Road works and closures

Planned closures and major works

If you need any additional information or wish to be contacted by an officer involved in the planning and coordination of these works, please get in touch by emailing:

  • placeroadsasset@scotborders.gov.uk - for road closure works
  • placebridges@scotborders.gov.uk - for bridge closures

Please see the Tell Me Scotland website for all roadwork notices. Particularly disruptive works will be listed below as and when appropriate.

All road works and closure maps are available online through our wepages.

Berwickshire

D75/5 Kennetsideheads Farm Cottages

  • Road works: Resurfacing works
  • From Monday 7 July 2025 for 2 days – between the hours of 8:00 and 17:00 each day.
  • Alternative route via D75/5, C81 and D75/5 to point of closure.

Bluestone Ford, South of Chirnside

  • Road works: Repairs to ford
  • From Monday 7 July 2025 for 2 months.
  • Alternative route via D73/6, A6105, B6437, D79/6 and D73/6 to point of closure.

Eildon

Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank

  • Road works: Resurfacing works
  • From Wednesday 16 July 2025 for 3 days – between the hours of 8:30 and 17:00 each day.
  • There is no alternative route.

A708 Old Tinnis to Yarrowlea

  • Road works: Resurfacing works
  • From Wednesday 9 July 2025 for 3 days – between the hours of 8:00 and 17:00 each day and Monday 14 July 2025 for 2 days – between the hours of 8:00 and 17:00 each day.
  • Alternative route via A708, A701, A72, A707 and A708 to point of closure.

C16 Lindean – closure 2

  • Road works: Screen works
  • From 4 July 2025 for 1 day – between the hours of 8:00 and 17:00.
  • Alternative route via C16, A7, A699 and C16 to point of closure.

C16 Lindean – closure 1

  • Road closure: Screed works
  • From 2 July 2025 for 2 days – between the hours of 8:00 and 17:00 each day.
  • Alternative route via A7, Raeburn Place, Shawburn Road, Raeburn Lane, Bleachfield Road, Shawpark Road, C17 and C16 to point of closure.

C86 Bassendean

  • Road closure: Surface Dressing
  • From 26 June 2025 between the hours of  7:30 and 17:00.
  • Alternative route via A6089 and A697 to point of closure.

Cheviot

B6400 Ancrum Bridge

  • Road closure: Resurfacing and Surface Patching
  • From 08:30 to 16:00 on Tuesday 15 July and Wednesday 16 July 2025.
  • Alternative route via B6400, A68, A699, B6359 and B6400 to point of closure.

Teviot and Liddesdale

 

Tweeddale

Caberston Road, Walkerburn

  • Road closures: Drainage works
  • Each working day from 08:00 to 16:00 from Monday 14 July 2025 to Friday 25 July 2025 (10 days).
  • Alternative route via A72, B709, D83/1 and D80/1 to the point of closure.