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Leadburn junction is to be resurfaced and upgraded to improve safety, with work beginning on Monday.

The busy junction, which lies between Penicuik and Peebles, has been the focus of several campaigns calling for improvements over the last 15/ 20 years.

In collaboration with Scottish Borders Council, Midlothian Council will start the work at the intersection of the Peebles Road A703 and the A701/A6094 on Monday, February 17.

The works are expected to take up to three weeks. Road users should expect traffic delays due to roadworks however these will be minimised. Any road diversion will also be made clear at the junction for users to follow.

The notorious Leadburn junction in Midlothian. | Midlothian Council

Midlothian Council’s Cabinet Member for roads, Councillor Dianne Alexander said: “The junction serves a key connection for people travelling between Midlothian and Borders Council areas, north to Penicuik and Howgate, and south towards Eddleston and Peebles.

“The work is intended to improve safety at what is a very busy junction.”

The scheduled work will be done in two phases. The first phase will upgrade the surface layer of the carriageway.

Phase two involve further road safety features, including laying a high friction surface to improve skid resistance, installing solar active studs to make it easier to identify lanes, and installing vehicle activated junction warning signs on all approaches.

The project is scheduled to last two to three weeks, with phases one and two expected to last 7-10 days respectively. The collaboration works are fully funded by Transport Scotland, Road Safety Improvement Fund.

Notorious Midlothian road junction at Leadburn to be improved with three weeks of works staring on Monday

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