South East

Overnight road closures 30 January to 2 February 2024   BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees, and to improve the woodland avenues between Biggar and Candymill.   The scheme will begin on Tuesday 30 January for four nights until Friday 2 February … Continued

In the final quarter of 2023, BEAR Scotland has delivered £17.7 million in improvements and maintenance across the South East trunk road network on behalf of our client Transport Scotland. Resurfacing projects worth a total of £8.5 million have improved surface quality and overall safety for motorists at locations throughout the network. This included motorway … Continued

In the first three months of the 2023-24 winter season, BEAR Scotland used 6,178 tonnes of salt to keep trunk roads in South East Scotland safe and clear during winter weather. We also used 170.9 tonnes of potassium acetate, a chemical de-icer used on steel structures to minimise corrosion. These are relatively low totals, reflecting … Continued

The Met office has issued two weather warnings which will affect the South East Trunk Road Unit. An Amber warning for wind is in place from 6pm Sunday to 9am Monday. A Yellow warning for rain is in place from 3pm to midnight Sunday. Based on the weather forecast is a potential disruption to travel … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closures 29-31 January 2024 The northbound carriageway of the A1 will be closed north of Thistly Cross Roundabout from 21:00 until 05:30 on the nights of 29, 30 and 31 January, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out essential repairs to the road surface. A diversion route will … Continued

22.01.24   UPDATE: AMEND TO M90 QUEENSFERRY CROSSING INTELLIGENT ROAD STUDS WORKS Dates swapped due to weather forecast Next phase of project to speed up diversion process Overnight roadworks 23-25 January 2024 It has been decided to amend the programme for the works to install intelligent road studs on the M90 as part of the work … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 8-25 January 2024 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential landscape works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback, and to improve the woodland areas at Hermiston Interchange. The scheme will begin on Monday 8 January, 2024 for 14 nights until Thursday 25 January, … Continued

Full overnight closure of A899 9 January 2024 Lane closures on A899 10 January to Autumn 2024 January 2024 will see the next phase of refurbishment commence on the bridge that carries the slip road exiting the eastbound M8 at Junction 3 Livingston. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out concrete repairs and … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure 15 December 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface the northbound carriageway of the bridge that carries the M9 motorway over the River Almond near Newbridge. To allow these works to be carried out safely, the M9 northbound will be closed between Junction 1 Newbridge and Junction 1A … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Wednesday 13 December 2023 The eastbound carriageway of the M8 at Junction 3A will be closed for resurfacing on the night of Wednesday 13 December between 20:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing 400 metres of surfacing to create smoother and safer journeys for … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 13, 14 and 15 December 2023 A section of the M9 northbound carriageway after Junction 7 Kinnaird House is set to benefit from a £96,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements. The works are programmed to take place on the nights of 13, 14 and 15 December, between the hours of 19:30 … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 8-18 December 2023 BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback at eleven sites on the A720 trunk road between Baberton Junction and Sheriffhall Roundabout. The scheme began on Monday 4 December and six further nights of … Continued