A985

Overnight closures 20-24 May 2024 The Kincardine Bridge will be closed for five nights from Monday 20 May to Friday 24 May, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks. The A985 trunk road over the bridge will be closed in both directions between 19:30 and … Continued

Work to improve the footway on the A985 between the junction to Charlestown and the junction to Waggon Road has been postponed until later in the year, while a question over land ownership is resolved. Temporary traffic lights that were in place since the start of the works in February have been removed and the … Continued

Lane closure for five weeks commencing 26 February 2024 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland set to widen approximately 1.1km of the A985 footway between the junction to Charlestown and the junction to Waggon Road. The improvements will be carried out over five weeks, commencing on Monday 26th February. For the first three weeks of … Continued

Overnight slip road closures from 6 November 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out coring investigation works to assess the condition of A985 Admiralty Roundabout, commencing on the night of Monday 6 November. To allow these works to be carried out safely, it is necessary to close the roundabout overnight … Continued

Diversion via Clackmannanshire Bridge from 20:00 on Friday 27 October to 06:00 on Monday 30 October 2023 The project to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge is set to take a major step forward on the weekend of 27-30 October, with the connection of the temporary bridge that will carry traffic during the … Continued

Overnight works commence Wednesday 6 September 2023 for four nights Overnight resurfacing works on the A985 near Blairhall are set to begin on Wednesday 6 September. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will undertake the project over four nights. For the safety of workers and road users, the A985 between Longannet Roundabout and Cairneyhill Roundabout … Continued

Off-peak temporary traffic lights to allow safe removal of skylights and debris Five day project to commence 21 August 2023 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A985 Kincardine Bridge between 09:30 and 15:30 for five days commencing on Monday 21 August. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to … Continued

Project to replace southern piled viaduct moves to next phase The project to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge is about to move to the next phase, with piling works due to commence on Monday 7 August. The works will see temporary piles driven into the ground close to the south end of … Continued

Overnight works commence Monday 31 July 2023 for two nights Overnight resurfacing works on the A985 East of Longannet Roundabout are set to begin on Monday 31 July for two nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works. For the safety of workers and road users, the A985 between Longannet Roundabout … Continued

Road closures scheduled for three nights from Thursday 23 March 2023 BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to carry out overnight resurfacing works on A985 west of Limekilns over three nights this March. The works will take place between the hours of 19:00 and 06:30 for three nights on Thursday 23, Friday 24 … Continued

80-metre section of bridge to be replaced Tenders now submitted and being evaluated by Transport Scotland Contract expected to be awarded in January 2023 A major project to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge has taken a significant step forward, with tenders for a contract with an estimated value of £16 million now … Continued

Overnight works begin 24 October 2022, for 7 weeks Trunk Road operating company BEAR Scotland is to replace over 4,000 metres of carriageway filter drain on the A985 between Kincardine and Devilla Forest, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £400,000. Filter drain replacement works will begin on Monday 24 October and are expected to … Continued