THE SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL

(TOUR O’ THE BORDERS CYCLE EVENT)

(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2018

 

The Scottish Borders Council are making the above Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended, with the consent of Scottish Ministers under Section 16B(6)(b) of the said Act. The Order, which has a maximum duration of two days, will come into force at 18:00 on 1 September 2018 and is expected to remain in effect until 16:00 on 2 September 2018. The Order is required to facilitate the holding of a relevant event, being the Tour O’ the Borders 2018 Cycle Event.

When the Order comes into effect no person shall:

1. permit any vehicle to wait or to be parked along those lengths of road on the dates and at the times specified in Schedule I to this Order;
2. drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle along those lengths of road on the date and at the times specified in Schedule II to this Order; and
3. ride, or cause or permit to be ridden any cycle, or ride, lead or drive any animal along those lengths of road on the date and at the times specified in of Schedule II to this Order.

 

 

B FRATER

Service Director Regulatory Services

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

NO WAITING

 

Peebles

No Waiting

From 18:00 on 1 September 2018 to 16:00 on 2 September 2018

High Street – from Tweed Bridge to the Tontine Hotel - both sides

Port Brae – from B7062 to Tweed Green – both sides

Tweed Green – from Port Brae to Dunrigg – both sides

School Brae – both sides

Tweed Bridge – both sides

Kingsmeadows Road – both sides

Springhill Road – from Kingsmeadows Road to Kingsmuir Crescent – both sides

Springwood Road – from Springhill Road to Bonnington Road – both sides

Bonnington Road – both sides

 

 

SCHEDULE II

ROAD CLOSURES

2 SEPTEMBER 2018

 

Closures Within Peebles

From 03:00 to 16:00

Port Brae – from the B7062 to Tweed Green

Tweed Green – from Port Brae to Dunrigg

School Brae

There is no alternative route

 

Section 1

From 06:10 to 09:30

Springhill Road – from Kingsmeadows Road to Springwood Road

Springwood Road – from Springhill Road to Bonnington Road

Bonnington Road

D66/1 – from Bonnington Road to the C10

C10 – from the D66/1 to the A72 at Edston Quarry

Kingsmeadows Road – from Tweed Bridge to the entrance to Kingsmeadows Car Park

Alternative Route

For all traffic south of the River Tweed and east of the above closed roads, access to the A72 will be via the B7062 and the B7088

For all traffic south of the River Tweed and west of the above closed roads, access to the A72 will be via Caledonian Road and Tweed Bridge

 

Closures Outwith Peebles

Section 2

From 06:10 to 09:30

A72 – from its junction with the C10 to its junction with the B712

Section 3

From 06:40 to 10:00

B712 – from the A72 to its junction with the C9

Section 4

From 06:40 to 10:00

C9 – from the B712 at Townhead Cottage to the B712 at Merlindale

B712 – from the C9 at Merlindale to the A701

Section 5

From 06:40 to 11:00

A701 – from the B712 to the C8 at Tweedsmuir

Alternative Route –

Southbound – north on the A701, west on the A72, south on the A702, B7076 and B719 and north on the A701 to point of closure

Northbound – the above in reverse

Section 6

From 07:25 to 12:00

C8 – from the A701 to the A708

Section 7

From 07:45 to 14:30

A708 – from the C8 junction to its junction with the B709 at the Gordon Arms Hotel

Access as far as the Gordon Arms Hotel from the west will only be available between the hours of 12:30 and 14:30

Section 8

From 07:45 to 14:30

B709 – from the A708 to its junction with the B7009

Access and egress for residents will only be available between the hours of 12:45 and 14:30

Section 9

From 08:25 to 13:15

B7009 – from the B709 to its junction with the C22 near Kirkhope

Section 10

From 08:25 to 13:30

C22 – from the B7009 to the A708

Section 11

From 08:45 to 14:30

A708 – from the C22 to the B709 at the Gordon Arms Hotel

Access as far as the Gordon Arms Hotel from the east will only be available between the hours of 07:45 and 08:45

Section 12

From 07:45 to 14:30

B709 – from the A708 junction at the Gordon Arms Hotel to its junction with the B7062

Access will only be available for residents between the hours of 07:45 and 08:45

Section 13

From 09:25 to 15:00

B7062 – from the A708 junction to the B7088 at Cardrona

Section 14

From 09:45 to 15:25

B7062 – from the B7088 at Cardrona to Kingsmeadows Road

Kingsmeadows Road

Local diversions will be in place for:

Residents of the Cademuir Drive and Kingsmuir Crescent areas

Residents of the Cavalry Park and Whitehaugh Park areas

 

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES

 

Local diversions will be in place throughout the day, however access and egress for residents within the closed sections of road will be restricted for some considerable time during the day between the hours of 06:00 and 16:00. Marshalls will be positioned at each closure point and will be able to advise on road opening times and alternative routes.

 

Access to all closed roads will be maintained for the Emergency Services.