TEMPORARY traffic lights have been erected on the A72 road west of Peebles after deterioration to a retaining wall was discovered.

The westbound lane of the road will be closed at Neidpath from today (Friday 6 February) for safety reasons.

This will allow the wall to be assessed by Scottish Borders Council (SBC) and determine the extent of the deterioration.

Following this assessment, the Council will develop options and identify costs of repairing the wall.

At present, there are no timescales on how long the lane closure will be in operation, with further information available after the assessment of the wall has taken place.

However, the Council does recognise the inconvenience to drivers and is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

For more information contact the Communications and Marketing team: 01835 826632 or communications@scotborders.gov.uk