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Ballot winners tour inside bridge Almost £3,000 raised for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland The first ever Doors Open Day event at the Queensferry Crossing has been hailed as a success, with 18 groups of visitors given guided tours inside the deck of the bridge and almost £3,000 raised for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. … Read Full Article

UPDATE 3 October 2025: Resurfacing works on the A1 tonight have been cancelled due to adverse weather. An additional shift has been scheduled for the night of Tuesday 7 October. Convoy control 30 September, 6 and 7 October 2025 Overnight northbound carriageway closures 1 and 2 October 2025 The A1 is set to benefit from … Read Full Article

Update on 6 October 2025: Due to Storm Amy and delays elsewhere in the programme, resurfacing works on the A9 North of Perth did not start last night (05.10) and will now start on Tuesday 7 October. New dates below. Drainage works on Sunday 28 September have been complete Surfacing works start on Tuesday 7 October under convoy … Read Full Article

  Works to begin on Sunday 12 October for seven nights   BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out overnight surfacing works at the A9 junction in Roadside, a village located just north of Georgemas, from Sunday 12 October 2025. Works will take place for seven nights between the … Read Full Article

Works start on Wednesday 1 October Three-way temporary traffic lights in place until Thursday 16 October BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to install new pedestrian crossing facilities on the A84 near Dobbies on the west edge of Stirling, with works starting on Wednesday 1 October. The works involve installing a refuge island, … Read Full Article

A charity offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy to residents throughout Argyll and Bute has received generous £750 donation from BEAR Scotland, the company responsible for  managing and maintaining trunk roads in North West Scotland. BEAR Scotland operates locally from a depot in Oban, maintaining the A85 and A828 in the area, including Connel Bridge. As part … Read Full Article

UPDATE 3 October 2025: Works tonight and on 6-8 October have been cancelled due to adverse weather, and will be rescheduled for a future date. Overnight slip road closures 29 September to 17 October 2025 A series of overnight slip road closures at M90 Junctions 1C and 2 is planned, to allow BEAR Scotland to … Read Full Article

Works take place on Tuesday 30 September Traffic lights between 9.30am and 4pm BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out essential drainage works at lay-by 46 on the A9, south of Blair Atholl on Tuesday 30 September, between 9.30am to 4pm. The A9 will have temporary traffic lights in place … Read Full Article

Temporary traffic lights for three days Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 at Earlston Bridge for three days beginning on 29 September, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to replace the bridge’s expansion joints. This follows the recent completion of repairs to the bridge surface. Some delays are expected … Read Full Article

Update on 6 October 2025: Works on the A87 near Loch Cluanie have been postponed due to delays elsewhere in the programme caused by Storm Amy. Work will now start on Thursday 23 October. New information below.  Works start on Thursday 23 October Overnight road closures in place for safety until the morning of Saturday … Read Full Article