The A68 Trunk Road (Edinburgh Road, Jedburgh) (Temporary Prohibition of Waiting and Temporary 30mph Speed Restriction) Order 2019
The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the above Order, under section 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(b) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of the Order is to restrict speed and prohibit waiting on the following lengths of road:
1. That length of the A68 Edinburgh – Carter Bar Trunk Road at Jedburgh from a point 390 metres north of its junction with Headrig Road northwards to its junction with the access to the Jedburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, a distance of 753 metres or thereby.
2. That length of the A68 Edinburgh – Carter Bar Trunk Road at Jedburgh from a point 540 metres north of its junction with Headrig Road northwards to its junction with the access to the Jedburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, a distance of 636 metres or thereby.
The Order, which is required to allow safe and unobstructed access of the A68 adjacent to Riverside Park, during the Jed-forest Rugby Sevens Event will be in force from 18 May 2019 until 19 May 2019 but will only have effect in relation to such length(s) of road as are indicated by the appropriate traffic signs.
The Order does not apply to a vehicle being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes and vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011( ) when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations; or
Alternative routes for traffic in relation to the lengths of road affected by the Order during the prohibition will be as signposted. Detailed descriptions can be obtained at Amey Highways, 6a Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, Midlothian, EH20 9LZ.
For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit www.trafficscotland.org.uk
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
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