The South East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 9) Order 2024
The Scottish Ministers give notice that they have made the following Orders temporarily prohibiting traffic, temporarily prohibiting overtaking and temporarily restricting the speed of vehicles on the lengths of road identified in this Notice.
The Orders, which are required because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the lengths of road, will be in operation from 1st October 2024 until 1st January 2025, unless otherwise stated, but will only have effect in relation to such part or parts of the lengths of road as indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. The provisions relating to temporary prohibitions of traffic do not apply to vehicles being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes or vehicles used for carrying out the works. There are no exemptions for those vehicles in respect of temporary prohibitions of overtaking and temporary speed restrictions unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions relating to temporary speed restrictions do not apply to vehicles being used in the service of the Special Forces.
Where the closure of a carriageway on a dual carriageway road is involved the alternative route for traffic will be the adjacent carriageway by means of contraflow working. Other alternative route or routes for traffic in relation to the lengths of road affected by the Orders during a prohibition will be signposted.
Detailed descriptions of the alternative routes and the works being carried out can also be obtained at the following offices:
For the North East Unit: Amey, Caledonian House, West Kinfauns, Perth, PH2 7XY Telephone: 08000830084
For the North West Unit: BEAR Scotland Limited, Inveralmond Road, Perth PH1 3TW Telephone: 01738 448 600
For the South East Unit: BEAR Scotland Limited, South East Unit Central Office, Forth Road Bridge, South Queensferry EH30 9SF Telephone: 01738 448 600
For the South West Unit: AMEY, 150 Polmadie Road, Glasgow, G5 0HD Telephone: 0800 042 0188
For South East entries 28-37 and 39-45: BEAR Scotland Ltd, M80 DBFO, Inveralmond Road, Perth PH1 3TW Telephone: 01738 448 600
For information about roadworks on motorways and trunk roads visit the Traffic Scotland website.
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
George House
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD
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The South East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 9) Order 2024
The following lengths of the M8/A8/A8(M) Edinburgh – Greenock Trunk Road:
- The eastbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Livingston), a distance of 1.16 kilometres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Livingston), a distance of 608 metres or thereby.
- The westbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Livingston), a distance of 315 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Livingston), a distance of 327 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Junction 3A (Starlaw), a distance of 220 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Junction 3A (Starlaw), a distance of 455 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound off slip road at Junction 3A (Starlaw), a distance of 200 metres or thereby.
- The westbound on slip road at Junction 3A (Starlaw), a distance of 690 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The westbound carriageway from its junction with the on slip road at Junction 5 (Shotts) to a point 640 metres or thereby east of a point directly over the centreline of Bothwellshields Road, east of Junction 6 (Newhouse), a distance of 5.9 kilometres or thereby
- The eastbound carriageway from a point 640 metres or thereby east of a point directly over the centreline of Bothwellshields Road, east of Junction 6 (Newhouse), to its junction with the off slip road at Junction 5 (Shotts), a distance of 5.8 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 50mph speed restriction
- The westbound carriageway from the roundabout at Junction 1 (Hermiston) to its junction with the on slip road from the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road at Junction 2 (Claylands), a distance of 7.1 kilometres or thereby.
- The eastbound carriageway from its junction with the off slip road at Junction 2 (Claylands) to Junction 1 (Hermiston), a distance of 7 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 40mph speed restriction.
The following lengths of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road:
- The southbound off slip road at Junction 1 (Newbridge), a distance of 950 metres or thereby.
- The northbound off slip road at Junction 1 (Newbridge) including the dedicated off slip road to the B7030, a distance of 360 metres or thereby.
- The northbound on slip road at Junction 1 (Newbridge), a distance of 450 metres or thereby.
- The southbound on slip road at Junction 1 (Newbridge), a distance of 400 metres or thereby.
- The northbound carriageway between the off and on slip roads at Junction 1 (Newbridge), a distance of 600 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The southbound carriageway between the off and on slip roads at Junction 1 (Newbridge), a distance of 1.2 kilometres or thereby.
- The northbound and southbound carriageways from Junction 1 (Newbridge) to Junction 1A (Kirkliston), a distance of 2.02 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 40mph speed restriction.
The following lengths of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road:
- The northbound off slip road at Echline Junction, a distance of 310 metres or thereby.
- The northbound on slip road at Echline Junction, a distance of 241 metres or thereby.
- The southbound off slip road at Echline Junction, a distance of 259 metres or thereby.
- The southbound on slip road at Echline Junction, a distance of 228 metres or thereby.
- The southbound carriageway from the diverge at Kirkliston Junction to the merge with the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road westbound, a distance of 893 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The southbound carriageway from its junction with the southbound off slip road at Echline Junction to a point 500 metres or thereby south of the mid-point of the Dalmeny Rail Bridge, a distance of 2.9 kilometres or thereby.
- The northbound carriageway from a point 500 metres or thereby south of the mid- point on the Dalmeny Rail Bridge to its junction with the on slip road merge at Echline Junction, a distance of 2.9 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 40mph speed restriction.
The following length of the M876/A876 Dennyloanhead – Kilbagie Roundabout Trunk Road:
- From the A977 Junction (Kilbagie) to the Higgins Neuk Roundabout, a distance of 4.2 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 40mph speed restriction.
The following lengths of the M80 Glasgow – Stirling Trunk Road:
- The northbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Hornshill), a distance of 602 metres or thereby.
- The northbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Hornshill), a distance of 654 metres or thereby.
- The southbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Hornshill), a distance of 596 metres or thereby.
- The southbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Hornshill), a distance of 434 metres or thereby.
