 December. A signed diversion route will be in place from M9 … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 27 November to 13 December 2025 Daytime slip road closure 3 December 2025 A series of overnight carriageway closures and one daytime slip road closure is planned on the M8 at Junctions 3A (Starlaw) and 4 (East Whitburn), to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to resurface slip roads onto the … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closures 5 and 8 December 2025 The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with two nights of resurfacing works planned at Myreside Junction, 1.1 miles north of Spott Roundabout. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface approximately 210 metres of the northbound carriageway. To … Continued

Overnight temporary traffic lights 17-20 November 2025 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A7 through Selkirk town centre between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Monday 17 to Thursday 20 November, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out investigative works to guide and inform future improvements. The … Continued

Five overnight slip road closures 17-21 November 2025 Overnight drainage improvement works are scheduled on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4A, Heartlands, near Whitburn. The slip road will be closed during the works, from 20:30 until 06:00 on the nights of Monday 17 November to Friday 21 November. A signed diversion … Continued

Six overnight carriageway closures on 19-21 and 24-26 November 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the westbound M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Roman Camp. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound carriageway of the M8 will be closed from Junction 2 … Continued

Overnight temporary traffic lights and convoy system 10 to 19 November 2025 The A1 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with ten nights of works planned from 10 to 19 November over 1.7 kilometres of the trunk road south of Spott Roundabout and at the Skateraw junction. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will … Continued

Strathcarron Hospice, which supports people and families across Forth Valley living with life-limiting conditions, has received a £750 donation from BEAR Scotland, Scotland’s leading road maintenance and management company. Claire Kennedy, Strathcarron Hospice’s Corporate Fundraiser said: “Strathcarron Hospice is privileged to provide specialist palliative care to people in our Hospice in Denny and across the … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 5 to 7 November 2025 Full practice deployment in early hours of 9 November 2025 A series of overnight carriageway closures is planned on the M90, to allow routine servicing and maintenance of the automated barriers that direct motorway traffic over the Forth Road Bridge if the Queensferry Crossing needs to close. … Continued

The remainder of 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. A busy programme of resurfacing is scheduled: In October, resurfacing … Continued

In the third quarter of 2025, BEAR Scotland delivered almost £26 million in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network on behalf of our client Transport Scotland. This included resurfacing projects worth over £9 million, improving surface quality and overall safety for motorists on various routes: In July, we delivered six resurfacing … Continued