South East

Three overnight carriageway closures commencing 8 April 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.1 kilometres of the M80 Junction 9 southbound on-slip, as well as a small section of the M80 southbound carriageway adjacent to the slip road. The work will take place over three nights between the hours of … Continued

Five-week programme commences 15 April 2024 Work to be completed over 16 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 15 April. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Continued

Lane closure for two weeks commencing 18 March 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to install a new variable message sign to provide enhanced information for drivers on the approach to the bridge that carries the A1 trunk road over the River Tyne near East Linton. The sign will be installed near Haddington, … Continued

Work to improve the footway on the A985 between the junction to Charlestown and the junction to Waggon Road has been postponed until later in the year, while a question over land ownership is resolved. Temporary traffic lights that were in place since the start of the works in February have been removed and the … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for six weeks, commencing 1 April 2024 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 1,000 metres of boundary fence on the eastbound M8 between Junctions 3 and 2, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £87,000. The works will begin on Monday 1 April and are expected to continue … Continued

Overnight lane closures for 13 Weeks from Monday 1 April 2024 Overnight slip road closures at Abbotsview, Oaktree and Gladsmuir Junctions Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is to carry out drainage improvement works on the northbound carriageway of the A1 in East Lothian, beginning on the night of Monday 1 April. Lane one of … Continued

Five overnight carriageway closures commence 25 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 1.9 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway between Junction 1 Hermiston Gait and Ratho. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 between Junction 1 and Junction 2 will be closed from 20:30 … Continued

Overnight slip road closure 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is to carry out patching of the road surface on the slip road onto the westbound M8 at Junction 4 East Whitburn. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the slip road will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on … Continued

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 20 to 22 March 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees. These works have been extended to incorporate recent storm damaged trees, and to continue to improve the health of the avenues at Hermiston Gait Interchange. … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 13 March 2024 The westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass will be closed between Baberton Junction and Calder Junction on the night of Wednesday 13 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out improvements to an emergency lay-by. The lay-by will be made safer and more accessible to use … Continued

Full overnight closures of M9 northbound on 16 and 17 March 2024 24-hour lane restrictions for approximately six weeks Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is carrying out deck refurbishment and waterproofing works on Almond Bridge on the M9 motorway between Junction 1, Newbridge Roundabout, and Junction 1A, Kirkliston Interchange. The works will take place … Continued

Lane and speed restrictions until Wednesday 13 March 2024 Lane and speed restrictions will be in place on the A1 north of Grantshouse until Wednesday 13 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to replace a damaged section of safety barrier. Approximately 60 metres of vehicle restraint barrier in the central reservation of … Continued