A68

Overnight road closure Monday 18 August 2025 Temporary traffic lights for four weeks Works to repair the road surface on the A68 at Earlston Bridge are set to begin on Monday 18 August. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project, which is anticipated to last for approximately four weeks and will … Continued

Overnight roadworks to take place on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 August 2025 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out overnight resurfacing works on the A68, north of Fala Dam, on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 August 2025. Approximately 500m of carriageway will be resurfaced, 1.5 miles south of Pathhead, to create smoother and safer … Continued

Phased overnight road closures 2 June to 2 July 2025 Motorists using the A68 trunk road between Earlston and Millerhill Junction are set to benefit from brighter, clearer road markings and new road studs, with a total of 18 nights of improvement works scheduled from Monday 2 June to Wednesday 2 July. Transport Scotland’s operating … Continued

Overnight road closures from 10-26 June 2025 Sixteen overnight closures of the A68 trunk road north of Pathhead in Midlothian are due to commence on the night of Tuesday 10 June, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out construction works as part of an ongoing drainage improvement project. The road will … Continued

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