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UPDATE 29 August 2025: Due to changes in the programme elsewhere, these works on the M8 will now commence on 2 September and continue until the night of 17 September. Overnight carriageway closures 2 to 17 September 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 westbound carriageway between … Continued

UPDATE 01 September 2025: Due to heavy rain on Friday night, resurfacing works on the M8 Junction 4A off-slip require one additional night of works tonight. Works will now complete at 6am on 2 September. The same closure will remain in place. See details below in red. UPDATE 20 August 2025: To accommodate these works, … Continued

Overnight lane restrictions 24 August 2025 As the major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn progresses to the next phase, overnight lane restrictions are needed in order to adjust the traffic management. Traffic on the M8 westbound will be restricted to a single … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 18 and 19 August 2025 Overnight slip road closures 20 and 21 August 2025 Drainage investigation works on the M876 eastbound carriageway near Denny will involve overnight carriageway and slip road closures on the nights of Monday 18 to Thursday 21 August. The works form part of an ongoing project to maintain … Continued

Overnight lane closures from 11 August to 16 September 2025 Daytime hard shoulder closures from 1 to 9 September 2025 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to conduct a drainage Investigation on the M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Newhouses Road south of Broxburn. The scheme will involve a camera survey and jetting … Continued

Temporary traffic lights to remain in place until 22 August 2025 Temporary traffic lights will remain in place until 22 August on the A1 trunk road 2.4 kilometres south of Cockburnspath Roundabout, to allow additional concrete repairs to be made as part of ongoing bridge works. BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, has … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 4-6 August 2025 The A823(M) will be closed in both directions on the nights of 4, 5 and 6 August, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. The closure will be in place between 22:00 and 06:00 on the night of Monday … Continued

Overnight slip road closures Thursday 7 August 2025 Overnight slip road closures to repair defects in the carriageway will be in place at M8 Junctions 3 and 4 on the night of Thursday 7 August. The M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip will be closed from 20:00 until 23:00, with a diversion route signposted via the … Continued

UPDATE 19 September 2025: There will be one additional closure of the A1 southbound from Old Craighall to Wallyford on the night of Sunday 21 September between 20:30 and 06:00, with a signed diversion route in place via the A720, A68 and A6094. Overnight carriageway closures 21 August to 21 September 2025 The A1 trunk … Continued

Works taking place between 18 and 26 August 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out overnight resurfacing works across five locations on the A985 between 18 August and 26 August 2025. Closures will be in place at each location while works are taking place between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30. Signed diversion … Continued

Work begins 11 August for five nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out overnight signage and lighting works on the M9 Junction 5 northbound on and off-slips for five nights. The M9 Junction 5 northbound on-slip will be fully closed while works are undertaken, and a lane closure will be in place … Continued

5 nights of road closures from 15 to 23 August 2025 The A7 north of Dryden Farm will be closed for overnight resurfacing works between Friday 15 August and Saturday 23 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the works which will see road closures overnight between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00. … Continued