FOUR weeks of road closures on the A1, stretching from Old Craighall to Dunbar, will get under way later this month.

Various work will be carried out from May 27 to June 22 along the busy road.

Works includes litter picking, grass cutting, gully emptying, weed spraying, road sweeping, pothole patching, inspection of structures and repairs to signs.

The work, carried out by Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, will be carried out in phases, with overnight closures on different sections.

Overnight closures will be in place from 8.30pm to 5.30am each night.

Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and other relevant stakeholders to share information about the project in advance.

Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s south east network manager, said: “It is essential for safety that we close the carriageway while these works are carried out, however we’ll be taking advantage of the closures to carry out as many routine maintenance tasks as possible at once.

“We’ve also split the works into phases so that only the minimum length of carriageway has to be closed on any given night.

“If you are planning to use the A1 at night over the next few weeks, our advice is to check what restrictions will be in place and allow extra time for your journey if necessary.

“We thank road users and the local community for their patience and understanding.”

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The first phase of works (May 27-29) take place between Old Craighall and Wallyford.

The works will then move to between Wallyford and Dolphingstone (May 29-30) for a single night before three nights of works between Dolphingstone and Gladsmuir (May 30 to June 1 and June 2-3).

Two nights of works (June 3-5) will take place between Gladsmuir and Abbotsview before works from Abbotsview to Thistly Cross Roundabout (June 5-8).

Three nights of works are planned for between Thistly Cross Roundabout and Abbotsview (June 10-13) and further works between Abbotsview and Gladsmuir (June 13-15).

Three more nights of works are planned between Gladsmuir and Dolphingstone (June 16-19) and a further night between Dolphingstone and Wallyford (June19-20).

Finally, two nights of work are scheduled between Wallyford and Old Craighall (June 20-22).

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.