What road closures are near me in Edinburgh?

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records in Edinburgh, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

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Road Closures UK shows all active and planned road closures in Edinburgh on this page. You can also sign up for free email alerts to be notified of new closures in Edinburgh.

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Road closure data for Edinburgh comes from Street Manager (Department for Transport), National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Road Closures UK shows road closures in Edinburgh up to 90 days in advance.

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Road closures and roadworks in Edinburgh

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247 full closures · 0 roadworks · 3 lane restrictions

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2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	26 Jun 2026 13:23	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Jun 2026 13:23 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	29 Jun 2026 06:05	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jun 2026 06:05 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	29 Jun 2026 14:30	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jun 2026 14:30 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	29 Jun 2026 14:53	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Jun 2026 14:53 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	30 Jun 2026 06:45	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jun 2026 06:45 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	30 Jun 2026 06:58	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jun 2026 06:58 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	30 Jun 2026 14:44	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Jun 2026 14:44 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	1 Jul 2026 15:08	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 1 Jul 2026 15:08 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	2 Jul 2026 07:13	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 2 Jul 2026 07:13 Ends: —
All lanes restricted in both directions (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	4 Jul 2026 15:11	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 4 Jul 2026 15:11 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	5 Jul 2026 12:38	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 5 Jul 2026 12:38 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	6 Jul 2026 11:03	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 6 Jul 2026 11:03 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	6 Jul 2026 14:13	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 6 Jul 2026 14:13 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	7 Jul 2026 06:16	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Jul 2026 06:16 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	7 Jul 2026 15:02	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Jul 2026 15:02 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	8 Jul 2026 15:29	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 8 Jul 2026 15:29 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	9 Jul 2026 14:00	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 9 Jul 2026 14:00 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	10 Jul 2026 12:49	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Jul 2026 12:49 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	10 Jul 2026 12:51	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Jul 2026 12:51 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	11 Jul 2026 10:04	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Jul 2026 10:04 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Eastbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	11 Jul 2026 10:38	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Jul 2026 10:38 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	11 Jul 2026 10:51	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 11 Jul 2026 10:51 Ends: —
The A720 is currently restricted eastbound at Baberton due to a broken down vehicle. (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	12 Jul 2026 14:02	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Jul 2026 14:02 Ends: —
The A720 Westbound between Dreghorn Junction and Calder Junction is closed due to essential overnight roadworks. There w (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	13 Jul 2026 10:49	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Jul 2026 10:49 Ends: —
2 lanes restricted Westbound (Edinburgh) Edinburgh	—	13 Jul 2026 14:52	—	—	Road ClosureActiveActive NowStarted: 13 Jul 2026 14:52 Ends: —

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Road Closures near you in Edinburgh

Road Closures UK shows 250 locally scoped road closure, roadworks and lane-restriction reports around Edinburgh. The type and source schedule distinguish full closures from local works where available; every record includes the available permit reference, promoting organisation and highway authority. Open a report to check its recorded start and end times before travelling.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for Edinburgh. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local Edinburgh records show

250 locally scoped records have source times indicating it is scheduled active for Edinburgh. These break down as 247 full road closures and 3 slip road closures.

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This page shows locally scoped UK disruption reports around Edinburgh, supplied through ClearRoute. The type shown on each record identifies a full road closure, roadworks or a lane restriction. “Scheduled active” and “scheduled later” are shown only when usable source dates are available; each record includes its available permit reference, promoter and highway authority.

Use this page’s date and type filters to focus on full closures, local roadworks or lane restrictions around Edinburgh. Filter settings can be shared without adding a browser location to the URL. Data is sourced from Street Manager, National Highways and other official UK government systems; you can also sign up for free email alerts for new matching records.

Road closure data for Edinburgh comes from official UK government sources: Street Manager (Department for Transport — councils and utility companies), National Highways Transport Data Feeds (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Road Closures UK shows the available future schedule dates for locally scoped reports around Edinburgh. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so planned work can appear before its start date when the source supplies that schedule.

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A road closure means the road is completely blocked to all traffic. Roadworks means work is taking place on or near the road, which may cause lane restrictions, temporary traffic lights, or delays — but the road remains open. Both types are shown on Road Closures UK with their permit reference, start date, and end date.

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