Roads and travel news

• Councillors approve A7 active travel improvements

  Published on 13 May 2025

  Midlothian Council is to spend almost £1.5 million of developer contributions on improving a stretch of the A7 so that people can walk, wheel, cycle and access public transport more easily. 

• Drop in about the proposed final route for the A701 Relief Road & A702 Link Road 

  Published on 1 May 2025

  We want to hear your views on the final proposed route for the A701 Relief Road and the A702 Link Road. 

• Did you fill in our parking survey between 5 and 11 March?

  Published on 27 Mar 2025

  Stantec, our partner agency conducting the parking survey on our behalf, has informed us an IT fault resulted in the loss of an estimated 60 to 100 responses submitted between 5 March and 11 March.

• Community bus trial from Pathhead to Penicuik launching

  Published on 26 Mar 2025

  A new, free community bus will run between Pathhead and Penicuik from Monday 31 March.

• Changes to Rosewell bus service welcomed

  Published on 17 Mar 2025

  Midlothian Council’s Cabinet Member for transport, Councillor Colin Cassidy said he was delighted Lothian Buses has paid heed to his calls to improve evening buses serving Rosewell.

• Pedal power: Penicuik bike project secures £1000 recycling grant

  Published on 13 Mar 2025

  Re-Cycles Penicuik repair, refurbish, and sell on donated bikes at low cost to local residents - now they've been awarded £1000 to help their sustainability mission.

• Leadburn Junction Improvements 

  Published on 13 Feb 2025

  Leadburn junction is to be resurfaced and upgraded to improve safety.

• Help us improve walking, wheeling and cycling along the A7

  Published on 3 Feb 2025

  We are launching a consultation to improve walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday journeys along the A7 between Sheriffhall Park and Ride and Main Street, Newtongrange. 

• Deadline extended for taxi and private hire car operators

  Published on 14 Jan 2025

  Midlothian Council (MLC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified, competent, capable and experienced suppliers who wish to be on a Framework Agreement to transport clients.

• Deadline extended for coach and mini bus operators

  Published on 14 Jan 2025

  We are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified, competent, capable and experienced suppliers who wish to be on a Framework Agreement to carry out client transport.

• Who won our gritter naming competition?

  Published on 23 Dec 2024

  From ‘Frank, Grit the Floor!’ to ‘No Ice, Ice Baby’, the 300 entries to our gritter naming competition have kept Midlothian Council Leader Councillor Kelly Parry laughing all the way to Christmas.

• Making it easier to walk, wheel and cycle

  Published on 19 Dec 2024

  Councillors have approved a new strategy to enable more people to walk, wheel and cycle.  

• Help us name our new gritter

  Published on 3 Dec 2024

  Pupils at Gorebridge Primary School climbed aboard our new gritter this morning (Tuesday) to help launch our competition to give it a ‘thawsome’ name.

• Three Active Travels Projects Confirmed following successful funding award of £750,000

  Published on 14 Nov 2024

  Midlothian Council has been awarded three Active Travel Infrastructure Fund awards, totalling £753,062, by the Scottish Government.

• Council launches new affordable car club scheme

  Published on 8 Oct 2024

  We have launched a new car club scheme for local people in a joint initiative with Enterprise Car Club.

• Foldaway bikes for hire at Sheriffhall

  Published on 25 Sep 2024

  A new service providing foldaway bikes to rent for local people and commuters has been launched at Sheriffhall Park and Ride in Midlothian.

• Penicuik’s Belwood Road to close for resurfacing

  Published on 2 Aug 2024

  The western end of Belwood Road in Penicuik will close to traffic for six weeks from Monday 26 August so that resurfacing work can take place.

• Still time to have your say on proposed road improvements at Bush Loan

  Published on 12 Jun 2024

  Many thanks to everyone who came to the drop-in on Monday 10 June at Bilston Primary to hear more about the Bush Loan project. You can still comment and give your views by Wednesday 19 June.

• Two Public Surveys on Active Travel and Local Transport Launched Today 

  Published on 29 Apr 2024

  Two separate public consultations, launched today, will inform and guide Midlothian Council’s development of a sustainable transport network. 

• Public Survey to be launched to guide new Local Transport Strategy

  Published on 26 Mar 2024

  Midlothian Council is looking for everyone’s views as it continues to develop its new Local Transport Strategy

• Council to ban pavement parking from 1 April

  Published on 26 Mar 2024

  Midlothian Council is to enforce a ban on parking on pavements and dropped kerbs and double parking.

• Core path to be upgraded

  Published on 25 Mar 2024

  The National Cycle Network 196 core path between Rosewell and Auchendinny will be upgraded using Flexipave, an environmentally friendly material made from recycled tyre rubber and natural stone.  

• Funding boost secured to enhance bus service information at stops

  Published on 27 Feb 2024

  Midlothian Council has secured funding from both the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland to upgrade Real Time Passenger Information Screens at local bus stops across the county.

• Free travel on Dial-A-Bus "a lifeline"

  Published on 23 Feb 2024

  New rules allowing anyone with a bus pass to travel free on the Midlothian Dial-A-Bus service are already proving a “lifeline” to local people, says Midlothian Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport.

• Council on track to permanently repair more than 5,000 potholes in a year

  Published on 15 Jan 2024

  New figures on National Pothole Day (Monday), confirm the council is on track to permanently repair 5,000 potholes in a year with its new JCB Pothole Pro machine, more than double the target.

• Top rating for council for roadworks

  Published on 19 Dec 2023

  Midlothian Council’s co-ordination of roadworks has achieved the top rating of ‘Well Managed’ for the third year in a row by the Scottish Road Works Commissioner.

• Pothole Pro smashes repairs target

  Published on 8 Nov 2023

  Midlothian Council’s JCB Pothole Pro has smashed the target of permanently repairing 1,000 potholes in the first six months of its use.

• Public to be asked about resurfacing part of cycle route

  Published on 27 Jun 2023

  The public are to be asked about resurfacing the National Cycle Network Route 196 from Rosewell car park to Old Dalmore Drive, Auchendinny.

• ‘Hasta La Vista’ to potholes as council unveils name of new repair machine

  Published on 2 Jun 2023

  Midlothian Council has today unveiled the winner of a competition to name its new, 13 tonne permanent pothole repair machine.

• Councillors ask for urgent talks with Lothian Buses

  Published on 10 May 2023

  Councillors approved an emergency motion asking for an urgent meeting with Lothian Buses to discuss service changes, including changes to the 48 and 49 service.

• 20mph speed limits for more than 800 streets

  Published on 9 May 2023

  Around 850 Midlothian streets could have speed limits cut from 30mph to 20mph.

• New machine fixes potholes permanently in 30 mins

  Published on 23 Mar 2023

  Midlothian Council has a new and not so secret weapon in the ‘fight’ against potholes.

• Council makes successful bid for active travel project funding

  Published on 31 Jan 2023

  Midlothian Council has been successful in its applications for the Sustrans’ Places for Everyone fund to deliver three active travel projects.

• Public respond to consultation on local speed limits in Midlothian

  Published on 15 Dec 2022

  A recent public consultation on road speed limits in Midlothian resulted in over 1,000 comments and suggestions from local residents, community councils and other organisations.

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