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Edinburgh Ring Road Closures Today— 190 Active

Reported current and planned road closures, roadworks and lane restrictions for the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720, A71, A702). Source schedule details are shown where available. Updated Saturday, 3 October 2026.

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roadworks — B1043 OVER THE A1 TO RUSTS LANE AND ERMINE STREET, ALCONBURY
Alconbury
mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 13 Oct 2026 18:00 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 04:00
roadworks — B1043 OVER THE A1 TO RUSTS LANE AND ERMINE STREET, ALCONBURY
Alconbury
mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 7 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 8 Oct 2026 04:30
roadworks — A52 THROUGH J A1, SOUTH KESTEVEN
Barrowby
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A1 J A14 LEAVE N, HUNTINGDONSHIRE
Brampton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
closure — A1 J A639 JOIN N, WAKEFIELD
Norton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A1 FROM J A6001 TO J A1M J10 S, MID BEDFORDSHIRE
Luton
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 25 Sept 2026 13:34 Ends: 9 Oct 2026 13:37
B2(A1) Dromore Banbridge Road Junction closed Northbound, B2, Dromore
Lurgan
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Aug 2026 12:18 Ends: —
A1 Banbridge at Dromore Road Northbound closed, A1, Banbridge
Banbridge
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Aug 2026 12:31 Ends: —
A1 Dromore Southbound closed at Hillsborough Road Jct, A1, Dromore
Northern Ireland
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Aug 2026 12:42 Ends: —
A26 Dromore Road Banbridge Lane Closure, to & from A1, A26, Banbridge
Banbridge
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Aug 2026 14:37 Ends: —
A1 Banbridge Southbound Hard Shoulder closure, A1, Banbridge
Banbridge
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 26 Aug 2026 14:46 Ends: —
A1 Lower Quilly Road Dromore RTL closed, A1, Lower Quilly Road, Dromore
Northern Ireland
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Aug 2026 14:34 Ends: —
The A702 South of Coulter is closed in both directions to allow for essential overnight roadworks. (Motherwell)
Biggar
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 18:39 Ends: —
The A1 is currently restricted southbound at Wallyford due to a broken down vehicle. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 16:11 Ends: —
The A720 is currently restricted westbound at Lasswade due to a broken-down vehicle. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 15:17 Ends: —
The A720 is currently restricted westbound at Straiton due to a broken-down vehicle. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 14:32 Ends: —
The A720 is currently restricted westbound between Straiton and Fairmilehead due to a broken-down vehicle. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 10:57 Ends: —
The A720 is currently restricted westbound at Dreghorn due to a pedestrian on or near the carriageway. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 05:23 Ends: —
The A1 is currently restricted southbound on approach to the Spott Roundabout due to an animal on the carriageway. (St Andrews)
St Andrews
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Aug 2026 04:42 Ends: —
There is currently no access to the A720 approaching Gogar Roundabout from the M8 eastbound at Junction 1 due to essenti (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 18:49 Ends: —
The A702 is currently closed in both directions South of Coulter due to essential overnight roadworks. Motorists are adv (Motherwell)
Biggar
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 18:39 Ends: —
A720 Westbound Calder Junction - Road is partially blocked due to a road traffic incident. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 14:14 Ends: —
Road Closure — A1, Newry Bypass (South Bound), Newry
Newry
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 13:29 Ends: —
Road Closure — A1, Newry Bypass (North Bound), Newry
Newry
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 13:33 Ends: —
A1 Wallyford Southbound is partially blocked due to debris on the carriageway. (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh
mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 20 Aug 2026 10:37 Ends: —
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About the Edinburgh Ring Road

The Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) is a dual carriageway forming the southern and western arc of Edinburgh's ring road. Running from the Hermiston Gait in the west to Sheriffhall in the east, it connects the M8, M9, and A1 trunk roads. The bypass is managed by Transport Scotland and is one of Scotland's busiest roads, carrying over 80,000 vehicles per day at peak sections.

The Edinburgh Ring Road is maintained by Transport Scotland. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.

Key Junctions on the Edinburgh Ring Road

Hermiston GaitCalder junctionDreghorn junctionLothianburn junctionSheriffhall roundaboutMillerhill junction

Current Disruption Summary — Edinburgh Ring Road

Total Active

190

closures & works

Road Closures

0

full closures

Roadworks

30

planned works

Avg. Delay

~2m

estimated

0% closures 16% roadworks 84% lane closures

Data reflects current active permits from the UK Street Manager system.

Closures Over the Past 7 Days — Edinburgh Ring Road

Areas Served by the Edinburgh Ring Road

HermistonCalderDreghornLothianburnSheriffhallMillerhillLibertonGilmertonBurdiehouseMortonhall

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Road Closures on the Edinburgh Ring Road

The Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) is a dual carriageway forming the southern and western arc of Edinburgh's ring road. Running from the Hermiston Gait in the west to Sheriffhall in the east, it connects the M8, M9, and A1 trunk roads. The bypass is managed by Transport Scotland and is one of Scotland's busiest roads, carrying over 80,000 vehicles per day at peak sections. Because the route is made up of several numbered roads, this page tracks closures across all of them — A720, A71, A702, A7 and A1, the route runs for about 28 miles and the responsible highway authority is Transport Scotland. Closures are most disruptive around Hermiston Gait, Calder junction, Dreghorn junction and Lothianburn junction.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for Edinburgh Ring Road. “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 the current Edinburgh Ring Road records show

Of the 190 records currently published for Edinburgh Ring Road, 174 are under way now and 16 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Edinburgh, Biggar, Hawick and St Andrews. Recorded severity is medium (190). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 31 March.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the Edinburgh Ring Road through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter and highway authority.
Edinburgh Ring Road road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (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 can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the Edinburgh Ring Road up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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