Temporary road closure

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 31 Jan 2007, 21:43

In case some of you missed this on the Portobello Matters forum:

From Lawrence Marshall:

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984: Section 14
Brunstane Road, Edinburgh

The City of Edinburgh Council hereby give notice under Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, that for the reason set out in Section 14(1) c of that act and to ensure the safety of pedestrians and other road users during the current Milton Road bus priority improvement scheme, Brunstane Road will be closed to through traffic at its junction with Milton Road East, from 06:00 hrs on Thursday 1 February 2007 to 06:00 on Thursday 15 February 2007.

The alternative route for vehicular traffic shall be by way of Brunstane Road, Joppa Road, Musselburgh Road and Milton Road East.

Emergency vehicular access and pedestrian flow shall be maintained.

This notice has a maximum duration of 14 days.

John Gill
Area Road Manager
South & East

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 01 Feb 2007, 00:28

With the roundabout roadworks still apparently ongoing this will bring mass chaos!

Post by **wangi** » 01 Feb 2007, 01:10

Do you not think that's the reason for it? As in a way to skip past queues on HLR on the way out of town on an evening... It's hardly a suitable road...

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 01 Feb 2007, 08:23

wangi wrote:Do you not think that's the reason for it? As in a way to skip past queues on HLR on the way out of town on an evening... It's hardly a suitable road...

Quite possibly - will just shunt the traffic down to the next street I would imagine though!

I know the work has to be done but the increased traffic in Porty is causing havoc with the buses in the morning.

Ed · Post by Ed » 01 Feb 2007, 10:16

I cycled to work the other morning, along Christian Path, Argyle Crescent and the Coillisdenes. It was chocca, there was car after car coming in the opposite direction trying to beat the queue.

Folk were coming down St Marks and some even going round the Windsor Place, it was crazy and not a lot of safe driving!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 01 Feb 2007, 10:17

Jamesie wrote:the increased traffic in Porty is causing havoc with the buses in the morning.

On the other hand if you miss a bus you can walk to the next stop and catch it there!!

On the first couple of days the X26 driver had to radio HQ to let them know he was leaving folk at stops at Jock's Lodge and Meadowbank House: I think that what was happening was the bus was so late he was picking up two loads at once!! Don't know if it's still happening as I have been trying to leave slightly earlier for work. Still lots of traffic but not quite as bad as later on at 8 am.

Ed · Post by Ed » 01 Feb 2007, 11:16

The other morning, between the Ormelie and Eastfield, I counted 9 buses sitting waiting in the queue

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 01 Feb 2007, 13:48

The X26's have been mental of late Poppy. If I miss the X the chances are I will be marginally late and have an irritating start to the day. But its either standing room only or a dozen or so people most days - either or. I must say I normally am at Windsor Place for about 8.15, roughly the same time as Sandra and bearcub, so I'm leaving it a bit later than you. I guess the lesson to me is to get up earlier!

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » 01 Feb 2007, 19:39

Great, not only do I have to contend with these road works but now the other road that I use is being closed as well

I suppose that it's no great loss though, as that road is a complete nightmare to negotiate at the best of times. The cars are parked on both sides of the street and there's only enough room for one car down the middle. However, it just means that I'll need to go down Coillesdene instead.

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:09

This morning was completely ridiculous. I'm not sure if temporary traffic lights are in operation in Joppa but getting out of Windsor Place in the car took twenty minutes. When we finally did move the traffic moving in an easterly direction towards Joppa was backed up almost to Kings Road. I know of one individual on Milton Road who ended up parking and walking in to Portobello and got there before a bus he passed on Duddingston Park South. Hopefully this was just a one off or I'll end up having to leave for work at 7am!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:43

The traffic all round seemed heavier than ever this morning.
Glancing up Brighton Place I could see lorries on the brige obviously queuing to go UP Harry Lauder Road as well as down.
The congestion wasn't helped by cars ignoring the box junctions at High St/ Bath St either.
Poor Mr Soupy, coming home along Seafield Road every evening must be raising his blood pressure!

Is this the councils revenge for not getting congestion charges voted through? Create as much congestion as possible. But why make the east of Edinburgh suffer so much?

Post by **wangi** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:46

Aye, was great this morning. I've tended to walk down Abercorn and the High St, past many buses, and onto a bus at the Town Hall or the stop before. This morning I walked past eight buses I think. Traffic was certainly backed up past Eastfield.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:53

There's really no way of getting out of Porty with out getting held up at road works or the knock on effect of them.
The emergency works at the Jewel may have gone but there's still temporary lights at the crossroads leading to the Wisp, so hold ups.road works past Holyrood High then temp lights at Craigmillar, so hold ups, and Milton Road well documented

ali · Post by **ali** » 02 Feb 2007, 13:41

I stood at the bus stop opposite woodwares this morning between 7.30 and 7.40 and saw so many cars with only one occupant it was depressing............how can car drivers complain when they selfishly take up so much road space?? We all know this is not going to get any better but very few are willing to do anything about it.

Its unbelievable that drivers are still complaining about these roadworks after all the warnings and after a fortnight of experiencing the jams - its obvious that a lot of people are refusing to alter their routine or make other arrangements. Hell mend them...........

