Drivers facing ongoing hold-ups on A7 south of Selkirk as new roadworks follow current ones

Motorists have been facing hold-ups due to the Edinburgh-Carlisle road being reduced to a single lane near Selkirk Golf Club since Monday, January 20, and that is to continue for a further three weeks.

That’s because the present works by Scottish Water are to be followed by further ones by infrastructure company Amey.

It’s creating a £290,000 shared cycleway alongside the road, beginning this Friday, March 6, and continuing until Tuesday, March 31.

That work will require continuous single-lane closures with temporary traffic lights.

Temporary pedestrian walkways will be provided within the closed-off sections.

For further details, go to www.setrunkroads.co.uk

Unlike the Scottish Water works preceding it, to allow the installation of new pipes, the cycleway’s construction won’t require any full closures of the A7.