The A702 Trunk Road (Flotterstone) (Temporary Clearway) Order 2020

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the above Order under sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(b) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, which will have the effect of imposing a restriction on stopping on that length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road from the point where it meets the circulation lanes of Mauricewood Roundabout (Mauricewood Road) going in a generally northerly direction to a point 100 metres or thereby north of its junction with the road leading to Glencorse, a distance of 1.5 kilometres or thereby.

The Order, which is required for safety reasons, will be in operation from 18 December 2020 until 30 November 2021 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.

No restriction imposed by this order applies to a person causing or permitting a vehicle to stop -

(a) in any case where the person in control of the vehicle—

(i) is required by law to stop,

(ii) is obliged to stop in order to avoid an accident,

(iii) is prevented from proceeding by circumstances outwith their control and it is not reasonably practicable for them to drive or move the vehicle to a place not on a carriageway,

(b) when the vehicle is—

(i) being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes,

(ii) being used for the purpose of delivering letters, parcels, packets or other articles to premises situated on or adjacent to the length of road specified in the schedule,

(iii) being used by or on behalf of a local authority for the purpose of the collection of household refuse from premises situated on or adjacent to the length of road specified in the schedule,

(iv) a public service as defined by section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(a) providing a local service as defined in section 2 of the Transport Act 1985(b),

(v) a taxi or private hire car as defined by section 23(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982(c) of stopping for the purpose of taking up or setting down passengers,

(c) for so long as may be necessary to enable the vehicle to be used in connection with—

(i) any building operation or demolition being carried out adjacent to the length of road specified in the schedule,

(ii) the removal of any obstruction or potential obstruction to traffic on the length of road specified in the schedule,

(iii) the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of the length of road specified in the schedule, or

(iv) the laying, erection, placing, maintenance, testing, alteration, repair or removal of any structure, works or apparatus in, on, under, over or adjacent to the length of road specified in the schedule.

Alternative routes

An alternative route is not required.

For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit www.trafficscotland.org.

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF