Motocycle safety: Updated PRIME toolkit published
An updated installation toolkit has been published to help local authorities and road safety practitioners introduce PRIME road markings, following the completion of the second phase of the motorcycle safety project, reports Road Safety GB. Project PRIME (Perceptual Rider Information for Maximisation of Enjoyment and Expertise) was developed by Transport Scotland, working with BEAR Scotland […]
Stirlingshire: BEAR Scotland to conduct investigation works on M876
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential coring investigation works on the M876 Junction 2 eastbound (near Torwood) on-slip on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August. The on-slip will be closed between 7:30pm and 6:00am on both nights while engineers carry out investigations of approximately 1,200 metres of carriageway, in […]
Children’s charity to benefit from second Queensferry Crossing ‘Doors Open’ day
For the second year in succession, members of the public are to be offered guided tours inside the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland, as part of the Doors Open Days festival in September. This rare opportunity will be hosted by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland and will be used to raise funds for their national […]
Rest and Be Thankful: Traffic management work to pause for the summer
Traffic management works at the Rest and Be Thankful in Scotland are set to be paused for three months over the summer, says Transport Scotland. The process on the stretch of the A83 will be “shortened” from April to the end of May, and then the measures will be paused to restart on Monday 31 […]
Loch Restil: BEAR Scotland announces A83 excavation works schedule
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is today set to carry out work to remove material affecting drainage on the A83 at Loch Restil, a freshwater loch that lies in the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute Works will be carried out between the hours of […]
A83 Rest and Be Thankful improvement works to restart on Monday
Following the planned pause in traffic management over the festive period, BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will return to continue improvement works on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. Temporary traffic signals and a 30mph speed limit will be reinstated on Monday 12 January to ensure the safety of the workforce […]
Joint repair works for M9
Works to replace joints on the bridge carrying the M9 motorway over the River Carron between Junctions 6 and 7 near the famous Kelpies statues are set to begin on 6 January. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, which is anticipated to last for approximately three weeks and will require […]
A83 Rest and Be Thankful improvements making progress
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are continuing essential improvement works on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. Recent activity has focused on drainage repairs and strengthening hillside barriers, both of which are vital to improving the long-term resilience of the route. The existing traffic lights will remain in place until Wednesday 10 December […]
Spencer Bridge Engineering wins Queensferry Crossing contract
Spencer Bridge Engineering has added to it extensive service provision to BEAR Scotland following the recent award of a contract to maintain the permanent underdeck gantries on the Queensferry Crossing. The experts in the field of permanent under deck gantry design and maintenance have been appointed to undertake permanent gantry inspections on the 1.7-mile cable-stayed […]
Surfacing improvements planned for A92
Motorists using the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath will benefit from an improved road surface as Breedon Aggregates, working on behalf of Claymore Roads, carries out resurfacing works in three places. The works begin on Sunday and will be overseen by BEAR Scotland. To protect road workers and road users, all works will be done […]