Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Event - Temporary Road Restriction and Traffic Regulation

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

(EDINBURGH’S HOGMANAY) (TEMPORARY ROAD
RESTRICTION AND TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2024 – TEMP/24/215

The Council, with the consent of Scottish Ministers, 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 the holding of the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay event, no person shall: (a) drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle on the sections of roads specified in Sch 1, where closures apply to roads in their entirety unless otherwise stated; (b) drive or cause or permit to be driven any motor vehicle on the sections of roads specified in column 1 of Sch 2, otherwise than in the direction specified in column 2 of Sch 2, where restrictions apply to roads in their entirety unless otherwise stated; (c) 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 sections of roads described in Sch 3, where prohibitions apply to both sides of the roads in their entirety unless otherwise stated; & (d) on foot, except upon the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform, enter or proceed along or use in any other manner whatsoever any of the lengths of road specified in Sch 4, where prohibitions apply to the footways in their entirety unless otherwise stated. Existing restrictions will be suspended on the affected sections of roads described in Sch 3. The Greenways Order 1997 will be suspended from 17:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 04:00hrs on 1/1/25 in so far as the no stopping restrictions and loading bays on Lothian Rd are affected by this Order. The following restrictions shall be suspended: (1) prohibition of entry on Ramsay La from 16:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 07:00hrs on 1/1/25, to allow access/egress from Ramsay Lane to Castlehill; (2) buses, taxis & cycles only lane on Johnston Ter from 16:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 07:00hrs on 1/1/25, to allow general travel from Castle Ter to Lawnmarket; (3) one-way restriction on Rutland Sq (at Canning St) & Rutland St (at Rutland Sq) from 18:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25, to permit access; & (4) prohibited right turn from 23:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 02:00hrs on 1/1/25: (i) from Calton Rd on to Leith St; & (ii) from Sth Bridge on to High St, to allow access. ‘The City of Edinburgh Council (Edinburgh’s Christmas) (Temporary Road Restriction and Traffic Regulation) Order 2024’ will be suspended as follows: (1) from 06:00hrs on 27/12/24 to 18:00hrs on 2/1/25 on Castle St; (2) from 00:01hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Waverley Bridge; (3) from 19:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Market St; (4) from 15:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Nth Castle St; & (5) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/2024 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Mound Precinct, in so far as the affected sections of roads are affected by the restrictions imposed in this order. ‘The City of Edinburgh Council (South St David Street Area) (Temporary Road Restriction and Traffic Regulation) Order 2024’ will be suspended from 