A68

Overnight temporary traffic lights 11 and 12 February 2025 Roadworks are scheduled on the A68 in Pathhead on the nights of Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 February, to allow ironwork improvements to be completed. The road will remain open to traffic, however temporary traffic lights will be in place between 19:30 and 06:00. Transport Scotland’s … Continued

UPDATE 23 January: Works on the night of Friday 24 January have been cancelled due to forecast high winds and will be rearranged. Overnight road closure Friday 24 January 2025 The A68 will be closed south of Earlston between 19:30 and 06:00 on the night/morning of Friday/Saturday 24-25 January, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company … Continued

UPDATE 4 March 2025: These works will be completed ahead of schedule, with the final shift now planned to take place on the night of Wednesday 5 March, two nights earlier than originally programmed. Twenty overnight road closures, 10 February to 7 March 2025 The A68 is set to benefit from carriageway improvements over a … Continued

UPDATE 11 December 2024: As a knock-on effect of weather delays elsewhere in the programme, these works on the A68 will no longer go ahead on 17-20 December and have been rescheduled to commence on 27 January 2025. Overnight road closures 27-30 January 2025 The A68 will be closed for drainage investigation works in both … Continued

UPDATE 12/12/2024: The next overnight closure of the A68 south of Earlston will now take place on the night of 17 December, as a result of weather-related delays to our programme of works elsewhere. Overnight road closures 16 November and 17 December 2024 Four overnight closures of the A68 south of Earlston are scheduled, as … Continued

WORKS POSTPONED: Due to forecast adverse weather, these works on the #A68 in Pathhead have been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date. Overnight temporary traffic lights 19 and 20 November 2024 Temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A68 in Pathhead on the nights of 19 and 20 November, to … Continued

UPDATE 6 December 2024: Tonight’s works south of Carfraemill have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The works will continue as planned from the night of Monday 9 December. Twelve overnight road closures from 25 November 2024 Three sections of the A68 near Ravenswood and Carfraemill are set to benefit from carriageway improvements, with … Continued

Overnight road closure 30 September 2024 The A68 will be closed at Earlston Bridge from 20:00 until 06:00 on the night of Monday 30 September, as part of the ongoing project to refurbish and replace the bearings of the bridge spanning Leader Water. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is carrying out the works. A … Continued

Overnight road closures 12 and 13 September and 7 to 11 October 2024 The A68 is set to benefit from an improved road surface, with a total of seven nights of resurfacing works at two locations south of Soutra set to begin on Thursday 12 September. The works will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR … Continued

UPDATE: Further updates to the program of work on the A68 have been made. Improvements will be continued from Monday 7 – Wednesday 9 and Monday 14 – Tuesday 15 October between 19:30-06:00. Works will be carried out under a convoy system with temporary traffic lights in place, and the road will remain open. UPDATE: The A68 … Continued

Lane closures on bridge until February 2025 Some overnight closures – dates to be confirmed A major project begins on 19 August to refurbish and replace the bearings on the A68 Earlston Bridge spanning Leader Water. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the work over approximately five months between August 2024 and … Continued

Eight nights of works beginning Wednesday 29 May Update: Please note that the additional night of works will now take place on Monday 3 June. No work will take place on Saturday 1 or Sunday 2 June. The A68 Newton St Boswells is now being decreased to four nights from Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 … Continued