Tag: BEAR Scotland
M8 westbound to close overnight for five nights to facilitate resurfacing work
BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface a section of the M8 ahead of Junction 3 westbound.The work will take place over five nights between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00,...
M8 to close overnight for resurfacing work – Diversions announced
BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to resurface 0.65 kilometres of the M8 westbound carriageway and on-slip at Junction 5. To allow the works to be carried out safely, the westbound M8 will...
15 week project to replace architectural lighting on the Queensferry Crossing begins this month
BEAR Scotland will commence work on 29 July to replace the architectural lighting on the Queensferry Crossing.The Transport Scotland funded project will see new LEDs installed to replace all existing architectural lights above and...
A1 southbound to close overnight for carriageway repairs – Diversion route in place
The A1 southbound will be closed for carriageway repairs between Old Craighall and Wallyford Junction between 9pm and 5am on the nights of Wednesday 17 July and Thursday 18 July. A diversion route will be...
Roadworks at Millerhill Junction on the City Bypass
Three nights of work to renew the road surface on slip roads at Millerhill Junction on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass are set to begin on Wednesday 23 February 2022.Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR...
Works to resurface the slip road at Baberton will begin tonight
Overnight works to resurface the slip road onto the eastbound A720 at Baberton Junction are scheduled to begin on Tuesday 1 February 2022.Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project over...
M90 to close tonight and tomorrow for repairs
Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the M90 on the nights of Tuesday 21 December and Wednesday 22 December, to allow defective expansion joints to be repaired on Humbie Rail Bridge.The M90 northbound will be...
Jobs on offer at BEAR Scotland
As part of a recruitment push, BEAR Scotland is hosting a "drive-thru drop-in" at its brand-new Bonnyrigg depot, just south of Edinburgh, giving potential candidates the chance to find out more about opportunities in...
BEAR Scotland add six new Ultra Low Emission Vehicles to their fleet
Six new, electric powered vans have been delivered to BEAR Scotland, bringing the total number of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles, in its South East Scotland fleet, to thirteen.This means that 10% of all BEAR...
Road closures for pothole repairs from Monday
Overnight road closures to carry out permanent repairs to potholes are planned at eight locations on the South East Scotland trunk road network next week.Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has been carrying out...
Newly named gritter will display remembrance logo
A brand new 32 tonne gritter which has just taken to the roads, is to be called Scotland's Bravest Gritter, and it will feature the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) logo. Drivers should look...
M8 closing overnight on two dates this month
Two overnight closures are planned on the M8 between Junctions 2 and 3, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, to resurface almost 1.8km of hard shoulder, in a £130,000 project. The closure is...
A68 should reopen next week
Bear Scotland has confirmed that construction work is continuing on the section of the A68 trunk road that was destroyed in a storm on 12 August.With the collapsed embankment now rebuilt close to road...
BEAR Scotland go to work on an egg
Eggscellent start to the Easter weekend for BEAR ScotlandIt’s a Good Friday for the team at BEAR Scotland’s Loanhead depot, as they received fifty Easter eggs yesterday, courtesy of the National Trust for Scotland.The...
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