00:01hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Waverley Bridge, to facilitate the event. The alternative routes for vehicular traffic are via: (1) Nth Charlotte St, Charlotte Sq, Hope St, Queensferry St, Melville St, Manor Pl, Atholl Pl, Torphichen St, Torphichen Pl, Morrison St, Morrison Link, West Approach Rd, Lothian Rd, Earl Grey St, Lauriston Pl, Forrest Rd, George IV Bridge, Chambers St, Sth Bridge, High St, Canongate, Watergate, Abbeyhill, Abbey Mount, Easter Rd, London Rd, Leith Walk, York Pl & Queen St; or (2) Queen St, York Pl, Leith Walk, London Rd, Easter Rd, Abbey Mount, Abbeyhill, Canongate, Watergate, High St, Sth Bridge, Chambers St, George IV Bridge, Forrest Rd, Bristo Pl, Teviot Pl, Lauriston Pl, Earl Grey St, Lothian Rd, West Approach Rd, Morrison Link, Morrison St, West Maitland St, Atholl Pl, Manor Pl, Melville St, Queensferry St, Hope St, Charlotte Sq & Nth Charlotte St. The order shall have effect during the hours and on the dates specified in the Schedules. SCHEDULE 1 ROAD CLOSURES: (A) from 08:00hrs on 27/12/24 to 17:00hrs on 2/1/25 on Castle St, from Princes St to Rose St; (B) from 00:01hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Waverley Bridge; (C) from 19:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Princes St: (1) from Sth Charlotte St to The Mound; & (2) from Hanover St to Sth Saint David St; (ii) Frederick St, from Princes St to Rose St; & (iii) Market St, from The Mound to Waverley Bridge; (D) from 16:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 07:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Hanover St, from Princes St to George St; (ii) Castle St, from Rose St to George St; (iii) The Mound; (iv) Princes St: (1) from The Mound to Hanover St; & (2) from Sth Saint David St to Nth Bridge; (v) Sth Saint David St; (vi) Sth Saint Andrew St; (vii) Meuse La; (viii) West Register St; (ix) West Register St La; (x) Register Pl; (xi) Nth Bank St; (xii) Bank St; (xiii) Ramsay La; (xiv) Ramsay Garden; (xv) Mound Pl; & (xvi) Saint Giles’ St, from its jnct with Nth Bank St, eastwards for 35m (to NBA barrier); (E) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 06:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Rose St Nth La; (ii) Rose St Sth La; (iii) Rose St; (iv) Nth Castle St, from George St to Young St/Hill St; (v) Frederick St, from Rose St to George St; (vi) Cockburn St; & (vii) Market St, from its jnct with Waverley Bridge, eastwards for 30m; (F) from 18:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 06:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Frederick St, from George St to Hill St/Thistle St; & (ii) George St, from Frederick St to Hanover St; (G) from 18:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Lothian Rd, from Princes St to Castle Ter; (ii) Hope St La; (iii) Sth Charlotte St; (iv) Shandwick Pl, from Stafford St to Princes St; & (v) Princes St, from Sth Charlotte St to Lothian Rd; & (H) from 23:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 02:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Nth Bridge, from Princes St to High St; (ii) George St, from Hanover St to Sth Saint David St; (iii) Hanover St, from George St to Thistle St; (iv) Princes St, from Nth Bridge to Waterloo Pl; (v) Waterloo Pl, from its jnct with Leith St, eastwards for 50m; & (vi) Leith St, from Calton Rd to Waterloo Pl.

