SCOTTISH Borders Council (SBC) has released a full list of the 80 towns and villages which will have a temporary change of speed limit.
As part of the Spaces for People programme, 80 Borders towns and villages will take part in a pilot project which will introduce a 20mph speed limit in areas which currently have a 30mph speed limit.
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The programme will be rolled out between October and December, and will be reviewed after 12 months.
The Borders towns are villages taking part in the pilot include:
Eildon
- Stow
- Heriot
- Fountainhall
- Clovenfords
- Newtown St Boswells
- Bowden
- Midlem
- Lilliesleaf
- Melrose
- Gattonside
- Darnick
- Newstead
- Galashiels
- Oxton
- Lauder
- Ettrickbridge
- Ashkirk
- Selkirk
- Redpath
- Earlston
Berwickshire
- Coldingham
- St Abbs
- Reston
- Cockburnspath
- Cove
- Grantshouse
- Ayton
- Eyemouth
- Burnmouth
- Chirnside
- Foulden
- Paxton
- Whitsome
- Allanton
- Duns
- Preston
- Longformacus
- Gavinton
- Greenlaw
- Gordon
- Westruther
- Swinton
- Coldstream
- Leitholm
- Eccles
- Lennel
Teviot and Liddesdale
- Newcastleton
- Chesters
- Bonchester Bridge
- Denholm
- Hawick (including Burnfoot)
Tweeddale
- Eddleston
- Blyth Bridge
- Rommanobridge
- Skirling
- Broughton
- Cardrona
- Innerleithen
- Walkerburn
- Peebles
- Kirkhouse
- Traquair
- West Linton
Cheviot
- Sprouston
- Ednam
- Kelso
- Stichill
- Birgham
- Smailholm
- Yetholm
- Morebattle
- Heiton
- Eckford
- Roxburgh
- Maxton
- Nisbet
- Ancrum
- Lempitlaw
- Ulston
- Jedburgh
- St Boswells
Four areas will also see 40mph speed limits introduced on a trial-basis. These include:
- C76 Lauder to Earlston
- Innerleithen to Peel
- B7062 Peebles to Traquair
- C11 Heriot to Clovenfords
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