George Square Festival - Temporary Road Restriction

(GEORGE SQUARE FESTIVAL) (TEMPORARY ROAD RESTRICTION AND TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2023 – TEMP/23/150

The Council has made an order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be that for a temporary period, to facilitate fringe events being held on George Square, no person shall: (a) drive or cause or permit any vehicle to be driven on the section of road described in Sch 1; (b) drive or cause or permit any motor vehicle to be driven on the section of road described in Sch 2; (c) drive or cause or permit any motor vehicle to be driven on the length of road specified in column 1 of Sch 3, otherwise than in the direction specified opposite in the corresponding line of column 2 of the said Schedule; & (d) except with the permission of a Parking Attendant, cause or permit any vehicle to wait or load onto or unload from any vehicle on the parts of the roads described in Sch 4. The Order shall have effect during the hours and on the dates specified in the Schedules. The alternative route for vehicular traffic with respect to the prohibition of motor vehicles is via George Sq Lane, Meadow Lane & Buccleuch St. The alternative route for vehicular traffic with respect to the one-way restrictions is via George Sq, George Sq Lane, Meadow Lane & Buccleuch St. The following road has no available diversion, where local access will be maintained: George Sq, east leg. Existing restrictions may be suspended on any of the affected sections of road described in Sch 4. SCHEDULE 1 ROAD CLOSURE: from 07:00hrs on 26/6/23 to 23:59hrs on 6/9/23 on: George Sq, east leg, in its entirety.

SCHEDULE 2 PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES: from 00:01hrs on 2/8/23 to 23:59hrs on 6/9/23 on: George Sq, nth leg, from Charles St to George Sq Lane (NW corner of George Sq); & (ii) Crichton St, in its entirety.

SCHEDULE 3 ONE-WAY ROADS: from 00:01hrs on 3/7/23 to 00:01hrs on 2/8/23; & from 00:01hrs on 29/8/23 to 20:00hrs on 6/9/23:

PLEASE SEE ALSO, THE PDF OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE, OUTLINING , THE LENGTH OF THE ROAD IN EDINBURGH & PERMITTED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

SCHEDULE 4 PROHIBITION OF WAITING, LOADING & UNLOADING: (A) from 07:00hrs on 26/6/23 to 23:59hrs on 6/9/23 on: George Sq: (1) east leg, in its entirety (except event vehicles); & (2) nth leg, nth side only in its entirety; (B) from 00:01hrs on 3/7/23 to 23:59hrs on 6/9/23 on: (i) George Sq, nth leg, sth side only, from its jnct with George Sq (east leg), westwards for 70m (except event vehicles); (ii) Buccleuch Pl: (1) central reserve bays, between Nos. 16 & 25 Buccleuch Pl (except event vehicles); (2) nth side: (a) from the east wall of the Main Edinburgh Library, westwards for 30m; & (b) from its jnct with Windmill Lane, eastwards for 15m and westwards for 40m (except event vehicles); & (iii) Crichton St, both sides, in its entirety; (C) from 00:01hrs on 10/7/23 to 19:00hrs on 4/8/23 on: George Sq, west leg, east side only, from the south-west gate, northwards for 45m (except event vehicles); (D) from 07:00 hours on 02/08/2023 to 23:59 hours on 26/08/2023 on: (i) George Sq: (1) nth leg, sth side only, from 70m west of its jnct with George Sq (east leg), westwards for 85m; & (2) west leg, west side only, in its entirety (except event vehicles); (ii) George Sq Lane: (1) nth, east & west sides, from George Sq to Buccleuch Pl; & (2) sth side: (a) from its jnct with George Sq, eastwards for 70m; & (b) from its jnct with Meadow Lane, westwards for 30m; (E) from 07:00hrs on 10/7/23 to 23:59hrs on 2/8/23; & from 00:01hrs on 27/8/23 to 23:59hrs on 6/9/23 on: George Sq, west leg, east side only in its entirety (except event vehicles); & (F) from 08:00hrs on 16/7/23 to 18:00hrs on 2/8/23; & from 08:00hrs on 29/8/23 to 18:00hrs on 3/9/23 on: Teviot Pl, sth side: (1) from its jnct with Bristo Pl, westwards to the east extremity of the pend entrance to the Med Quad (Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle) (except event vehicles); & (2) from the west extremity of the pend entrance to the Med Quad (Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle), westwards for 30m (except taxis