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Gattonside / Melrose / Kelso - Temporary Road Closures, Speed Limits & Waiting Restrictions
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(B6360 LEADERFOOT, GATTONSIDE) (TEMPORARY CLOSING) ORDER 2026
The Scottish Borders Council (B6360 Leaderfoot, Gattonside) (Temporary Closing) Order 2026 has been made under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. The Order, which has a maximum duration of 18 months, will come into force on 5 November 2026 and is expected to remain in effect for a period of one day between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30. The Order is required for BT works. When the Order comes into effect no person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle along the B6360 at Leaderfoot, Gattonside east of Kittyfield House, Melrose.
The alternative route for eastbound traffic is via the B6360, B6374, B6360, A6091, A68 and B6360 to the point of closure, for westbound traffic the reverse of the foregoing.
A map showing the restriction and alternative routes can be seen at www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
N MCKINLAY, Director of Corporate Governance
(SCOTT’S PLACE, MELROSE) (TEMPORARY CLOSING) ORDER 2026
The Scottish Borders Council (Scott’s Place, Melrose) (Temporary Closing) Order 2026 has been made under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. The Order, which has a maximum duration of 18 months, will come into force at 00:01 on 2 November 2026 and is expected to remain in effect until 17:00 on 8 November 2026. The Order is required for BT Openreach Works.
When the Order comes into effect no person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle along Scott’s Place, Melrose.
The alternative route for eastbound traffic is via Dingleton Road, Market Square and East Port to the point of closure.
A map showing the restriction and alternative routes can be seen at www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
N MCKINLAY, Director of Corporate Governance
(BORDER UNION SHOWGROUND - FIREWORKS EVENT, KELSO) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026
The Scottish Borders Council (Border Union Showground - Fireworks Event, Kelso) (Temporary
Traffic Regulation) Order 2026 has been made under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. The Order, which has a maximum duration of 18 months, will come into force at 16:00 on 5 November 2026 and is expected to remain in effect until 21:00. The Order is required in the interests of public safety due to a fireworks event.
When the Order comes into effect, in the interests of public safety, in Kelso:
(a) The existing 20 miles per hour speed limit will be extended on the A699 road westwards for a distance of 1 mile from 17:00 until 21:00; and
(b) no person shall permit any vehicle to wait or to be parked on the following roads between the hours of 16:00 and 21:00:
(i) A699 from Kelso Bridge to a point 3 metres west of the Friars Haugh access; and
(ii) B6352 from Kelso Bridge to its junction with Jedburgh Road.
Maps showing the restrictions and alternative routes can be seen at www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
N MCKINLAY, Director of Corporate Governance
Scottish Borders – the place to live and work
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