A BUSY Selkirk Road will be closed for three weeks to facilitate gas main replacement works.

Dunsdale Road in Selkirk, will be closed at its junction with Whinfield Road, from today Monday January 9 2023 until 4pm on Friday January 27.

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The busy route runs from the A7 turn off at the former Kia garage to the A707 near to the start of the A708 St Mary’s Loch Road.

Border Telegraph:

The alternative route for eastbound traffic is via Dunsdale Road, Muthag Street, Buccleuch Road, South Bridge Street, Riverside Road, Level Crossing Road and Dunsdale Road to the point of closure.

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For westbound traffic the reverse of the foregoing.