Question reference: S6W-00567
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 8 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33519 by Michael Matheson on 9 December 2020, whether it will provide an update regarding the development of Hillend junction.
Answer
We continue to analyse a number of options around signalisation and prohibition of movements in order to understand the wider impacts of this on the surrounding local and trunk road network. This is a complex task, which aims to balance the need to reduce conflict at this location along with minimising any reduction in operational performance of the A702 corridor.
We have commissioned specialist traffic modelling consultants to carry out a detailed modelling exercise to assess the effectiveness of different junction option scenarios including road closures/banned turning movements in conjunction with new traffic signal arrangements. This detailed modelling exercise is currently ongoing and is expected that this work will be concluded in summer 2021.