- The northbound off slip road at Junction 5 (Auchenkilns), a distance of 370 metres or thereby.
- The northbound on slip road at Junction 5 (Auchenkilns), a distance of 614 metres or thereby.
- The northbound combined on/off slip road at Junction 6 (Old Inns), a distance of 665 metres or thereby.
- The southbound off slip road at Junction 6 (Old Inns), a distance of 845 metres or thereby.
- The southbound off slip road at Junction 6A (Castlecary), a distance of 295 metres or thereby.
- The southbound on slip road at Junction 7 (Haggs), a distance of 360 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The northbound and southbound carriageways from the B818 bridge at Denny to the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road merge at Junction 9 (Pirnhall), a distance of 7 kilometres or thereby.
- The northbound carriageway from the merge with the M73 Motorway at Junction 4 (Westfield) to Junction 6 (Old Inns), a distance of 6.5 kilometres or thereby.
- The southbound carriageway from its junction with the off slip road at Junction 7 (Haggs) to the on slip road merge at Junction 6 (Old Inns), a distance of 4.2 kilometres or thereby.
- The northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the off slip road at Junction 3 (Hornshill) to the merge with the M73 Motorway at Junction 4 (Westfield), a distance of 7.6 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 40mph speed restriction.
The following lengths of the M73 Maryville – Mollinsburn Trunk Road:
- The southbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Mollinsburn), a distance of 210 metres or thereby.
- The southbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Mollinsburn), a distance of 466 metres or thereby.
- The northbound off slip road at Junction 3 (Mollinsburn), a distance of 570 metres or thereby.
- The northbound on slip road at Junction 3 (Mollinsburn), a distance of 340 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
The following lengths of theA1 Edinburgh – Berwick Upon Tweed Trunk Road:
- The eastbound off slip road at Oaktree Junction, a distance of 350 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Oaktree Junction, a distance of 144 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Oaktree Junction, a distance of 225 metres or thereby.
- The westbound on slip road at Oaktree Junction, a distance of 225 metres or thereby.
- The westbound on slip road at Abbotsview Junction, a distance of 556 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Abbotsview Junction, a distance of 376 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Abbotsview Junction, a distance of 298 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound off slip road at Abbotsview Junction, a distance of 614 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The eastbound and westbound carriageways from the Abbotsview Junction to Thistly Cross Roundabout, a distance of 13.8 kilometres or thereby.
- The northbound and southbound carriageways from the Cockburnspath Roundabout to the Heugh Head at Reston, a distance of 15.8 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 50mph speed restriction.
- From the unclassified Blackburn Road Junction to the unclassified Greenwood Road Junction, a distance of 5.2 kilometres or thereby.
- From Heugh Head at Reston to the A1107 Eyemouth Junction, a distance of 6.76 kilometres or thereby.
- From Skateraw Railway Bridge to the A1107 Coldingham Junction, a distance of 7.2 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
The following lengths of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass:
- The westbound on slip road at Dreghorn Junction, a distance of 310 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Dreghorn Junction, a distance of 325 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Dreghorn Junction, a distance of 327 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound off slip road at Dreghorn Junction, a distance of 310 metres or thereby.
- The westbound off slip road at Baberton Junction, a distance of 362 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound on slip road at Baberton Junction, a distance of 328 metres or thereby.
- The eastbound slip road from Hermiston Roundabout to the Calder Junction, a distance of 685 metres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking.
- The eastbound and westbound carriageways from Sheriffhall Roundabout to the Lothianburn Junction, a distance of 7.2 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking and a 50mph speed restriction.
The following length of the A985 Kincardine – Rosyth Trunk Road:
- From Cairneyhill Roundabout to the Junction of the B9156, a distance of 5.6 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
The following length of the A977 Longannet Roundabout – Gartarry Roundabout Trunk Road:
- From the junction of the North Approach Road to the Longannet Roundabout, a distance of 1.16 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
The following lengths of the A702 Edinburgh – Abington Trunk Road:
- From the A703 Hillend Junction to the north roundabout on the Lothianburn Junction, a distance of 1.2 kilometres or thereby.
- From the junction of the B7059 in West Linton to the A721 Melbourne Junction, a distance of 10.1 kilometres or thereby.
- From the A73 Maidencotes Roundabout to the west roundabout at Abington, a distance of 1.9 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
The following lengths of the A6091/A7 Melrose – Galashiels – Carlisle Trunk Road:
- From the B709 Junction in Langholm north to the B711 Junction at Martinshouse, South of Hawick, a distance of 34.1 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 40mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
- From the B709 Junction in Langholm north to the B711 Junction at Martinshouse, South of Hawick, a distance of 34.1 kilometres or thereby.
- From Galalaw Roundabout, Hawick, to the A699 Junction, Selkirk, a distance of 14.3 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
The following lengths of the A68 Edinburgh – Carter Bar Trunk Road:
- From Carfraemill Roundabout to the A6105 Junction in Earlston, a distance of 17.4 kilometres or thereby.
- From the A6091 at Ravenswood Roundabout to the A698 Junction at Bonjedward, a distance of 14.5 kilometres or thereby.
Prohibitions on use and overtaking, a 30mph speed restriction and a 10mph speed restriction when there is a convoy in operation.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Compatibility Consideration and Narration of Statement of Compatibility
The Scottish Ministers have made the following statement regarding children’s rights.
“In accordance with section 23(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (the Act), the Scottish Ministers certify that, in their view, The South East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 9) Order 2024, is compatible with the UNCRC requirements as defined by section 1(2) of the Act.”