http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: A702 closed between Hillend and Nine Mile Burn this weekend en Sun, 17 May 2026 22:36:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19939#post-317498 Sun, 10 Nov 2019 18:35:57 +0000 Frenchy 317498@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycled a short stretch of the A702 today, from Bush Loan Road to the Castlelaw road, and then back again. Can confirm it's much, much quieter - only passed by one driver. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19939#post-317475 Sat, 09 Nov 2019 09:59:15 +0000 gembo 317475@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>3pm to 5pm is standard friday rush hour nowadays. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19939#post-317466 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:20:06 +0000 ejstubbs 317466@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The description of the diversion is incorrect: the A702 is not closed at Hillend, and the closure at Flotterstone and the suggested diversion via Seafield Moor Road is very poorly signed: heading to Carlops this morning, blithely unaware of the disruption, I saw one single yellow sign, right next to the turnoff on to Seafield Moor Road i.e. a bit late in the day. A bit more advanced warning would have been helpful: AFAIR there was nothing else between the Lothianburn junction and that junction to prepare road users for the diversion. As it was, I turned off just past Boghall Farm (where there <u>was</u> a clear "road closed ahead" sign) and went past the Technopole and the science park to the Gowkley Moss roundabout, then down through Auchendinny and along the B7026 to Leadburn, then the A701 to Lamancha where I snuck across to Carlops via Macbiehill. The return journey was the same in reverse (no way would I ever try to head back to Edinburgh along the A703 and that horrible junction at Hillend unless they had <u>actually</u> closed the A702 there - as it was, a steaming great lorry pulled out in front of me and the car in front as we came round the bend doing no more than 25mph).</p> <p><em>Unlikely to improve things wanting a quiet cycle in non-A702 bits of Midlothian.</em></p> <p>I can confirm that on the way back there was a <u>lot</u> more traffic than I would usually expect to find on the A701/B7026 at 3pm of a Friday. The Leadburn junction was a mess with tailbacks in all four directions - it couldn't handle that volume of traffic wanting to cross the Peebles road. (And, if that was the start of the evening peak then, well I know Friday is POETS day but heading home at three o'clock is taking the mick a bit, isn't it?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19939#post-317452 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:24:04 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 317452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Scottish Water has advised that a section of the A702 will be closed until early next week to permit emergency repair work."</p> <p>"A diversion will be in place between the A702 at Nine Mile Burn, just north of Carlops, which will take commuters via Penicuik until the A703 joins the A702 at Hillend."</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/major-penicuik-road-closed-over-weekend-emergency-water-pipe-repairs-919788" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/major-penicuik-road-closed-over-weekend-emergency-water-pipe-repairs-919788</a></p> <p>Unlikely to improve things wanting a quiet cycle in non-A702 bits of Midlothian. On the other hand, might be a chance to cycle the A702 without being close passed every 30 seconds, provided one can find an alternative way around Flotterstone. </p>