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Overnight lane closures from 11 August to 16 September 2025 Daytime hard shoulder closures from 1 to 9 September 2025 Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland is to conduct a drainage Investigation on the M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, near Newhouses Road south of Broxburn. The scheme will involve a camera survey and jetting … Continued

Temporary traffic lights to remain in place until 22 August 2025 Temporary traffic lights will remain in place until 22 August on the A1 trunk road 2.4 kilometres south of Cockburnspath Roundabout, to allow additional concrete repairs to be made as part of ongoing bridge works. BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, has … Continued

Overnight carriageway closures 4-6 August 2025 The A823(M) will be closed in both directions on the nights of 4, 5 and 6 August, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. The closure will be in place between 22:00 and 06:00 on the night of Monday … Continued

Overnight slip road closures Thursday 7 August 2025 Overnight slip road closures to repair defects in the carriageway will be in place at M8 Junctions 3 and 4 on the night of Thursday 7 August. The M8 Junction 3 westbound on-slip will be closed from 20:00 until 23:00, with a diversion route signposted via the … Continued

UPDATE 19 September 2025: There will be one additional closure of the A1 southbound from Old Craighall to Wallyford on the night of Sunday 21 September between 20:30 and 06:00, with a signed diversion route in place via the A720, A68 and A6094. Overnight carriageway closures 21 August to 21 September 2025 The A1 trunk … Continued

Works taking place between 18 and 26 August 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out overnight resurfacing works across five locations on the A985 between 18 August and 26 August 2025. Closures will be in place at each location while works are taking place between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30. Signed diversion … Continued

Work begins 11 August for five nights Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out overnight signage and lighting works on the M9 Junction 5 northbound on and off-slips for five nights. The M9 Junction 5 northbound on-slip will be fully closed while works are undertaken, and a lane closure will be in place … Continued

5 nights of road closures from 15 to 23 August 2025 The A7 north of Dryden Farm will be closed for overnight resurfacing works between Friday 15 August and Saturday 23 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the works which will see road closures overnight between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00. … Continued

Public ballot for free guided tours inside Queensferry Crossing deck Charity prize draw for tower top trips The public ballot for Doors Open Day tours inside the Queensferry Crossing deck is now open. A total of 180 places will be available, departing every 20 minutes on 27 September from the bridge office in South Queensferry. … Continued

As part of the ongoing project the local route will close for 17 days, 27 July – 12 Aug   The ongoing major refurbishment of the bridge carrying the B792 local road between Blackburn and Bathgate over the M8, which began in May, requires the full closure of the B792 for seventeen days between 27 … Continued

Overnight works commence Wednesday 30 July for two nights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out carriageway repairs on the M9 at Junction 9 northbound on-slip. Works will take place between 21:00 and 05:00 each night from the evening of Wednesday 30 July until the morning of Friday 1 August. For the … Continued

Between July and September 2025 will see improvements continuing to be delivered across the trunk road network in South East Scotland. Full details of traffic management for these schemes will be published in the News section of the BEAR Scotland website in advance of works commencing: On the M8, works to refurbish the bridge carrying … Continued