The A702 Trunk Road (Hillend) (Prohibition on Waiting, Loading and Unloading Order) 202[ ]
The Scottish Ministers hereby give notice that they propose to make the above Order under sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 124(1)(d) of , and paragraph 27 of schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 which will have the effect of imposing a prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Unloading on the following lengths of road: -
PART 1 - No waiting, loading and unloading at any time
1. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 16 metres from its junction with the Snowsports Centre Access Road, southwards, a distance of 266 metres or thereby.
2. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from its junction with the Snowsports Access Road, northwards, a distance of 115 metres or thereby.
3. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from its junction with Old Pentland Road, northwards, a distance of 412 metres or thereby.
PART 2 - No waiting at any time
4. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, southwards, a distance of 42 metres or thereby.
5. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 64 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, southwards, for a distance of 24 metres or thereby.
6. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, northwards, a distance of 39 metres or thereby.
7. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, southwards, a distance of 20 metres or thereby.
8. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 45 metres south of its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, southwards, a distance of 20 metres or thereby.
9. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 83 metres south of its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, southwards, a distance of 10 metres or thereby.
10. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 125 metres south of its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, southwards, a distance of 10 metres or thereby.
11. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the northbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 143 metres south of its junction with the access road to 106 Biggar Road, Edinburgh, southwards, a distance of 11 metres or thereby.
12. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 17 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at the Lothianburn Junction on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, westbound off slip road, southwards, a distance of 56 metres or thereby.
13. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 256 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at the Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, westbound off slip road, southwards, a distance of 20 metres or thereby.
14. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 300 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at the Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, westbound off slip road, southwards, a distance of 25 metres or thereby.
15. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 339 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at the Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, westbound off slip road, southwards, a distance of 17 metres or thereby.
16. That length of the A702 Edinburgh to Abington Trunk Road, known as Biggar Road, being the southbound carriageway of the A702 from a point 367 metres south from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the southernmost roundabout at the Lothianburn Junction, on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass, westbound off slip road, southwards, a distance of 12 metres or thereby.
Full details of the proposal are contained in the Order which, together with plans showing the length of road involved, a statement of the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing to make the Order and the revoked order may be examined free of charge during normal business hours from 5th October until 26th October 2023 at the offices of Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD and Dalkeith Library, 2 White Hart Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AE.
Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send details of the grounds for objection by email to TRO-Objections@transport.gov.scot or in writing to the Director of Roads, c/o Shannon Wilson, Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD quoting reference SE/A702/SW by 26th October 2023
For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit the Traffic Scotland website.
M Polland
A member of staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
George House
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD