Section of A702 near Hillend to close for 18 nights for safety improvements
A section of the A702 will close next month as teams work to improve roadside safety barriers in the area.
The A702 between Hillend Junction and Easter Howgate will be closed Sunday to Friday between 8pm and 6am nights. Works are scheduled to begin on Sunday, February 15 and will be completed by the morning of Saturday, March 7.
The will be no work carried out on Saturday nights and local access maintained up to the closure points. Traffic management will be removed outside of working hours but a 30mph speed limit will remain in place for the duration of the project.
A diversion route suitable for trunk road traffic will be signposted between Easter Howgate and Hillend Junction, via Bush Loan Road, Gowkley Moss Roundabout, the A701 and the A703 (Seafield Moor Road), adding an estimated 1.9 miles and 4 minutes to affected journeys.
Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East network manager, said: “These barrier improvements on the A702 at Hillend will improve safety for motorists. It is essential that we close the carriageway during these works, however we’ve scheduled them to be carried out during overnight hours to minimise any disruption.
“We thank road users in advance for their patience.”