South East

Overnight carriageway closures 18 February and 14 to 22 March 2026 A series of overnight closures of the M8 westbound carriageway between Junctions 3A and 4 is planned, as part of the ongoing major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn. The first overnight closure … Continued

Overnight slip road closures, 18 and 19 February 2026 The M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip will be closed between 22:00 and 06:00 on the nights of Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 February, as part of investigation works on the bridge carrying the A899 Livingston Road over the motorway being carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating … Continued

UPDATE 2 March 2026: Works on the A7 south of Selkirk will now commence tonight, with this additional shift required following a review of the construction programme. The works are still expected to be completed as planned on the night of Tuesday 17 March. Overnight road closures 2 to 17 March 2026 The A7 south … Continued

Update on 14 April 2026: An extra day of works is needed on A702 works installing new traffic signals in Biggar Town Centre and will now finish on Saturday 18 April. New information below. Daytime works commenced on Monday 16 February 2026 Daytime civil engineering works to allow the installation of traffic signals for a … Continued

UPDATE 9 March 2026:  Road marking improvements on the M9 southbound will require one additional overnight carriageway closure between Junctions 5 and 1A, from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Wednesday 11 March. Overnight carriageway closures 19 February to 20 March 2026 Weekend contraflow 21-22 February 2026 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Friday 13 February 2025 The southbound carriageway of the A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Kilbagie Roundabout and Higgins Neuk Roundabout will be closed for carriageway repairs between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 13 February. A diversion route will be signposted via the A977, North Approach Road and A985 … Continued

UPDATE 17 February 2026: These carriageway repairs on the M9 could not be completed as planned on 13 February, so have been rescheduled for the night of Wednesday 24 February. All other details remain the same. Overnight slip road closure Wednesday 24 February 2025 The slip road from the M90 onto the M9 northbound at … Continued

In the fourth quarter of 2025, BEAR Scotland delivered over £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 £7 million, improving surface quality and overall safety for motorists on various routes including the A1, A7, A68, A720, … Continued

It has been a relatively mild winter so far on the South East trunk road network. Storm Amy arrived on 3 and 4 October, causing some issues with several trees blown down, particularly along the M9. These were swiftly removed without significant disruption to traffic. Temperatures overall have been sightly above average, with cold spells … Continued

BEAR Scotland will continue to deliver improvements across the trunk road network in South East Scotland during the first quarter of 2026. A busy programme of resurfacing is scheduled, with projects set to be delivered on the M8, M9, M90, M8, A7, A702, A68 and A720. Notable projects include the A7 East and West of … Continued

Overnight works commence 19 February 2026 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A985 at Cairneyhill Layby, west of Cairneyhill Roundabout, are set to take place on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February between 19:30 and 06:30 each night. The A985 between High Valleyfield and Cairneyhill will be closed during these hours, with … Continued

Overnight carriageway closure Thursday 12 February 2026 The westbound carriageway of the M876 will be closed for carriageway repairs between Junction 1 and the merge with the M80 from 19:30 until 06:00 on the night of Thursday 12 February. During this closure, a signed diversion route will be in place between M876 Junction 1 and … Continued