Roadworks crews will be closing sections of the A720 City Bypass overnight as they carry out essential maintenance.
The closures will span almost a month from April to May as the city sections off parts of the bypass to conduct maintenance and cleaning.
Work is set to begin on the April 18 and will be carried out across 17 phases, with the project expected to conclude on May 21.
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While some sections of maintenance will occur over the course of multiple days, carriageway closures will only be in place at night between the hours of 8pm until 5.30am.
Traffic Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has been hired to perform the maintenance.
The closures will be used to carry out a number of routine but essential maintenance tasks. Including road sweeping, pothole patching and repairs and maintenance to signs and safety fencing. As well as inspecting structures and the carriageway for more significant issues.
These works are designed to clean up the carriageways and roadsides to reduce long term traffic management problems, which would likely cause more disruption in the long term than the maintenance.
A spokesperson for BEAR Scotland said:
“It’s 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.”
BEAR has previously worked with traffic Scotland to maintain the Scottish trunk road network since 2001.
The full details of closures and diversion routes for the trunk road can be found below:
Start |
End |
Location |
Duration |
Traffic mgt |
Diversion route (if applicable) |
18-Apr |
19-Apr |
Gogar to Hermiston on slip Eastbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Gogar Rbt - South Gyle - A71 Calder Jct to South Gyle - Calder Jct |
19-Apr |
20-Apr |
Calder to Gogar Link Road |
1 night |
Total closure |
Divert via Dreghorn and return |
20-Apr |
21-Apr |
Gogar to Calder Link Road (including near side lane closure up to Calder) |
1 night |
Total closure |
Divert via Hermiston Gait Roundabout |
21-Apr |
23-Apr |
Hermiston to Dreghorn Eastbound |
2 nights |
Total closure |
Calder Jct - A71 Calder Rd - B701 Wester Hailes Rd - B701 Gillespie Rd - B701 Redford Rd - Dreghorn Link - Dreghorn Jct |
24-Apr |
25-Apr |
Hermiston to Dreghorn Eastbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Calder Jct - A71 Calder Rd - B701 Wester Hailes Rd - B701 Gillespie Rd - B701 Redford Rd - Dreghorn Link - Dreghorn Jct |
25-Apr |
26-Apr |
Dreghorn to Lothianburn on slip Eastbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Dreghorn Jct - Dreghorn Link - B701 Hunters Tryst - A702 - Lothianburn Jct |
26-Apr |
27-Apr |
Lothianburn to Straiton on slip Eastbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Lothianburn Jct - A702 - B701 Frogston Road - A701 Burdiehouse Rd - Straiton Jct |
27-Apr |
30-Apr |
Straiton to Sheriffhall Rbt Eastbound |
3 nights |
Total closure |
Straiton Jct - Lang Loan - Lasswade Rd - Gilmerton Station Road - A772 - A7 - Sheriffhall Rbt |
02-May |
04-May |
Sheriffhall to Old Craighall Eastbound |
2 nights |
Total closure |
Sheriffhall Rbt - A7 - B6415 Old Craighall Rd - Old Craighall Rbt |
04-May |
06-May |
Old Craighall to Sherrifhall Rbt Westbound |
2 nights |
Total closure |
Old Craighall Rbt - B6415 Old Craighall Rd - A7 - Sheriffhall Rbt |
06-May |
07-May |
Sherrifhall Rbt to Straiton Westbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Sherifhall Rbt - A7 - A772 - Gilmerton Station RD - Lasswade Rd - Lang Loan - Straiton Jct |
09-May |
11-May |
Sherrifhall Rbt to Straiton Westbound |
2 nights |
Total closure |
Sherifhall Rbt - A7 - A772 - Gilmerton Station RD - Lasswade Rd - Lang Loan - Straiton Jct |
11-May |
13-May |
Straiton on-slip to Lothianburn on-slip Westbound |
2 nights |
Total closure |
Straiton Jct - A701 Burdiehouse Rd - B701 Frogston Rd - A702 - Lothianburn Jct |
13-May |
14-May |
Lothianburn on slip to Dreghorn Westbound |
1 night |
Total closure |
Lothianburn Jct - A702 - B701 Hunter Tryst - Dreghorn Link - Dreghorn Jct |
16-May |
19-May |
Dreghorn to Gogar Westbound |
3 nights |
Total closure |
Dreghorn Jct - Dreghorn Link - B701 Redford Rd - B701 Gillespie Rd - B701 Wester Hailes Rd - A71 Calder Rd - Calder Jct |
19-May |
20-May |
Old Craighall Roundabout |
1 night |
Alternative lane closure |
n/a |
20-May |
21-May |
Sheriffhall Roundabout |
1 night |
Alternative lane closure |
n/a
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