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 02 Feb 2007, 13:52

I would have hoped this morning was a one-off. However I'm now getting reports from Porty that the High Street is at a standstill. Thank god I'm taking the train to London for the Calcutta Cup rather than attempting to go home tonight

susie · Post by **susie** » 02 Feb 2007, 14:07

I came up from musselburgh this morning in a bus and it took from hotel (cant remember its name) on the milton road to the roundabout 40minutes. I travel up there 7 days a week and since the roadworks started, this morning was the worst of all. It would help the buses if no cars were allowed to park on the same side of the hotel, and they would have a clear road straight through. Please all you residents along that stretch of the road park on the other side.

(Susie, your new thread "milton road roadworks" was merged with this one as same subject - Mods)

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 02 Feb 2007, 14:09

Freinds, it is time to get on your bikes.

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 02 Feb 2007, 14:34

Nelson Hatstand wrote:Freinds, it is time to get on your bikes.

I am doing. I' about to go on a visit from here (Leith) to Greenbank then back to Porty. I'm worried that when I arrive for my meeting I won't have my usual cool and in control demeanor, rather a bit red faced with sweaty knickers. The things I do to help our emission/grid lock problems.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Feb 2007, 14:46

And we've still got the works on the Duddingston Park and King's Road roundabouts to look forward to...

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 02 Feb 2007, 16:34

Marya wrote:And we've still got the works on the Duddingston Park and King's Road roundabouts to look forward to...

Maybe we'll be used to it by then....and once it's all over we'll find we've got so used to delays that we'll be arriving early every time we go anywhere!

Anyway, it seems quite smooth running in Portobello at the moment.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 02 Feb 2007, 22:48

Was as bad coming home tonight. Past PHS on the 42, then stalled in traffic and took 15 mins to get to the traffic lights

ended up just getting off and walking from there.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 03 Feb 2007, 01:22

bearcub wrote: ended up just getting off and walking from there.

Aaaha! It's a conspiracy to get us to exercise by making us walk!!

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » 03 Feb 2007, 17:18

I've just been down that way to Asda and then on to visit my mother. I had to wait ages to get on to Milton Road and then had to go down Coillesdene because the usual road was closed. When I arrived at the bottom I thought my troubles were over. However, I then had to wait ages because of the long line of traffic going into Portobello

Afterwards I had to go to Cameron Toll so I thought I would be clever and go to Fisherrow then turn up through Newcraighall. However, there is no filter for turning off so I had to wait ages in another queue. Then, to cap it all there was another long wait at Craigmillar because of temporary traffic lights

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 04 Feb 2007, 23:29

I feel quite reassured by this thread and seeing I wasn't the only one who suffered on Friday...but it does seem aprticularly unfair since I'm not a car owner!

I had to get to Rosewell on Friday afternoon. Happily, I realised I can get the bus from porty right there, but there's ony one an hour. I duly figured out that to arrive in time I needed to get the 2.20 bus. Standing at the bus stop at 2.20, along came a 49, but it didn't say Rosewell on it... "Are you not going to Rosewell?" asks I. "Correct" says the driver, unhelpfully. "Er...is that a no?" "Yes." Then he told me the next 49 would be the one for Rosewell, and it was running, like him, 25 minutes late. Bugger, thought I. So rather than wait 25 mins, I trundled off to the bank, and then thought 2 minutes in Kitcheners (totalling six minutes from the previous 49...) seemed like a good plan. Until I saw the 49 to Rosewell go sailing past. I figured I could cross the road, get the first 42 or 21 to Cameron Toll, and hope to catch the 49 there. Imagine my dismay at Niddrie Mill, realising that not only was I likely to miss the 49 for the second time, I was also now going to have to wait in the middle of nowhere for another hour. I could have kissed the bad tempered driver when the right 49 did in fact turn up (later now than in Porty) and I made it to Rosewell in time, if rather flustered.

But i couldn't believe it took me exactly two hours to get from Porty to Sheriffhall roundabout thanks to the council and LRT buses.

God, how long and boring is this post? About as long and boring as my trip to rosewell.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 05 Feb 2007, 00:06

The closure of Brunstane Road is at the railway bridge, if you are coming from Porty High St.
Was to pick Clanger 4 up from a pals just over the bridge so had to pull into Joppa Station and tell him to meet me there. ( Ah the joy of the mobile phone age.) Would have told him to walk home but there's been a glut of "neds" on the Prom the last few days

We were to meet family out at The Cockatoo for lunch today. It was quicker to go through Musselburgh and Millerhill than than Duddingston Park/ The Wisp. We went along the High Street about 12.45 and the tailbacks were from Bath St to Pittville St. On a Sunday? Surely all these roadworks could have been coordinated better?

Noticed work being carried out in the High Street this evening about 5.30 why cant all the other works be done at this time?

Grunk · Post by **Grunk** » 26 Feb 2010, 17:34

So earlier today I got an email from Maureen Child saying HLR would be shut this weekend for essential maintenence.

Then just now I got another email with a correspondance from Andy Matheson (Roads Manager) ECC- I think :

"I regret to inform you that this road closure has now been suspended until further notice.

The road will now remain open to the public.

Brilliant,

It highlights how disappointed he is that he cannot cause a weekend of traffic havoc. He's probably going to get in trouble for allowing the roads to remain open...

Post by **wangi** » 26 Feb 2010, 18:10

In any case what sort of "essential verge maintenance" would justify closing a major road with less than one day notice?

Verge maintenance = cutting grass, yeah?

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