Trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland will this week be conducting drainage improvements on the slip roads on and off the westbound carriageway of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at Dreghorn Junction.
To ensure the safety of the workforce and road users, the westbound off-slip at Dreghorn will be closed between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Thursday 22 August. The westbound on-slip at Dreghorn will then be closed between 20:30 and 06:00 on the night of Friday 23 August.
On the night of Thursday 22 August, traffic wishing to exit the A720 westbound at Dreghorn will be directed onwards to exit at Baberton Junction. On the night of Friday 23 August, traffic wishing to join the A720 westbound at Dreghorn will be directed to use the nearby junction at Lothianburn.
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times and all traffic management will be removed outwith working hours.
This work is being carried out is as part of a larger programme of drainage improvements on the westbound A720 between Lothianburn, Dreghorn and Baberton Junctions, in an investment by Transport Scotland worth £500,000.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “These upgrades to the surface water drainage system will improve safety for road users.
“We’ll do all we can to complete the works as quickly and safely as possible and thank the public in advance for their patience and understanding.”
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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
