The A1 trunk road between Thistly Cross and the national border at Lamberton is to be upgraded with improved road markings and studs over 22 nights of roadworks from Tuesday 19 April to Monday 16 May and the nights of Friday 20 May and Monday 23 May.
The £880,000 project will be carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland.
To ensure the safety of roadworkers as well as the travelling public, sections of the A1 will be closed during the works as detailed in the table below. Work will take place between the hours of 19:30 and 06:00 each night, with no works planned for Saturday or Sunday nights.
Location of works |
Duration |
Work hours |
Traffic management |
A1 Broxburn Junction to Cockburnspath Roundabout |
19, 20, 21 April & 23 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full road closure with a signed diversion between Old Craighall Roundabout and Berwick Bypass via the A720, A68, A697 and A6105. |
A1 Ayton to Berwick Bypass |
22, 25 & 26 April |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full road closure with a signed diversion between Farinieside and Lamberton via the B6355, A6355 and A6105. |
A1 Ayton |
27 April |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full Road closure with a signed diversion. Traffic will be diverted off the A1 via Ayton High Street and the B6355. |
A1 Grantshouse to Ayton |
28, 29 April &2, 3, 4 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full road closure with a signed diversion between Grantshouse and Ayton. Northbound traffic will be diverted via the A6105 and A6112 from Berwick Bypass to Grantshouse with Southbound traffic diverted via the A1107 from Tower Farm to Eyemouth. |
A1 Tower Farm to Grantshouse |
5, 6 & 9, 20 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full road closure with a signed diversion between Tower Farm and Eyemouth via the A1107. |
A1 Cockburnspath South to Tower Farm |
10 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Alternative lane closures with three-way temporary traffic lights at A1107. |
A1 Cockburnspath Roundabout to Cockburnspath South |
11 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Road closure with a signed diversion. Traffic will be diverted off the A1 via Edinburgh Road. |
A1 Thistly Cross Roundabout to Broxburn Junction |
12, 13 & 16 May |
19:30 – 06:00 |
Full road closure with a signed diversion between Thistly Cross Roundabout and Broxburn Junction via the A1087, Summerfield Road, Countess Road, Queens Road and A1087. |
Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to make them aware of the plans and share information about the project in advance.
Emergency services will be able to pass through at all times and local access for residents living within the closure points will be maintained when it is safe to pass through the work area.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “These overnight improvement works will improve safety for motorists using the A1 between Dunbar and the national border.
“We’ve scheduled the works overnight to minimise any disruption, however we encourage motorists to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys if they do need to travel on these nights.”
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org, Twitter at @trafficscotland or the mobile site my.trafficscotland.org
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