SCHEDULE 2 ONE-WAY ROADS: (A) from 16:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 07:00hrs on 1/1/25 on:

(B) from 18:30hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on:

SCHEDULE 3 PROHIBITION OF WAITING, LOADING &

UNLOADING: (A) from 06:00hrs on 27/12/24 to 18:00hrs on 2/1/25 on Castle St, both sides, from Princes St to Rose St; (B) from 00:01hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) St Andrew Sq: (1) nth side of the south leg, between its jnct with Sth Saint David St and the westernmost extent of the solo m/c bay; & (2) sth side of the south leg, full extent of taxi rank outside No. 5; & (ii) Waverley Bridge; (C) from 01:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 18:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Regent Rd, sth side, from 40m east of the pedestrian entrance to the Burns Monument, eastwards for 100m; & (ii) Nth Bank St, sth side, from its jnct with Milne’s Ct, eastwards for 30m; (D) from 12:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Fettes Ave, both sides, from its jnct with Carrington Rd, southwards for 250m; & (ii) Carrington Rd, both sides, from Crewe Rd Sth to Fettes Ave (excl. Car Club bay); (E) from 15:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Princes St, both sides: (1) from Sth Charlotte St to The Mound; & (2) from Hanover St to Sth Saint David St; (ii) Frederick St, both sides, from Princes St to Rose St; (iii) York Pl; (iv) Queen St; & (v) George St: (1) nth side: (a) from its jnct with Frederick St, eastwards to the west property boundary of No. 47; & (b) from the east property boundary of No. 19, eastwards to its jnct with St Andrew Sq; & (2) sth side: (a) from the west property boundary of No. 9, westwards to the east property boundary of No. 16; & (b) from the west property boundary of No. 43, westwards to the east property boundary of No. 60; (F) from 19:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Market St, both sides, from Waverley Bridge to The Mound; (G) from 12:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Market St, both sides, from Fleshmarket Cl to The Mound; (H) from 13:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) George St, both sides, from Frederick St to Hanover St (excl. central reservation parking bays and areas restricted in (E) above); (ii) Hanover St, both sides, from Princes St to George St; (iii) Castle St, both sides, from Rose St to George St; (iv) Frederick St, both sides, from Rose St to George St; (v) The Mound; (vi) Canongate (excl. recessed bays); (vii) Abbeyhill, both sides, from Canongate to Abbey Mount; (viii) Abbey Mount; (ix) Rose St Nth La; (x) Rose St Sth La; (xi) Rose St; (xii) Sth Saint David St; (xiii) Sth Saint Andrew St; (xiv) Meuse La; (xv) West Register St; (xvi) West Register St La; (xvii) Register Pl; (xviii) Nth Bank St (excl. areas restricted in (C) above); (xix) Bank St; (xx) Ramsay La; (xxi) Ramsay Garden; (xxii) Mound Pl; (xxiii) Saint Giles’ St, both sides, from its jnct with Bank St, eastwards for 40m; (xxiv) Castle Ter, nth-east side, from the vehicular entrance to the NCP car park, south-eastwards for 100m; & (xxv) George IV Bridge; (I) from 15:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Potterrow, west side, in its entirety; (ii) Bristo Pl; (iii) Lauriston Pl; (iv) Forrest Rd; (v) Nicolson Sq (excl. taxi rank); (vi) Chambers St (excl. central reserve parking bays); (vii) Rutland Sq, both sides, from its jnct with Canning St, eastwards for 45m; (viii) Rutland St, sth-east side, in its entirety; (ix) George St: (1) central reservation parking bays only from Frederick St to St Andrew Sq; & (2) both sides, from Hanover St to St Andrew Sq (excl. areas restricted in (D) above); (x) Nth Castle St, both sides, from George St to Young St/Hill St; (xi) Frederick St, both sides, from George St to Queen St; & (xii) Hanover St, both sides, from George St to Queen St; (J) from 17:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Lothian Rd: (1) east side, from its jnct with Princes St, southwards for 375m; & (2) west side, from Morrison St to Princes St (excl. taxi rank); (ii) Hope St; (iii) Hope St La; (iv) Shandwick Pl, both sides, from Stafford St to Princes St; (v) Princes St, both sides: (1) from Shandwick Pl to Sth Charlotte St; & (2) from Sth Saint David St to Nth Bridge; & (vi) Sth Charlotte St; (K) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 00:01hrs on 1/1/25 on Melville St, nth side, from Walker St to Randolph Pl; (L) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 04:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Lothian Rd, east side, from East Fountainbridge to Bread St; & (M) from 23:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 02:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Nth Bridge, both sides, from its jnct with High St, northwards for 100m; (ii) Waterloo Pl, both sides, from its jnct with Leith St, eastwards for 50m; & (iii) Leith St, both sides, from Waterloo Pl to Calton Rd. SCHEDULE 4 PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS: (A) from 19:00hrs on 30/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Princes St, sth side, from Sth Charlotte St to The Mound; (B) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 10:00hrs on 1/1/25 on: (i) Princes St: (1) nth side, from Sth Charlotte St to Sth Saint David St; (2) sth side, from The Mound to Sth Saint David St; (ii) Castle St, from Princes St to George St; (iii) Frederick St, from Princes St to George St; (iv) Hanover St, from Princes St to George St; (v) The Mound; (vi) Mound Pl; (vii) Ramsay Garden; (viii) Ramsay La; (ix) Nth Bank St; & (x) Market St, from Waverley Bridge to The Mound; & (C) from 18:00hrs on 31/12/24 to 03:00hrs on 1/1/25 on Mound Precinct.