A720 Edinburgh City Bypass overnight maintenance
UPDATE (30/04): The eastbound off-slip at Straiton Junction will be closed for approximately two hours during the night of Thursday 2 May to allow road markings to be renewed. Eastbound traffic wishing to exit at Straiton Junction will be directed to continue eastbound to turn at Lasswade junction, returning westbound to exit via the Straiton Junction westbound off-slip.
A five-week programme of overnight maintenance on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass is scheduled to begin on Monday 15 April. The work will be carried out in 16 phases, with overnight closures on a different section of the bypass in each phase.
Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will use these closures to carry out a variety of routine maintenance tasks and to tidy up the carriageways and roadsides, reducing the longer-term need for traffic management on the bypass and resulting in less disruption overall.
Works to be carried out during these closures include litter picking, grass cutting, gully emptying, catchpit cleaning, weed spraying, road sweeping and pothole patching. The closures will also allow for inspections of structures and the carriageway.
Overnight closures will be in place on the dates and locations listed below, from 20:00 until 05:30 each night. Diversion routes will be signposted where indicated:
Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to share information about the project in advance.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “It is essential for safety that we close the carriageway while these works are carried out, however we’ll be taking advantage of the closures to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible at once.
“We’ve also split the works into phases so that only the minimum length of carriageway has to be closed on any given night.
“If you are planning to use the bypass at night over the next few weeks, our advice is to check what restrictions will be in place and allow extra time for your journey if necessary.
“We thank road users and the local community for their patience and understanding.”
How to get the latest travel and traffic information
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