BEAR Scotland

Balfour wins £17m Kincardine Bridge upgrade

20/02/2023

Transport Scotland has awarded Balfour Beatty a £16.85m contract to replace an 80-metre section of the Kincardine Bridge.

Amey and Bear start north of Scotland contracts

17/08/2022

Amey has now taken over responsibility for maintaining the trunk road network in the north east of Scotland, taking over from Bear Scotland, which is continuing in the north west.

Spencer Group bridges a gap with cantilever walkway on cantilever bridge

26/04/2022

Bridges specialist Spencer Group is to cantilever a temporary walkway off the side of what is itself a historic cantilever bridge while it carries out major deck replacement works.

Preferred bidders named for £1.27bn trunk road deals

31/03/2022

The Scottish Government has named the preferred bidders for two maintenance contracts covering trunk roads in the north of the country, worth more than £1.27bn in total.

Bear Scotland fights back against Queensferry ice problem

12/11/2021

Bear Scotland has completed major works on both the old Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing, including employing specialised coatings and de-icing compounds designed to reduce the risk of bridge closure.

BEAR launches ice mitigation trials on Queensferry Crossing

03/09/2021

BEAR Scotland is carrying out ice mitigation trials on the Queensferry Crossing.

BEAR and WJ extend strategic partnership

23/02/2021

WJ Group and BEAR Scotland have announced a strategic partnership on the Scottish Trunk Road Network Management Contract for the South East.

Out with the old, in with…the old

17/08/2020

Responsibility for managing and maintaining the trunk road network in the South of Scotland is in (nearly) new hands.

Natives restless after new A83 closure

30/01/2020

A council leader has called on Scottish ministers to stop ‘faffing about’ after another landslide closed the A83 at Rest and be Thankful on Thursday morning.

Scotland contractors call for end to roadworker abuse

07/06/2018

Transport Scotland and the companies that operate its trunk road network have launched a roadworker safety campaign, asking drivers to help stamp out the ‘shocking’ levels of abuse suffered by their workers.

Maintenance to be carried out on A9 Kessock Bridge

16/03/2016

Transport Scotland will spend £750,000 on improvements to the A9 Kessock Bridge.

New roads maintenance contracts begin in the east of Scotland

16/08/2014

Bear Scotland and Amey will take over responsibility for the maintenance of 1,164km of trunk roads in the east of Scotland from today (16 August 2014).

Figures reveal claims made by Scottish drivers

21/08/2013

Freedom of information figures show that the poor state of Scotland’s motorways and trunk roads has led to a number of drivers being caught up in accidents. 

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