A702

Overnight resurfacing works commence Tuesday 15 September Overnight road closures in place for 13 nights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential resurfacing works on the A702 at Flotterstone, from Tuesday 15 September 2026. The works will involve resurfacing a 1.1km section of the A702, addressing defects in the … Continued

Overnight works commence Monday 17 August 2026   Overnight resurfacing works on the A702 between Lamington and Coulter will take place on Monday 17 August 2026, for 15 nights. Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will carry out the project between 19:30 and 06:30 each night, from Monday 17 August until Friday 4 September. For … Continued

Road marking and layout adjustments on the A702 Overnight road closure 9 August 2026 Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to implement a package of trial measures designed to improve traffic flows around Lothianburn Junction, where the A702 crosses the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. New road markings and temporary changes to the road … Continued

Night-time temporary traffic lights for four weeks from 20 July 2026 Night-time temporary traffic lights will be in place on the A702 between Hillend and Nine Mile Burn for four weeks, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out drainage investigation works. The two-way traffic lights will be in place between 19:30 … Continued

UPDATE 17 July 2026: Resurfacing works north of Coulter and south of Lamington have now been completed as planned. Remaining resurfacing works at Causewayend and outstanding road marking works have been rescheduled and will now be undertaken on the nights of 23, 24 and 26 July. A road closure will be in place each night … Continued

UPDATE 12 May 2026: These works on the A702 were completed ahead of schedule last night, so no further overnight closures will be required. Overnight works commence Wednesday 29 April 2026 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A702 between Candymill and Melbourne Crossroads are set to begin on Wednesday 29 April and continue … Continued

Overnight road closures 26 and 27 March 2026 The A702 trunk road will be closed in Biggar town centre between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to resurface the carriageway. The A702 will be closed at the junction with Park Place … Continued

Overnight road closure 23 March 2026 Overnight works to renew the road surface on the A702 at Boghall are set to take place on 23 March. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 19:30 and 06:30. For the safety of workers and road users, the A702 will be closed between … Continued

Update on 14 April 2026: An extra day of works is needed on A702 works installing new traffic signals in Biggar Town Centre and will now finish on Saturday 18 April. New information below. Daytime works commenced on Monday 16 February 2026 Daytime civil engineering works to allow the installation of traffic signals for a … Continued

UPDATE 25 February 2026: These resurfacing works on the A702 have now been completed as planned, however ironwork replacement works were unavoidably delayed. A revised programme is now in place, with works scheduled to commence on Monday 2 March and be completed by Sunday 8 March. Temporary traffic signals will be in place  between 09:30 and … Continued

  UPDATE 20 January 2026: These works on the A702 will now take place on Sunday to Friday nights every week, beginning on the night of Sunday 15 February and concluding on the morning of Saturday 7 March. Overnight carriageway closures 15 February to 7 March 2026 The A702 between Hillend Junction and Easter Howgate … Continued

Temporary traffic lights in both directions Expect significant delays A lane closure with temporary traffic lights is in place on the A702 near Hillend, while Scottish Water carries out emergency works to repair a burst water main. Restrictions are expected to remain in place until the end of Thursday 4 December. Motorists are advised to … Continued