OVERNIGHT RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS 0N A82 BETWEEN TARBET AND CRIANLARICH RESCHEDULED

January 20, 2023

  Project 1 will now begin on Thursday 9 February for four nights. Project 2 to begin on Wednesday 15 February for six nights. Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am.     Please be advised that essential surfacing improvements which were due to get underway at two locations on the A82, … Continued

OVERNIGHT RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED ON A82 BETWEEN TARBET AND CRIANLARICH

January 18, 2023

  Project 1 to begin on Wednesday 8 February for four nights. Project 2 to begin on Tuesday 14 February for five nights. Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am.     Essential surfacing improvements are set to get underway at two locations on the A82, between Tarbet and Crianlarich, on Wednesday … Continued

Diversion onto the Old Military Road continues at the Rest and Be Thankful

January 12, 2023

  The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Friday 13 January subject to outcomes of morning inspection. … Continued

Rest and Be Thankful remains on Old Military Road today

January 10, 2023

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Wednesday 11 January subject to outcomes of early morning inspection. … Continued

REST AND BE THANKFUL RETURNS TO CONVOY SYSTEM

January 4, 2023

  Traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted via the Old Military Road Local Diversion until 10:30am this morning. Convoy control on the A83 will then commence and continue today and overnight. From 10:30am, journey times through the site are expected to be five to six minutes.   Our team continues … Continued

FAQs

November 25, 2022

  General Our general FAQs. Read frequently asked questions here. A83 Rest and Be Thankful Following significant landslides in 2020, a bespoke operational strategy has been implemented to facilitate the safe use of the A83 corridor at the Rest and Be Thankful. Read frequently asked questions here. Queensferry Crossing ice accretion On three occasions since … Continued

PLANNED WORKS ON THE A82 TARBET TO CRIANLARICH CANCELLED FOR 11 NOVEMBER

November 9, 2022

  Planned resurfacing works cancelled on the night of 11 November Works will now take place on the nights of 14 and 15 November   Please be advised that planned resurfacing works on the A82 between Tarbet and Crianlarich, which were planned to take place on Friday 11 November, have been cancelled due to a … Continued

Key Projects

November 7, 2022

  A9 Kessock Bridge Improvements BEAR Scotland is carrying out improvement works on Kessock Bridge on the A9 which crosses the Beauly Firth, north of Inverness.  Read more here.         A9 Scrabster Braes Improvements Located at the northernmost point of the A9, Scrabster Braes face steep, unstable terrain that has impacted on vital access … Continued

OVERNIGHT SURFACING IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR A82 BETWEEN TARBET AND CRIANLARICH

October 13, 2022

Project to begin on Sunday 23 October over three weeks Overnight road closures in place for safety, 8pm to 5am   On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out essential surfacing improvements at three locations on the A82 between Tarbet and Crianlarich, with works set to begin on Sunday 23 October. The … Continued

NORTH WEST TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

June 29, 2022

In April and May around £10m has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network, with a further £7m due to be spent in June. BEAR has delivered a variety of resurfacing, road safety and maintenance schemes on behalf of Transport Scotland. Over 54 resurfacing projects have been undertaken, including major projects on the … Continued

RENEWING ROAD MARKINGS AND ROAD STUDS ON THE M90

March 30, 2022

Two-week programme commenced 27 March 2022 A two-week programme of overnight road marking improvement and stud replacement is under way on the M90 between Junctions 1B and 3. Work commenced on Sunday 27 March and is being carried out in 10 phases, with a combination of overnight lane closures and slip road closures in each … Continued

NORTH WEST ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

March 28, 2022

Since the start of this year approximately £20M has been invested by Transport Scotland, allowing for smoother and safer journeys for road users across routes in the North West. Resurfacing projects were completed across a number of routes throughout the network including on the A82, A86, A85, A83 and A9. The first phase of major … Continued