Pine Street Dunbar

What we are doing

Scottish Water is delivering major upgrades to the waste water network in Dunbar.

Work began in Pine Street on Monday 30 June and is moving along Pine Street in five phases, lasting approximately 18 weeks.

In order to carry out our work safely we are required to close sections of Pine Street to all public vehicles during the dates above, suspending parking as we move along.

Pedestrian access to properties within the road closure is being maintained, however parking within this area is not permitted during our work.

As we move from Phase 1 to 2, 3 etc we will lift the previous road closure onto the new phase. We will only operate one phase at a time, not all five simultaneously. Each phase is planned to last approximately one month each.

More information about the phased road closures can be seen in the customer letter posted below.

We appreciate the traffic management that has been drawn up in consultation with East Lothian Council will cause some disruption for residents and road users. We thank them for their patience and understanding while we carry out this essential work to maintain the local sewer network.

The work is being delivered by George Leslie on behalf of Scottish Water Horizons.

Update August 2025

• Work is progressing and our teams have now completed the first phase of upgrades on Summerfield Road ahead of the start of the new school term this week.
• We expect the next phases to progress at a quicker rate due to surveys which were carried out previously to inform the location of services.
• The second phase is now underway, and so Pine Street is currently closed between Summerfield Road and Rowan Street to all public vehicles.

Update July 2025

• We appreciate that the traffic management plans which have been developed in consultation with East Lothian Council to safely deliver this £1.7m project are causing disruption for residents and road users. 
• Shortly after beginning work to deliver the first phase of this work on Summerfield Road, we unfortunately had a service strike that required us to halt all activity whilst the incident was investigated. To ensure the health and safety of our team and residents, and to ensure no other services were affected, It took longer than expected to conclude this matter which limited the appearance of activity on site. During this time, we utilised existing resources to conduct preparation work on Pine Street as it was closed to vehicles. This work did not require excavation as they were conducting radar scans, giving the appearance of no site activity. With the service strike investigation completed on Summerfield Road and now rectified, work has restarted, and the community will see more activity within the road and lane closures to maintain the original schedule before moving onto the next phase.
• In conversations with the community council prior to the work commencing, concerns were raised regarding the junction of Brewery Lane and the High Street. There was a request for traffic lights to be placed at the junction, however after discussions with our NRSWA team and in consultation with East Lothian Traffic Road Services, they agreed with our assessment that the current Traffic Management setup is appropriate and no changes are required. A request for a new diversion was also made as traffic along Poplar St which can seem crowded due to the narrowness of the road and on street parking. We advised the community council that the only way to alleviate the issue would be to suspend parking completely along Poplar St and that could only be approved by the local authority. This would also require residents who do park on the street having to relocate their vehicles, causing further disruption.
• The local community must also be aware of a serious issue; the traffic management setup on the closed road, which is checked twice daily, is being moved, an act that is not only prohibited but also highly dangerous. Compounding this, some drivers are ignoring red lights at the temporary traffic signals. These actions are disrupting our automated traffic management process and significantly prolonging delays for everyone.
• We will provide regular updates as this essential work continues and thank everyone impacted for their understanding while we carry out this essential work to maintain the local sewer network.