Overnight closures scheduled for A75 near Gretna

A SERIES of overnight closures on the A75, near Gretna, will be required next month to facilitate maintenance work on a bridge. Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential bridge expansion joints on the A75 at Kirtle Water, west of Gretna, from Monday September 8 until Friday September 26. Work will require overnight closures of the A75 in both directions at this location between the hours of 6 pm and 7 am each night. Eastbound traffic will be diverted via the northbound A701 and Beattock Interchange to follow the southbound A74 and the northbound B7076 to re-join the A75 at the eastbound on-slip. Westbound traffic will follow this route in reverse. Lane closures with temporary traffic lights will then be in place between 7 am and 6 pm each day. Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout these works. All schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable. The scheme will benefit vehicles using this route each day, by improving the safety and condition of the carriageway structures.