A702

A702 Candymill 18 to 27 October 2023 A702 Candymill to Melbourne Crossroads 30 October to 2 November 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to begin a programme of overnight resurfacing works on the A702 between Candymill and Melbourne Junction. The works will be completed over 13 nights, commencing on Wednesday 18 October … Continued

The A702 Westwater Bridge Emergency Scour Remediation has won the Best Small Project 2023 at this year’s Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. The SCE Awards celebrate outstanding civil engineering achievement in Scotland and have grown into the highest honour for engineering excellence in the built environment. BEAR’s submission was recognised for the speed within which works … Continued

Update: Due to heavy rain and strong winds forecast in the area, works have been postponed until Wednesday 20 September. Road closures for 10 nights commencing Monday 18 September 2023 Overnight works to renew the road surface on a section of the A702 at Biggar between the A702/A72 Symington Junction and Gas Works Road are … Continued

UPDATE:  Works will begin Wednesday 10th between the hours of 19:30 and 06:30 on the A702 South of Lamington before returning to North of Maidencoats on Thursday 11th May.  Work set to begin North of Maidencoates Roundabout between 9-16 May 2023 Work set to begin in Lamington between 17-24 May 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Continued

Overnight works commence Wednesday 5 April 2023 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has scheduled three nights of overnight resurfacing works on the A702 Toftcombs from Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 April 2023. For the safety of workers and road users, the A702 between Melbourne Crossroads and the A72 junction north of Biggar will be … Continued

Bridge’s load carrying capacity restored Transport Scotland’s Operating Company BEAR Scotland has successfully completed the initial works required to repair scour damage to the foundations of Westwater Bridge on the A702, south of West Linton. Concrete was poured to infill the void below the foundations last Friday and has now gained sufficient strength to have … Continued

Road closure for concrete pour to repair damaged foundations The A702 trunk road south of West Linton will be closed in both directions between 10:00 and 16:00 on Friday 20 January. This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to pour concrete to reinforce the foundations of Westwater Bridge, which has been subject … Continued

Safety precaution following scour damage A new temporary weight limit has been placed on Westwater Bridge on the A702 south of West Linton, meaning this section of the trunk road is now closed to vehicles weighing over 7.5 tonnes until further notice. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland has implemented the weight restriction as an … Continued

Temporary traffic lights to remain in place until further notice The A702 south of West Linton has been reopened, with traffic restricted to a single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights until further notice. The trunk road had to be closed in the early hours of Wednesday 4 January 2023, after increased river flows, caused … Continued

A section of the A702 has been closed in West Linton due to damage to Westwater Bridge caused by increased river flows following a period of heavy rainfall.   A closure has been put in place on either side of the bridge, which is approximately half a mile south of West Linton, to ensure the … Continued

WORKS POSTPONED: Due to low temperatures, these works have been postponed for the night of Thursday 15 December. As the forecast for the majority of the week is similar, the situation will be reviewed each morning. Overnight works commence Monday 5 December 2022 Two weeks of overnight resurfacing works on the A702 at Silverburn are … Continued

  Overnight road closures planned from 23 November to 28 November 2022   Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is planning to resurface part of the A702 0.5km south of Carlops. The works have been programmed to commence on Wednesday 23 November until Monday 28 November.  No work is planned to take place on the … Continued