• Overnight weekday road closures for 4 nights: 5-8 July 2021

• Convoy operation for one night: 9 July 2021

Resurfacing works on the A1 at Thorntonloch will now be completed over five nights, instead of seven nights as previously advertised.

Road closures will still be required between 7:30pm and 6:30am on four nights from 5-8 July, however the A1 will now be open under convoy traffic management on the night of 9 July and no restrictions will be required thereafter.

Motorists are still being advised to plan ahead to avoid these roadworks on the nights of 5-8 July, as trunk road traffic will need to divert well in advance of the closure points.

A diversion route will be signposted between Old Craighall Roundabout on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and the Berwick Bypass on the A1, via the A68, A697 and A6105. This diversion will add an estimated 26 minutes and 6.6 miles to affected journeys.

Emergency services will be given access through the works, however there will be no through route for trunk road traffic. Traffic arriving from the north will be turned back to divert via the A720 and traffic arriving from the south will be turned back to divert via the Berwick Bypass.

Local access for residents within the closure points will be permitted when it is safe to pass through the work area.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “To allow us to work safely at this location we have to close the A1 for four nights from 5 to 8 July.

“Motorists travelling from Edinburgh will be able to take access to Torness junction and motorists travelling from Berwick upon Tweed will be able to take access to Cockburnspath, however there is no through route for trunk road traffic travelling in either direction.

“Through traffic should use the signed diversion from either Edinburgh City Bypass or Berwick upon Tweed.

“We appreciate that that this is a significant diversion and ask road users to plan their journeys.  We thank road users and the local community in advance for their patience and understanding.”

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