South East

Works begin Monday 25 April for five nights, in three locations Overnight road closures and temporary traffic lights A one-week programme of overnight resurfacing works on the A702 is due commence on Monday 25 April. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to renew the road surface over three sections of the A702 totaling … Continued

Annual programme to trim grass verges commencing Programme of short-term slip road closures published Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is commencing its annual grass-cutting programme on the motorway network in South East Scotland. Work to tidy up the verges will take place in three phases during April, June and August on the M8, M9, … Continued

Slip road closure Sunday 24 April 2022 The northbound slip road from the A84 onto M9 Junction 10 will be closed on Sunday 24 April from 6.00am to 3.00pm, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to remove watercourse debris that is trapped against the bridge that carries the motorway over the River Forth. … Continued

Overnight road closures 2-6 May 2022 Additional night of works planned on Monday 9 May 2022 The A68 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with six nights of resurfacing works scheduled to begin on Monday 2 May. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland resurface 0.8km of carriageway, creating … Continued

Overnight road closures 19 April – 16 May, 20 May & 23 May The A1 trunk road between Thistly Cross and the national border at Lamberton is to be upgraded with improved road markings and studs over 22 nights of roadworks from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 16 May and the nights of Friday 20 … Continued

Overnight road closure Thursday 28 April 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 170 metres of the A985 west of Cairneyhill Roundabout on the night of Thursday 28 April. To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users during these works, the A985 west of Cairneyhill roundabout will be closed … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 14, 15 and 19 April 2022 Motorists using the slip road onto the M876 westbound at Junction 1 are set to benefit from an improved road surface, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning resurfacing improvements worth £155,000. For the safety of workers and road users during these works, the westbound … Continued

Five-week programme commences 18 April 2022 Work to be completed over 17 phases A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 18 April. The work will be carried out in 17 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase. … Continued

Overnight closure to allow delivery of bridge bearings on Tuesday 12 April 2022 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of May 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 23:00 until 01:00 on the night of Tuesday 12 April, to allow for the delivery of heavy new bridge bearings that … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 11, 12, 13 and 14 April 2022 A section of the southbound M9 at Junction 3 is set to benefit from a £230,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.35 kilometres of the hard shoulder. For the safety of workers and road users … Continued

Scottish schoolchildren enter competition to inspire drivers to stop littering School children in the South East of Scotland have unleashed their artistic side through a competition to inspire drivers to stop littering along the roadside. BEAR Scotland, which manages the trunk roads in the South East on behalf of Transport Scotland, organised the ‘Trunk not … Continued

BEAR Scotland showed support towards Scottish Apprenticeship Week which took place mid-March. The week long campaign aims to celebrate and encourage people to consider an apprenticeship as a valuable route to a successful career.