South East

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.  

Three overnight road closures begin Monday 25 April 2022 The southbound M9 after Junction 2 Philipstoun will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Monday 25, Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April. This is to allow 1 kilometre of carriageway to be resurfaced. A clearly signed diversion route for southbound traffic will … Continued

Two-week programme commenced 27 March 2022 A two-week programme of overnight road marking improvement and stud replacement is under way on the M90 between Junctions 1B and 3. Work commenced on Sunday 27 March and is being carried out in 10 phases, with a combination of overnight lane closures and slip road closures in each … Continued

Three overnight carriageway closures begin Wednesday 6 April 2022 A section of the southbound M9 is to benefit from a £225,000 Transport Scotland investment in resurfacing improvements, with operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew approximately 1.5 kilometres of the trunk road. For the safety of workers and road users, the southbound carriageway of the … Continued

In the first quarter of 2022, BEAR Scotland has delivered significant improvements across the South East trunk road network, thanks to investment by Transport Scotland totalling approximately £25 million. Resurfacing projects worth £4.2 million have improved safety and ride quality for motorists at 26 different locations, including the M8, M9, M80 and M876 motorways, as … Continued

BEAR Scotland’s winter team has been working tirelessly these past few months to keep trunk routes in the South East safe and clear, spreading 13,640 tonnes of salt on roads, spraying 530 tonnes of liquid de-icer onto major bridge structures, and clearing an estimated 300 trees during storms. Winter service began in October, when heavy … Continued

Three overnight slip road closures required from Monday 28 March 2022 Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, is set to carry out essential coring investigation works on sections of the M876 and M9, which will result in three overnight slip road closures. Signed diversion routes will be in place between 20:30 and 06.00 from Monday … Continued

Overnight slip road closure Thursday 31 March 2022 Motorists using the Dreghorn slip road onto the westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass are set to benefit from safer and smoother journeys, with Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland planning to renew 128 metres of road surface on the night of Thursday 31 March. For the safety … Continued