Council:

Scottish Borders Council

Type:

Traffic

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THE SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL

(OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY)

(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2012

Scottish Borders Council has made an Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which will make it unlawful for any person to drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle on the roads listed in the Schedule below, with the exception of vehicles engaged in the Olympic Torch Relay 2012, for the purpose of facilitating the holding of this special event.

The Order shall be in force from 11am to 5pm on 14/6/2012 and shall have effect only at such times as indicated by appropriate traffic signs or under the instruction of a police officer in uniform. Pedestrian access will be available at all times.

I Wilkie, Head of Legal and Democratic Services. Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells

SCHEDULE

Road                           Description   

A703                            Leadburn to A72 Innerleithen Road

A72                              Junction A703 to junction with A707

A707                            Junction A72 to junction with A7 at Selkirk

A7                                from Selkirk to Tweed Rd junction, Galashiels

Tweed Road               from A7 to Nether Road

A7                                from Tweed Road jct to Kingsknowes Roundabout

A6091                          From Kingsknowes Roundabout to Ravenswood Roundabout

A68                              From Ravenswood roundabout to A6105 jct, Earlston

A6105                          From A68 to national Boundary east of Foulden

 

 

Additional Information

The Olympic Torch Relay will pass through the following towns and villages at the times shown.

Town / Village

Estimated time of Arrival

Estimated time of departure

 

Eddleston

Peebles

Innerleithen

Walkerburn

Selkirk

Galashiels

Earlston

Gordon

Greenlaw

Duns

Chirnside

Foulden

 

 

11:00

11:20

11:50

12:00

12:30

13:10

14:25

14:50

15:00

15:25

15:55

16:10

 

 

11:15

11:50

12:10

12:25

13:15

13:25

14:45

15:00

15:25

15:50

16:15

16:30