The A68 Trunk Road (Pathhead) (20mph and 30mph Speed Limit) Order 202[]

The Scottish Ministers hereby give notice that they propose to make the above Order under sections 82(2)(a) and (b), 83,(1), 84(1)(a) and 124(1)(d) of , and paragraph 27 of schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 which will have the effect of imposing 20mph and 30mph speed limits on the following lengths of road:-

20mph Speed Limit

 1. That length of the A68 Edinburgh – Carter Bar Trunk Road at Pathhead from a point 80 metres or thereby north of its junction of the B6367 Crichton Road, in a generally south easterly direction to a point 440 metres or thereby south of its junction with Roman Camp Road, a distance of 1.09 kilometres or thereby.

30mph Speed Limit

 2. That length of the A68 Edinburgh – Carter Bar Trunk Road at Pathhead from a point 304 metres or thereby north of its junction of the B6367 Crichton Road, in a generally south easterly direction to a point 80 metres or thereby north of its junction of the B6367 Crichton Road, a distance of 230 metres or thereby.

Full details of the proposal are contained in the Order which, together with a plan showing the lengths of roads involved and a statement of the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be examined free of charge during normal business hours from 28 November 2025 until 26 December 2025 at the offices of Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD, Post Office, Day-Today Express, 139 Main Street, Pathhead EH37 5PT and Gorebridge Library, 98 Hunterfield Road, Gorebridge EH23 4TT.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send details of the grounds for objection in writing to the Director of Roads, c/o Catriona Paterson, Transport Scotland, FifthFloor, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7ER or via email to TRO-Objections@transport.gov.scot quoting reference SE/A68Pathhead/CP by 26 December 2025.

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland 
Fifth Floor 
177 Bothwell Street 
Glasgow 
G2 7ER

Statement of Reasons

The Scottish Ministers aim to promote the safe and efficient use of the roads for which they are responsible.

The Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the introduction of a 20 mph Speed Limit for the purpose of reducing the speed of motor vehicles will be in the interests of road safety, willsupport the National Implementation of 20mph speed limitsand will coordinate with local authorities 20mph speed restrictions on local roads.

There is no change to the existing 30mph limit at the north end of the 20mph section.