South East

Ten overnight carriageway closures from Monday 24 August 2026 Overnight carriageway closures for road marking improvements will be in place on the M80 motorway between Junctions 7 and 9 for ten nights beginning on Monday 24 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing a total of 22.8 kilometres of … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 24 and 25 August 2026 Works to inspect a bridge carrying the local road ‘Letham Cottages’ over the M876 motorway northeast of Stenhousemuir are set to take place on the nights of Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project. For the safety of … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out essential coring investigation works on the M876 Junction 2 eastbound on-slip on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August. The on-slip will be closed between 7:30pm and 6:00am on both nights while engineers carry out investigations … Continued

Overnight works commence Monday 17 August 2026   Overnight resurfacing works on the A702 between Lamington and Coulter will take place on Monday 17 August 2026, for 15 nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out the project between 19:30 and 06:30 each night, from Monday 17 August until Friday 4 September. For … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 August 2026 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is to carry out essential coring investigation works on the Junction 5 southbound on-slip of the M9, on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 August between 7.30pm and 6am. To ensure the safety of the workforce and road … Continued

Overnight southbound on-slip closures from the A823(M) starting Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2026 Overnight northbound carriageway closure at Junction 1C on Thursday 20 August 2026 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is continuing the works of the M90 Masterton Viaduct which carries the motorway at Junction 2. To allow these works, … Continued

Road marking and layout adjustments on the A702 Overnight road closure 9 August 2026 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to implement a package of trial measures designed to improve traffic flows around Lothianburn Junction, where the A702 crosses the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. New road markings and temporary changes to the road … Continued

Ten overnight carriageway closures from Monday 10 August 2026 Overnight carriageway closures for road marking improvements will be in place on the M9 motorway between Junctions 7 and 11 for ten nights beginning on Monday 10 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing a total of 21.1 kilometres of … Continued

Slip road closure Monday 10 August 2026 The M876 Junction 1 eastbound on-slip will be closed for investigation works between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Monday 10 August. The project will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, and will involve investigating 1,200m of carriageway on the slip road in … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 7 August 2026 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is to carry out investigation works on the slip road onto the northbound M9 at Junction 5, south of Grangemouth. The works will be carried out on the night of Friday 7 August between 19:30 and 06:00. To ensure the … Continued

In the second quarter of 2026, BEAR Scotland delivered over £22 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 £7.7 million, improving surface quality and overall safety for motorists on various routes including the A1, A68, A702, A720, … Continued

A busy programme of maintenance and improvement works is scheduled on South East Scotland’s trunk road network during the third quarter of 2026. Resurfacing schemes are planned on most routes. Road closures will be required to carry out these works, however they will be scheduled at night wherever possible to minimise disruption. Drainage and safety … Continued