The A68 Trunk Road (Edinburgh to Carter Bar) (Temporary Prohibition On Use Of Road) Order 2019

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the above Order under sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, temporarily prohibiting traffic on that length of the A68 Edinburgh to Carter Bar Trunk Road from the junction with the southbound merge lane of the A6106 at Fordel Junction to the junction with the B6372 at Oxenfoord Junction, a distance of 1.9 kilometres or thereby.

The Order, which is required to facilitate the laying of wreaths at the memorial at the Cranstoun Church Remembrance Sunday Service, will be in operation from 10 November until 11 November 2019. It is anticipated this should last for approximately 10 minutes and will only have effect in relation to such part or parts of the length of road as is indicated by the appropriate traffic signs.

The Order does not apply to vehicles being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes or a vehicle being used for facilitating the holding of the relevant event.

Alternative routes

An alternative route is not required.

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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58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
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