NETWORK Rail has announced that the Cameron Toll roundabout will undergo single lane closures this week, lasting until March.
The company plans to upgrade the rail bridge over the roundabout – installing a new rail bridge as well as a waterproofing system and steelwork repairs.
This means that drivers will be dealing with single lane closures until 8 March, and full road closure between 5 February and 18 February.
This is the fourth time that the roundabout has closed in the past year, with resurfacing and repairs blocking the road for six months altogether last year.
In February 2024 a collapsed culvert carrying water from the Pow Burn area meant that parts of the roundabout were closed for three months.
Then, in August, emergency gasworks and water main repairs were undertaken for almost three months, with Cameron Toll fully reopening on 9 November, only to close again by the 28 November.
Network Rail posted to social media yesterday saying “From 25 January, there will be single lane closures at Cameron Toll roundabout as part of the £1.25m project to replace the rail bridge.
“Works are expected to last until 3 March.
“We know roadworks can be frustrating – thanks for bearing with us.”
Closures were initially intended to take place between 18 January and 28 March, with works lasting until April.
The project is described by Scotland’s Railway as “a £1.25m project to replace the railway bridge carrying Edinburgh’s South Suburban line over Cameron Toll roundabout”.
According to Network Rail: “The work will include installing a new deck including a new waterproofing system, masonry and steelwork repairs, ballast retention, upgraded low bridge warning signs, and vegetation management.”
