A720 Edinburgh City Bypass to see five weeks of closures for maintenance works

Drivers face disruption as closures planned for Edinburgh City Bypass

Closures will be in place on the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass over the next five weeks. Sections of the Edinburgh road will shut overnight from 8pm to 5.30am, while workers carry out a 16-phase maintenance programme, from April 17 to May 19. Several diversions will be in place for drivers. The works include litter picking, gully emptying, catchpit cleaning, weed spraying, road sweeping, pothole patching as well as repairs to signs and safety fences. The closures will also allow for inspections of structures and the carriageway.

Here is everything you need to know about the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass closures:

Location	Start date	End date	Type of closure	Diversion route
Gogar to Hermiston on-slip Eastbound	April 17	April 18	Total closure	Gogar Roundabout to South Gyle, A71 Calder Junction, South Gyle, and Calder Junction
Calder to Gogar Link Road	April 18	April 19	Total closure	Divert via Dreghorn and return
Gogar to Calder Link Road (including near side lane closure up to Calder)	April 19	April 20	Total closure	Divert via Hermiston Gait Roundabout
Hermiston to Dreghorn Eastbound	April 20	April 22	Total closure	Calder Junction to A71 Calder Road, B701 Wester Hailes Road, B701 Gillespie Road, B701 Redford Road, Dreghorn Link, and Dreghorn Junction
Hermiston to Dreghorn Eastbound	April 24	April 25	Total closure	Calder Junction to A71 Calder Road, B701 Wester Hailes Road, B701 Gillespie Road, B701 Redford Road, Dreghorn Link, and Dreghorn Junction
Dreghorn to Lothianburn on slip Eastbound	April 25	April 26	Total closure	Dreghorn Junction to Dreghorn Link, B701 Hunters Tryst, A702 and Lothianburn Junction
Lothianburn to Straiton on slip Eastbound	April 26	April 27	Total closure	Lothianburn Junction to A702, B701 Frogston Road, A701 Burdiehouse Road and Straiton Junction
Straiton to Sheriffhall Roundabout Eastbound	April 27	May 1	Total closure	Straiton Junction to Lang Loan, Lasswade Road, Gilmerton Station Road, A772, A7 and Sheriffhall Roundbout
Sheriffhall to Old Craighall Eastbound	May 1	May 3	Total closure	Sheriffhall Roundbout to A7, B6415 Old Craighall Road and Old Craighall Roundabout
Old Craighall Roundabout	May 3	May 4	Lane closure	No diversion
Old Craighall to Sherrifhall Roundabout Westbound	May 4	May 6	Total closure	Old Craighall Roundabout to B6415 Old Craighall Road, A7 and Sheriffhall Roundabout
Sheriffhall Roundabout	May 8	May 9	Lane closure	No diversion
Sherrifhall Roundabout to Straiton Westbound	May 9	May 12	Total closure	Sherifhall Roundabout to A7, A772, Gilmerton Station Road, Lasswade Road, Lang Loan and Straiton Junction
Straiton on-slip to Lothianburn on-slip Westbound	May 12	May 13	Total closure	Straiton Junction to A701 Burdiehouse Road, B701 Frogston Road, A702 and Lothianburn Junction
Lothianburn on slip to Dreghorn Westbound	May 15	May 16	Total closure	Lothianburn Junction to A702, B701 Hunter Tryst, Dreghorn Link and Dreghorn Junction
Dreghorn to Gogar Westbound	May 16	May 19	Total closure	Dreghorn Junction to Dreghorn Link, B701 Redford Road, B701 Gillespie Road, B701 Wester Hailes Road, A71 Calder Road and Calder Junction

Five weeks of closures planned for A720 Edinburgh City Bypass.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “It is essential for safety that we close the carriageway while these works are carried out, however we’ll be taking advantage of the closures to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible at once. We’ve also split the works into phases so that only the minimum length of carriageway has to be closed on any given night.

“If you are planning to use the bypass at night over the next few weeks, our advice is to check what restrictions will be in place and allow extra time for your journey if necessary. We thank road users and the local community for their patience and understanding.”