South East

Overnight slip road closures 15-20 September 2025 Overnight lane closures 21-26 September 2025 Essential works to upgrade streetlighting on the slip road from the M9 southbound onto the M8 eastbound at Junction 2 near Ratho will begin on the night of Monday 15 September and continue until the night of Friday 26 September. Transport Scotland’s … Continued

Almost 28,000 applications for 180 places A public ballot for tours inside the Queensferry Crossing has generated a massive response, with almost 28,000 applications for 180 places. Tours will take place on Saturday 27 September as part of the Doors Open Days festival, visiting parts of the Queensferry Crossing normally closed to the public, including … Continued

UPDATE 5 November 2025: The programme for overnight maintenance on the M9 has been updated to accommodate other works on the network. There will now be no works between Junctions 6 and 5 on the night of Friday 7 November, and one additional night of works between Junctions 7 and 5 on 14 November. Revised … Continued

  Overnight road closure in place for Wednesday 3 September   On behalf of Transport Scotland, operating company BEAR Scotland will be carrying out the next phase of essential bridge refurbishment works on the M9 near Linlithgow. Road users are advised that the M9 will be closed overnight in both directions between junctions 3 and … Continued

Overnight road closure Monday 18 August 2025 Temporary traffic lights for four weeks Works to repair the road surface on the A68 at Earlston Bridge are set to begin on Monday 18 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, which is anticipated to last for approximately four weeks and will … Continued

Overnight northbound carriageway closures 18, 19 and 20 August 2025 The northbound A876 over the Clackmannanshire Bridge between Higgins Neuk Roundabout and Kilbagie Roundabout will be closed from 19:30 until 06:00 on the nights of 18, 19 and 20 August, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. A diversion route will be signposted … Continued

Overnight southbound carriageway closure 22 August 2025 The southbound carriageway of the M9 where it passes underneath Junction 1 Newbridge Roundabout will be closed from 20:30 until 06:00 on the night of 22 August, to allow defects in the carriageway to be repaired. A diversion route will be signposted via the slip road to Newbridge … Continued

UPDATE 19 September 2025: Due to previous weather-related delays, one additional overnight closure on the night of Monday 22 September will be required to complete these works on the A7 south of Canonbie. Road closures on Monday to Friday nights from 2 to 22 September 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to … Continued

UPDATE 29 August 2025: Due to changes in the programme elsewhere, these works on the M8 will now commence on 2 September and continue until the night of 17 September. Overnight carriageway closures 2 to 17 September 2025 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 westbound carriageway between … Continued

UPDATE 01 September 2025: Due to heavy rain on Friday night, resurfacing works on the M8 Junction 4A off-slip require one additional night of works tonight. Works will now complete at 6am on 2 September. The same closure will remain in place. See details below in red. UPDATE 20 August 2025: To accommodate these works, … Continued

Overnight lane restrictions 24 August 2025 As the major project to refurbish the bridge carrying the B792 local road over the M8 motorway between Bathgate and Blackburn progresses to the next phase, overnight lane restrictions are needed in order to adjust the traffic management. Traffic on the M8 westbound will be restricted to a single … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 18 and 19 August 2025 Overnight slip road closures 20 and 21 August 2025 Drainage investigation works on the M876 eastbound carriageway near Denny will involve overnight carriageway and slip road closures on the nights of Monday 18 to Thursday 21 August. The works form part of an ongoing project to maintain … Continued