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Nine overnight carriageway closures from Thursday 28 May 2026 The northbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junctions 1 and 5 will be closed for road marking improvements for nine nights beginning on Thursday 28 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing a total of 67.7 kilometres of road … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road and lane closures 25-29 May 2026 A five-night programme of overnight works on three sections of the M90 is set to commence on Monday 25 May, to investigate the condition of the road surface in advance of future resurfacing. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, with overnight … Read Full Article

Updated 29 May 2026: Overnight works are currently paused due to nesting birds. Dates for works continuing will be confirmed once environmental surveys have been completed. Daytime will continue as these activities can be safely carried out at a suitable distance from the nest. For more information visit: www.bearscot.com/about-bear/major-projects/a828-ledaig-rockslope-stabilisation-works   Overnight works planned for mid-May … Read Full Article

Southbound diversion via Forth Road Bridge 22:00 to 06:00 on 13 May 2026 Southbound traffic on the M90 will be diverted over the Forth Road Bridge between 22:00 and 06:00 tonight, to allow maintenance to be carried out on the Queensferry Crossing automated diversion system. Northbound traffic will be diverted off the M90 at Junction … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 25 May to 13 July 2026 Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M8 each night from the evening of 25 May until the morning of 14 July, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. Works to be carried out … Read Full Article

UPDATE 28 May 2026: There will now be no northbound access to the A7 Old Dalkeith Road from Sheriffhall Roundabout on the nights of  Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3, and Thursday 4 June between 20:30 and 06:00, in addition to the previously announced closure of the A720 eastbound approach to Sheriffhall. A diversion route onto the … Read Full Article

Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company, BEAR Scotland, raised £2,066 for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) at its 14th annual charity five-a-side football tournament. The event took place on Friday 24 April at Michael Woods Sports and Leisure Centre in Glenrothes. Eleven teams of seven BEAR Scotland co-workers competed against each other scoring goals … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures Wednesday 27 May to Monday 1 June 2026 The A1 northbound carriageway between Spott Roundabout and Thistly Cross Roundabout will be closed for resurfacing between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Wednesday 27 May, Thursday 28 May, Friday 29 May and Monday 1 June. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating … Read Full Article

Overnight slip road and carriageway closures 18-23 May 2026 Overnight resurfacing works will take place on the southbound carriageway of the M9 motorway between Junction 1A and the Newbridge off-slip each night from Monday 18 May to Saturday 23 May. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works, renewing a total of … Read Full Article

 Works start on Sunday 17 May Road closure with hourly amnesties in place until Tuesday 26 May    BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out overnight carriageway resurfacing works on the A85 at Monzievaird, west of Crieff from Sunday 17 May.   Works will be carried out between the hours … Read Full Article

Updated 19 May 2026: Due to unsuitable weather conditions, resurfacing on the A83 at Arrochar will now start tomorrow night, Wednesday 20 May. Please see new date below.   Second phased of works to commence on Wednesday 20 May Road closure with hourly amnesties in the northern part of the village   BEAR Scotland, on … Read Full Article

Updated 8 May 2026: Due to changes in the programme, retaining wall repair works on the A9 northbound off-slip will now start a week later on Monday 8 June. Please see updated information below. Works start on Monday 8 June Slip road closure in place from Monday 15 June until 31 December with diversion in place … Read Full Article