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BEAR Scotland continues to deliver an extensive programme of maintenance and improvement works along the full length of the A9 between Perth and Thurso, on this vital route that connects the Highlands with the central belt, supporting tourism, freight and travel for thousands of people daily. The varied programme of improvements implemented between October and … Read Full Article

  Overnight road closures on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 February 2026 Convoy traffic management system in place from Monday 16 February for 6 nights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out overnight resurfacing on the A1 from Cedar Café to Grantshouse. Set to improve surface conditions for all road users, these … Read Full Article

  Works start on Sunday 1 February Overnight lane closures in place until the morning of Friday 27 February   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential maintenance works to replace lighting columns on the A9 Kessock Bridge. These street lighting works will be carried out between the hours … Read Full Article

UPDATE 6 February 2026: Between 20:00 and 06:00 on the night of Monday 9 February, southbound traffic on the M90 will be diverted off the motorway at Junction 1C then immediately back on again, to allow calibration and maintenance of average speed cameras at this location. This is not expected to cause any significant delays.  Overnight … Read Full Article

UPDATE: Following an earlier update this week (10.03) which communicated that works on the A83 at Arrochar are paused and the road will remain open as normal until overnight on Sunday 15 March, please find confirmed end dates for each phase below in red.  Works to commence on Thursday 26 February 2026 Temporary traffic lights with … Read Full Article

Daytime lane closures to end on 29 January 2026 Overnight southbound carriageway closure 28 January 2026 Overnight northbound carriageway closures 29, 30 January 2026 Daytime lane closures on the bridge carrying the M9 motorway over the Forth & Clyde Canal between Junctions 6 and 7 will be removed ahead of schedule, at 06:00 on the … Read Full Article

Works start on Monday 26 January 2026 BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out essential routine inspection works on the A828 at Connel Bridge and the adjacent footbridge from Monday 26 January. Inspection works will be carried out between 8am to 6pm daily and are expected to be completed on … Read Full Article

Drainage works to start on Monday 26 January 2026 Lane closure with temporary traffic lights in place BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out drainage repairs on the A85 in St. Fillans from Monday 26 January. Works will be carried out between 7am and 7pm each day and are expected … Read Full Article

Updated 17 March 2026: Due to a change in the wider programme, works on the A85 between Crieff and Comrie will now start on Monday 23 March. Please see new dates below. Carriageway works to start on Monday 23 March Road closure with amnesties provided for vehicle access Daytime lane closure on Tuesday 24 March … Read Full Article

·       Carriageway improvement works to start on 4 February 2026 ·       Nighttime lane closure with convoy BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential resurfacing improvements on the A9, from Tomich Junction to Delny Muir Junction from 4 February 2026. As of Wednesday 11 March, these nighttime improvements have been … Read Full Article

UPDATE 25 February 2026: These resurfacing works on the A702 have now been completed as planned, however ironwork replacement works were unavoidably delayed. A revised programme is now in place, with works scheduled to commence on Monday 2 March and be completed by Sunday 8 March. Temporary traffic signals will be in place  between 09:30 and … Read Full Article

Update on 21 January 2026: The traffic management required on the A83 at Argyll Hotel, Bellochantuy now requires temporary traffic lights to be in place 24 hours for the duration of the works, working hours have also been adjusted slightly. See new information below. Drainage works are planned for two days starting Thursday 22 January … Read Full Article