South East

Overnight works on Wednesday 2 March 2022 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A702 at Boghall Farm in Midlothian are planned for the night of Wednesday 2 March. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, with all works to be completed between 19.30 and 06.30. For the safety … Continued

WORKS RESCHEDULED: Due to adverse weather, these works will now take place from Wednesday 2 to Friday 11 March from 19:30 to 06:00, with no works planned on Saturday or Sunday night (8 nights in total). Overnight northbound closures scheduled for 1-4 March The A1 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with … Continued

Overnight road closures Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface 100 metres of the A876 at the North Approach Junction in Kincardine on the nights of Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February. To ensure the safety of the workforce and members of the travelling public, … Continued

Three overnight carriageway closures begin Tuesday 15 February 2022 A section of the southbound M9 is to benefit from a £200,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 0.7 kilometres of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users, the southbound carriageway of the … Continued

Works rescheduled: Overnight closure of M90 northbound Thursday 24 March 2022 The northbound carriageway of the M90 approaching M90 Junction 1A Queensferry will be closed on the night of Thursday 24 March, to allow defective sign panels to be repaired on overhead gantries. The M90 northbound will be closed from M9 Junction 1A Kirkliston to … Continued

Three nights of slip road closures begin Wednesday 23 February 2022 Three nights of work to renew the road surface on slip roads at Millerhill Junction on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass are set to begin on Wednesday 23 February. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, with all works to … Continued

Overnight southbound carriageway closure Friday 11 February 2022 Overnight carriageway repairs on the southbound A1 at Old Craighall Junction are planned for the night of Friday 11 February. The work will take place between 20:00 and 06:30. During these hours, traffic will be diverted off the A1 at Old Craighall Junction via the southbound off-slip … Continued

Overnight slip road closures 14 February 2022 Slip road closures will be in place at M9 Junction 10 Craigforth on the night of Monday 14 February. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company Bear Scotland to carry out concrete investigation works on a bridge spanning the motorway. The northbound on-slip and the southbound off-slip … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Tuesday 8 February 2022 Overnight investigation works on the slip road leaving the northbound A1 at Bankton Junction are planned to take place on Tuesday 8 February. The work will take place between 19:30 and 06:00. During these hours, northbound traffic wishing to exit the A1 at Bankton Junction will be … Continued

Overnight closure to allow de-jacking of bridge deck on 7 February 2022 50mph speed limit and overnight lane closures to continue until end of April 2022 The eastbound M876 will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 7 February, while jacks are removed from the bridge deck after worn out bearings … Continued

Overnight southbound carriageway closure Friday 4 February 2022 Overnight carriageway repairs on the southbound A1 at Abbotsview Junction are planned for the night of Friday 4 February. The work will take place between 20:00 and 06:30. During these hours, traffic will be diverted off the A1 at Abbotsview Junction via the southbound off-slip road then … Continued

Management Systems Manager Craig Thom discusses BEAR’s current electric fleet and the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. Craig also gives an insight into future plans to expand the electric fleet across the South East unit.