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West Edinburgh - Various Traffic Orders for Link Phase 9
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THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
(WEST EDINBURGH LINK PHASE 9) (TEMPORARY ROAD RESTRICTION AND TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026 - TEMP/26/155
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 the installation of new cycleways and pedestrian crossings, no person shall: (a) walk or cause or permit any person to walk on any part of the footway/footpath on: (i) bankhead ave, from the extended south kerbline of the entrance of no. 2 Bankhead Ave, southwards for 50m; (ii) Calder rd, from the extended east kerbline of Bankhead Ave, eastwards for 100m; (iii) sighthill ln (1) from 5.5m south of the extended north kerbline of Sighthill Ln, northwards for 60m; & (2) from the extended north kerbline of Sighthill Ln, eastwards for 70m; (b) except upon the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform, drive or cause or permit any vehicle to be driven so as to make a right-hand turn from bankhead ln onto Bankhead Ave; & (c) except upon the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform, drive or cause or permit any vehicle to be driven otherwise than in a northwards direction on any part of bankhead ave, from the extended outer kerbline of Bankhead Roundabout, for 120m. The bus lane on Calder rd (south side), from the extended east kerbline of Wester Hailes Rd, eastwards for 80m, shall be suspended to accommodate traffic management lane closures. The alternative routes for through pedestrian traffic in relation to the footway/footpath closures will be by way of: (i) bankhead ave; & (ii) Calder rd – Bankhead Ave (west side), Calder Rd (north side) and adjoining underpass, Calder Rd (south side) then eastwards for 225m to the traffic light crossing and Calder Rd (north side); & (iii) sighthill ln (1); & (2) – Sighthill Ln (south side), Sighthill Vw (west side) & Calder Rd (south side). The alternative route for through vehicular traffic in relation to the prohibition of turning right from bankhead ln onto Bankhead Ave and the one-way restriction (northwards) on bankhead ave will be by way of Bankhead Ave, Bankhead Dr, Broomhouse Dr & Calder Rd. The Order shall have effect: footway/footpath closures from 09/10/2026 to 09/08/2027; banned turn & one-way restriction from 08/03/2027 to 07/06/2027 & bus lane suspension from 11/01/2027 to 09/08/2027.
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