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January 10, 2022

WEEKEND SURFACING AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A9 IN PERTH  

Works start Friday 14 January over three weekends Weekend road closure in place for safety during the first weekend     A section of the A9 southbound in Perth is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £330,000 and £25,000 worth of landscaping maintenance, with work set to get underway from Friday 14 January. The surfacing … Read Full Article

January 7, 2022

£210,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A95 GRANISH JUNCTION

  Works start Tuesday 11 January for four nights   A section of the A95 at the Granish junction is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £210,000 with work set to get underway on Tuesday 11 January at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the A95 near Aviemore, creating a … Read Full Article

January 7, 2022

ESSENTIAL REPAIRS PLANNED FOR A95 RETAINING WALL NEAR ABERLOUR DISTILLERY

Project to begin on Monday 10 January for three weeks   Essential repairs to a retaining wall on the A95 in Aberlour are scheduled to begin on Monday 10 January for three weeks. The project will involve teams rebuilding the existing retaining wall adjacent to the Aberlour Distillery entrance as well as installing a new … Read Full Article

January 6, 2022

£130,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A85 IN OBAN ON CORRAN ESPLANADE  

Monday 17 January   SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A85 IN OBAN ON CORRAN ESPLANADE WILL NOW BEGIN ON TUESDAY 18 JANUARY   Please be advised that the start date for planned surfacing improvements on the A85 in Oban has been re-arranged as a result of some difficulties experienced with another scheme.   The project was … Read Full Article

January 6, 2022

£610,000 SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A90 INVEREIGHTY TO NEWLANDS NORTHBOUND

Works start Sunday 16 January for five days   A section of the A90 northbound south of Forfar is to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £610,000, with works due to get underway from Sunday 16 January at 7.30pm. The improvements will address defects in the road surface on the northbound section of the A90 between … Read Full Article

January 5, 2022

NEW £150,000 ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLANNED FOR A85 BETWEEN CONNEL AND KILMARONAIG

Project set to begin on Monday 10 January   A new road safety project on the A85 between Connel and Kilmaronaig is set to get underway from Monday 10 January. The £150,000 investment from Transport Scotland will involve teams installing over 1.6km of safety barrier along sections of the A85 to improve motorist safety. In … Read Full Article

January 5, 2022

A7 RESURFACING WORKS

Overnight closures at Teviothead and South of Hawick High School Works scheduled for 17-28 January, 7-11 February and 14 February 2022 The A7 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with 17 nights of works in two locations scheduled for 17-28 January, 7-11 February and 14 February. The works will see Transport Scotland’s … Read Full Article

December 23, 2021

£150,000 OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE A92 SOUTH OF RATHILLET

Works start Sunday 9 January A section of the A92 is set to benefit from resurfacing improvements worth £150,000 with works due to get underway from Sunday 9 January. The overnight improvements will address defects in the road surface on the single carriageway section of the A92 near Rathillet, creating a safer and smoother road … Read Full Article

December 23, 2021

£125,000 ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORKS PLANNED AT M90 Cocklaw & Keltyhill BRIDGE NEAR Kelty

Friday 7 January   ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE PLANNED AT M90 Cocklaw AND Keltyhill BRIDGE POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK TO MONDAY 17 JANUARY Please be advised that due to operational reasons the planned essential maintenance at the M90 Junction 4 Cocklaw Overbridge and Keltyhill Footbridge, outlined in the release below, have been postponed by one week. The … Read Full Article

December 22, 2021

ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE FOR A9 DALNABO OVERBRIDGE NEAR BALLINLUIG

Works start on Wednesday 5 January for 12 weeks   Essential maintenance work is set to get underway on the A9 Dalnabo Overbridge near Ballinluig, with works scheduled to begin on Wednesday 5 January. The project will involve the removal and replacement of all surfacing and bridge deck waterproofing, as well as concrete repairs and … Read Full Article

December 22, 2021

TRUNK ROAD IMPORVEMENTS ACROSS NORTH WEST SCOTLAND

Since October 2021, BEAR Scotland has delivered over £14m of resurfacing, safety improvements and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland across many different routes and structures on the North West trunk road network. Over 20 resurfacing projects have been undertaken which included significant projects on the A82 adjacent to Loch Lomond, the A83 at … Read Full Article

December 22, 2021

RESURFACING M90 JUNCTION 2A OFF-SLIP

Overnight slip road closures on 13 and 14 January 2022 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is planning to resurface two sections of the M90 Junction 2A off-slip over two nights, commencing Thursday 13 January. A total of 0.6 kilometres of carriageway will be resurfaced. To ensure the safety of roadworkers as well as the … Read Full Article