Penicuik - Dalkeith walkway

I went for a bike run with my grandson today along the Penicuik - Dalkeith walkway only to find that it is closed after Dalmore. Last week I noticed that the path surface had been scraped away and wondered if they were going to resurface it. Then I saw this https://midlothiancouncil.citizenspace.com/communications/ncn196/ It's going to be closed for the next 6 to 8 weeks