South East

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

Fleet of 47 winter vehicles ready to keep the South East safe 25,000 tonnes of salt in stock Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is ready to keep trunk roads across the South East of Scotland safer through low temperatures and winter weather. BEAR Scotland’s 47-vehicle winter fleet, which includes 22 frontline spreaders, will be … Continued

BEAR Scotland welcomed the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, on a visit to several key sites across the North West and South East trunk road networks this summer. The visits showcased the improvements being made to some of Scotland’s most important transport routes, including rock slope repairs on the A828 at Ledaig and … Continued

Hard shoulder closure for nine weeks, commencing 29 October 2025 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace around 2,580 metres of boundary fence on the Westbound and Eastbound M8 between Junction 5 and Junction 6, near Salsburgh and Duntilland, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £230,000. Fencing replacement work is planned to … Continued

Overnight road closures 5-7 November 2025 The A68 trunk road is set to benefit from improved road markings and studs between Earlston and Birkenside Junction, seven kilometres south of Lauder. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works on the nights of Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November, between 19:30 … Continued

UPDATE 27 November 2025: Resurfacing works on the A1 northbound between Gladsmuir and Bankton have been completed a day early, therefore the A1 will remain open as normal tonight. 18 overnight carriageway closures 4 to 27 November 2025 The northbound carriageway of the A1 from Gladsmuir to Bankton will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and … Continued