THE SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
(OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY)
(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2012
Scottish Borders Council have made the above Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended. The Order has a maximum duration of 2 days from 13th to 14th June 2012 and will come into operation during the times specified below. The Order is required to facilitate the holding of a relevant event, being the Olympic Torch Relay.
When this Order comes into effect no person shall drive, or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle along those lengths of road as detailed in Schedule 1 to this Order save for any vehicles being used in connection with the Olympic Torch Relay and no person shall park, or cause, or permit to be parked any vehicle along those lengths of road as detailed in Schedule 2 to this Order. Emergency Service vehicle access will be maintained and pedestrian access will be maintained to premises adjoining or adjacent to any road affected by the Order. In addition no person shall drive a vehicle in a northerly direction along that length of road and during the times specified in Schedule 3 below.
SCHEDULE 1 – ROAD CLOSURES
Closure 1 – The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic on 14/6/2012 between the hours of 12:00 and 15:30:
• Nether Road – from Dale Street to Tweed Road
• Tweed Road – from Netherdale Brae to the mini roundabout at Winston Road
Alternative Route – Eastbound – via Netherdale Brae, Larchbank Street, Huddersfield Street, Galawater Bridge, Currie Road, Melrose Road and Winston Road to point of closure. Westbound – the above in reverse. Northbound – via Netherdale Brae, Waverley Place and Dale Street to point of closure. Southbound – the above in reverse.
Closure 2 – Netherdale car park will be closed to vehicular traffic on 13/6/2012 at 20:00 until 15:00 on the 14/6/2012.
Closure 3 – The car parking area at The Square Earlston will be closed to vehicular traffic on 14/6/2012 between the hours of 08:00 and 14:45.
Closure 4 – The car parking area and bus stop in Market Place, Selkirk will be closed to vehicular traffic on Thursday 14/6/2012 between the hours of 08:00 and 14:30.
SCHEDULE 2 – NO PARKING
No parking shall be permitted between the hours of 8:00 and 15:00 on 14/6/2012 on the following streets only at such locations as indicated by appropriate traffic signs:-
Eddleston
A703 Eddleston – from Old Edinburgh Rd – Station Rd, Old Manse Rd, Eddleston – from A703 to Station Road, Station Rd, Eddleston – from Old Manse Rd – A703
Peebles
A703 Edinburgh Road – from 30mph signs to Innerleithen Road, Rosetta Road – from 30mph signs to Young Street, Young Street, March Street, Montgomery Place, Cross Street, Elcho Street Brae, Old Town – from Hay Lodge to Elcho Street Brae, Eastgate – from roundabout westwards for 50 metres, Innerleithen Road – from roundabout eastwards for 150 metres, B7062 Kingsmeadows Road – from Tweed Bridge to Cavalry Park
Innerleithen
A72 Peebles Road – from 30mph signs to High Street, A72 High Street, A72 Pirn Road – from High Street to 30mph signs, Traquair Road – from High Street to Tweedbank Ley, Miller Street, Waverley Road – from Miller Street to High Street
Walkerburn
A72 Peebles Road – from 30mph signs to Galashiels Road, A72 Galashiels Road – from Peebles Road to 30mph signs, Caberston Road – from A72 to Bowling Club
Selkirk
Yarrow Terrace, Heatherlie Terrace, The Green, West Port, Ettrick Terrace – from Market Place to Old Bridge Road, The Valley, High Street, Scotts Place, Bleachfield Road, Raeburn Lane, Shawburn Road – from Raeburn Lane to Raeburn Place, Raeburn Place – from Shawburn Road to the A7, B7014 Buccleuch Road, B7014 Dunsdale Road, B7014 Link Road, B7014 Dunsdale Haugh
Galashiels
Tweed Road – from the A7 to Nether Road, Nether Road, Dale Street – From Nether Road to Larchbank Street, Old Abbotsford Road, Tweed Crescent, Tweed Avenue, Netherdale Brae, Waverley Place
No parking shall be permitted between the hours of 11:00 and 17:00 on Thursday 14/6/2012 on the following streets only at such locations as indicated by appropriate traffic signs :-
Earlston
A68 from 100 metres south of its jct with the A6105 to a point 100m north of the A6105 jct, High Street, Church Street, Westfield Road, West Summerfield, Summerfield, Station Road, Halcombe Crescent, Station Road, Mill Road
Gordon
West End, Main Street, Eden Road, Kelso Road, Station Road
Greenlaw
Wester Row, West High Street, The Square, Duns Road, East High Street, Church Street
Duns
Langtongate, New Road, Newtown Street, Currie Street, Bridgend, Station Road, South Street, Market Square, Easter Street, Tannage Brae, Teindhill Green, Castle Street
Chirnside
Main Street West End, Cross Hill, Kirkgate, Berwick Road, Main Street, Main Street East End, Cheviot Avenue, Croftsfield, East Croftsfield, Lammerview, Park View, South Crofts, Windram Place, Windram Road
Foulden
A6105 – from the 30mph signs to junction with Woodlands
SCHEDULE 3 - ONE WAY ORDER
A703 from its junction with the A72 to its junction with March Street, Peebles between the hours of 8:15 and 12:45 on the 14/6/2012. Alternative northbound route - via the A72, Young Street, Rosetta Road and March Street.
I Wilkie, Head of Legal and Democratic Services, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells