Warning of major disruption as A7 reduced to one-way traffic through Galashiels
Last updated 25th Jan 2024
A warning's been issued for major disruption ahead as a section of one of Galashiels' busiest roads is reduced to one-way.
For two weeks - from 8am on Monday (January 29th) until 5pm on Sunday, February 11th - only southbound traffic will be allowed on the A7 - outside the town's Transport Interchange.
It's to allow for the installation of new power cables, and will affect traffic between the roundabouts at Stirling Street and Starbucks.
Northbound traffic will be diverted via Currie Road, Bank Street and High Street.
The temporary order - which will see Stirling Street reduced to one-way the following week (February 12th to 18th) - has led to a local bus operator announcing changes to its services - with some missing out the town's bus station and terminating at Asda instead.
It's feared local shops and businesses could also be affected by the disruption, if the diversion route - which has a number of sets of traffic lights - gets clogged with traffic.
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In a statement, Borders Buses warned: "To accommodate the local diversion route, the following services will divert as follows: Services 313, 51 and 60 will operate from Station Brae via Asda Currie Road, Paton Street, Bank Street, High Street, Bridge Place and Ladhope Vale to re-join normal route at Stirling Place for the Transport Interchange.
"Services 314, 67, 68 and X95 will operate from Abbotsford Road via Albert Place, Bank Street, High Street, Bridge Place and Ladhope Vale to re-join the normal route at Stirling Place for the Transport Interchange.
"The following services will operate a revised route during this closure: Services 54 will operate a revised timetable with journeys departing Asda bus stop at 30mins past each hour omitting Transport Interchange.
"Services 70 will depart Asda bus stop (opposite doctor’s surgery) at 00 and 30mins past each hour omitting the Transport Interchange and Market Street bus stop.
"Service 73 will depart Asda bus stop (opposite doctor’s surgery) at 40mins past each hour omitting the Transport Interchange and Market Street bus stop.
"Service 74 will operate a revised timetable with journeys departing Asda bus stop at 00 each hour omitting Transport Interchange."
It adds: "We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause that is out with our control."
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