The slip road onto the westbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at Lothianburn Junction will closed between 8:30pm and 6:00am on the night of 9 October, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to repair the road surface.
Drivers who wish to travel west on the A720 will be diverted east to turn and then join the westbound carriageway at Straiton Junction. BEAR say this will add approximately 6 minutes and 3.7 miles to affected journeys, but that access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
And the company has confirmed that stakeholders have been consulted in advance to make them aware of the plans.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “It’s necessary to close the westbound on-slip at Lothianburn Junction to allow us to carry out repairs to the carriageway.
“We’ll do this at night to minimise disruption. We’re grateful to road users for their understanding.”
Live traffic information is available from Traffic Scotland at www.traffic.gov.scot or on X at @trafficscotland.
All works are weather dependent and subject to postponement in the event of adverse conditions.
