Forth bridges ready for winter following major works
Major works on both the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing have been completed on schedule, in advance of the winter season. Work to replace the main expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge was completed in October, marking the conclusion of one of the biggest maintenance projects in the bridge’s history. The northbound carriageways […]
Rest and Be Thankful shut again through landslide fears
The beautiful but troubled stretch of the A83 in Scotland known as the Rest and Be Thankful is shut again because of fears of landslides, despite millions of pounds’ worth of work to try to keep it open. There’s a Met Office Yellow Warning for heavy rain which means the road has been shut until […]
Road safety improvements get underway on two Scottish roads
Road safety improvements on the M90 near Kelty and Halbeath and another on the A92 north of Balfarg Junction near Glenrothes are getting underway. The M90 project will involve teams carrying out upgrades to the existing safety barriers in the verges across a mile-long stretch of the motorway as well as the slip roads at Junction […]
Social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities produces its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland
Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities, has produced its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland. Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SMBC), based in Erskine, employs veterans from the Armed Forces who may need support adjusting to life after service and others with disabilities. The company manufactures commercial signage […]
More work underway on A83
A fresh round of maintenance work is getting underway on the A83 between Inverary and Lochgilphead. The overnight project will involve teams reinstating traffic loops across a section of the A83 near Minard. Contractor Bear Scotland says works are set to begin on Tuesday 14 September and will take approximately four nights to complete. The […]
£60,000 essential maintenance works planned at M90 Cocklaw Overbridge near Kelty
Essential maintenance is planned for the M90 Cocklaw Overbridge near Kelty in Fife with works set to get underway next week. The £60,000 project, located at Junction 4 Kelty, will involve teams replacing some of the existing bridge components, repairing and waterproofing the concrete deck as well as resurfacing sections of the overbridge which carries the […]
Bear Scotland wins ten year M8 contract extension
BEAR Scotland has been awarded a contract extension by Highways Management (Scotland) Ltd to operate and maintain the M80 between Stepps and Haggs for up to ten more years. HMG entered a contract with Scottish Ministers in 2009 to design, build, finance and operate the new Stepps to Haggs section of the M80 motorway for […]
Rest and Be Thankful landslide catcher completed
A new £1.1M catch-pit at the Rest and Be Thankful has been completed which engineers hope will provide additional resilience to the troubled section of the A83 which has suffered from a number of landslides that have closed the road. The new catch-pit, which was completed last week, is approximately 120m long, around 12m wide […]
A96 in £280,000 resurfacing project
A section of the A96 in the Keith area of Scotland is set to benefit from surfacing improvements worth £280,000 with work set to get underway from Sunday. BEAR Scotland says the improvements will address defects in the road surface creating a safer and smoother road surface for motorists. The project follows on from surfacing […]
BEAR Scotland marks one year of managing South East Scotland’s trunk roads with 365 days of achievement
In the 356 days since BEAR Scotland took over responsibility for the trunk roads in South East Scotland, it has delivered over £26.7m of investment in safety, surfacing and other improvements and recruited over 100 new staff in addition to those who transferred from the previous operating companies. On 16 August 2020 BEAR Scotland began […]