A MAJOR resurfacing programme starts in Galashiels this morning and is scheduled to continue until Friday November 18.

Huddersfield Street will be closed in both directions between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm on weekdays only.

The roads will be open over the weekend of November 12 and 13 2022.

The first road closure is between Huddersfield Street Workshops to a point 20 metres west of Greenbank Street. This should end on Wednesday November 16.

Border Telegraph:

Then on November 17 to 18 November 2022, Dale Street will be closed from a point 27 metres west of its junction with Larchbank Street to a point 15 metres east of its junction with Waverley Place.

The alternative route for eastbound traffic for both closures is via Huddersfield Street, Braw Lads Brae, Albert Place, Abbotsford Road, Tweed Road, Nether Road and Dale Street to the point of closure, for westbound traffic the reverse of the foregoing.

Maps showing the restrictions and alternative routes can be seen here.