Hawick Flood Protection

*Mansfield Road No Waiting Extended to Tuesday 3rd February 2026* Due to technical issues, the no parking restrictions on Mansfield Road have been extended to Tuesday 3rd February. The Project Team wishes to extend our apologies for any inconvenience this will cause.

Mansfield Road No Waiting Parking on the north side of Mansfield Road will be prohibited from 9am to 4:30pm Monday 2nd February 2026. The no-waiting zone extends from Rosevale Street to 40m east of Mansfield Gardens. This is to allow for a drainage CCTV survey to take place.

We wish to highlight the points of access along the River Teviot flood walls that can still be enjoyed for leisure purposes. Please use sensible judgement and do not attempt to gain access to the river at areas where there are steep drops & no adjacent access points.

Duke Street, Noble Place and Glebe Mill Street Junction will be closed from 8am Monday 7th April to 5pm Saturday 3rd May 2025. The alternative route eastbound is via Duke Street, Arthur Street and Noble Place. Westbound is the reverse. Pedestrian access will also be diverted.

Works to construct ramped access to the stage platform at Wee Haugh will commence from late Jan/early Feb 2025. Works access will be required from the points of entry, whilst the playpark and access to Victoria Footbridge will remain open throughout.

James Thomson Footbridge will be closed on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th November 2024. This is to finish the flood barrier system works. The alternative route is via Round Close, High Street, Tower Knowe, Sandbed and Albert Road to point of closure.

Three-way temporary traffic lights are required at the Sainsbury's junction on Commercial Road next week. These will be in operation from Monday 30th September for a maximum of 5 days. Additional gullies are being installed to reduce ponding on the road during heavy rain.

A further section of Mansfield Road will be under one lane traffic light control from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th September 2024. The lane closure is located opposite the Scottish Water Wastewater Treatment Works. This is for remediation works to drainage and road surfacing.

Provost Clair Ramage has now officially opened the new Weensland Footbridge.

A section of Mansfield Road will be under one lane traffic light control from Wednesday 4th to Wednesday 11th September 2024. The lane closure begins from Mansfield Footbridge to Eastfield Road. This is to allow for remediation works to the drainage and road surfacing.

Weensland Footbridge Opening 11am Wed 4th September. This marks the fourth and final footbridge to be opened by the Scheme and creates a new connection across the Teviot at the east of town as part of the Hawick Active Travel Network. The public are very welcome to attend.

This week, the in-river preparation works for the final 35 meter stretch of piling in the Flood Protection Scheme began, at Glebe Mill. Today, the pre-augering is taking place in advance of the sheet pile installation.

Wee Haugh Toddler Playpark Following a safety inspection earlier today, the Project Team are pleased to announce that the toddler playpark at Wee Haugh is now open. We hope that the playpark will provide much enjoyment to the wee people of Hawick! #HawickFPS

Albert Bridge Closure & High Street Convoy The planned overnight closure of Albert Bridge & the High Street convoy & no parking is not required tonight. The operations that required the bridge to be closed have now concluded. All signage and cones will be removed this evening.

Update: all HFPS traffic management previously advertised to begin on Sunday 4th August, will now begin on Monday 5th August. This affects Albert Bridge A7 night closure, High Street night convoy & no parking, and Commercial Road phased one-way traffic light control.

In the July 2024 ed. of the Project Update we launched a children’s competition for ages 5-11 yrs in the TD9 postcode to send us a photo from around the river corridor of the Scheme to be in with the chance of winning a bike. For more info. see our website hawickfloodscheme.com/news/hawicks-w…

Project Update July's edition of the newsletter will hit doorsteps in the Hawick area from today. The newsletter can also be viewed on our website hawickfloodscheme.com/news/newslette…

Commercial Road will have a phased one lane closure from Sunday 4th to Friday 9th August 2024. Remedial works to manhole lids will be carried out overnight. There are 2 main phases; temporary traffic lights will move from the Wilton Lane towards and past Bath Street.

Albert Bridge A7 Night Closure & High Street Convoy + No Waiting This is to allow for the final glass panel installation in the flood wall by Orrock Hall during night shifts. Works will be carried out from 8pm to 6am for five nights from Sunday 4th to Friday 9th August 2024.