• Overnight road closures 17 to 27 June 2025

• Temporary traffic lights 17 June to 2 July 2025

Road closures for resurfacing and bridge repair works will be in place on the A1 trunk road near Eyemouth on the nights of 17 to 27 June.

A total 1.5 kilometres of carriageway will be resurfaced at two sites, 100 metres north of the Eyemouth junction and one kilometre north of the Ayton junction. Joint repairs will also be carried out on the Eye Water Bridge.

From Tuesday 17 June to Friday 20 June between 19:30 and 06:00, the A1 will be closed in both directions between Eyemouth and Reston junctions, with separate diversion routes in place for northbound and southbound traffic:

• Northbound road users will be diverted between Eyemouth and Tower Farm junctions via the A1107 through Eyemouth, Coldingham and Old Cambus. This diversion will add approximately 1.2 miles and 9 minutes to affected journeys.
• Southbound road users will be diverted between Grantshouse and Berwick via the A6112 at Grantshouse, following the A6112 to Duns and the A6105 through Chirnside and Foulden to the A1 Berwick Bypass. This diversion will add approximately 8.1 miles and 22 minutes to affected journeys.
• Temporary traffic lights will also be in place during daytime hours to allow repairs to Eye Water Bridge.

From Monday 23 June to Friday 27 June between 19:30 and 06:00, the A1 will be closed in both directions between the Eyemouth and Ayton junctions. Traffic in both directions will be diverted between the Ayton north and south junctions via the B6355, adding approximately 0.3 miles and 2 minutes to affected journeys.

From Monday 17 June to Wednesday 2 July, temporary traffic lights will be in place on the approach to Eye Water Bridge to complete the joint replacement works.

Access for emergency vehicles and residents within the closure extents will be maintained at all times.

Relevant stakeholders have been consulted about the works in advance to make them aware of the plans.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East Network Manager, said: “These resurfacing and bridge joint replacement works will improve safety and ride quality for road users on this section of the A1.

“We understand that road closures will be disruptive and have planned the works overnight when traffic flows are lower to reduce the impact.

“Advance consultations have been carried out with local residents, community councils and elected representatives. This has guided the format of the works programme and the selection of separate diversion routes for northbound and southbound traffic to limit the impact on local communities.

“Works will be carried out under temporary traffic lights where possible to minimise disruption, however there will still be an impact on journey times, particularly at peak times. The temporary lights will be manually controlled during peak periods to reduce any delays.

“Thank you to local residents and road users for your patience whilst these essential works are undertaken.”

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or the mobile site my.trafficscotland.org

All work is weather dependent and subject to postponement or cancellation in the event of adverse conditions.