Additional Traffic Management Arrangements as of 22 February
Please find below a summary of additional traffic management arrangements to accommodate site investigations works and utility diversions outside the main area of works.
- York Place to London Road
- Leith Walk
- Foot of the Walk to Ocean Drive
- Ocean Drive to Newhaven
- Footway works
YORK PLACE TO LONDON ROAD
UPDATE: York Place
As part of the next stage of works the York Place tram stop will be decommissioned. Trams will run from the Edinburgh Airport to West End until April 2022 and thereafter to St Andrew Square, until the new stop at Picardy Place becomes operational when the line to Newhaven opens in Spring 2023. Tram service updates are available from Edinburgh Trams.
Read more about construction works at York Place
York Place to London Road
From Monday 17 January 2022 the site has extended from Picardy Place to York Place. The exit from Broughton Street to Picardy Place remains open. Access from Picardy Place to Broughton Street will not be allowed. This is scheduled to last 16 weeks (c. May 2022). Diversion routes for cars are in place via London Road, Leith Walk, Annandale Street, East London Street, East Broughton Street or via Leith Street, Princes Street, St Andrew Square, York Place, Broughton Street. Further diversions for buses and HGVs are in place.
A loading bay has been reinstated on Union Street to support local businesses.
Read more about the diversion routes and view the traffic management plan (PDF)
LEITH WALK
Leith Walk - Cycleway Closure
Localised works will be ongoing on the cycle lane on the west side of Leith Walk. As a result, the cucle lane remains closed. Localised diversion routes remain in place until completion.
See the cycle diversion routes
London Road to Annandale Street: Works commenced w/c Monday 17 January. n A temporary bus stop was established, located just off Elm Row. Visit Lothian Buses for further information.
Site lines have been extended at Montgomery Street to accommodate the installation of drainage pipes. Expected duration is approximately 16 weeks.
Find out more and see the traffic management plan (PDF)
Leith Walk - east side
From 2 February traffic management was moved to the new road surface on the west side from Jane Street to London Road. The main diversion routes for phase 2 of Leith Walk works are via Easter Road / Bonnington Road.
Due to Scottish Water emergency works at Albert Street, the planned left turn off Leith Walk into Albert Street was suspended. A left hand turn from Leith Walk to Dalmeny Street using temporary traffic lights is in place to accommodate localised access. This will not be suitable for HGVs.
Pilrig Street is reopened with access/egress reintroduced heading south.
The following roads will be closing at their junctions with Leith Walk at certain times with diversions in place:
- Iona Street – as part of site set up a full closure will be implemented.
- Lorne Street - as part of site set up a full closure will be implemented.
Springfield Street: From w/c 21 February Springfield Street will close for approximately 3 weeks to accommodate remedial works on Leith Walk. Access will be maintained via Stead’s Place. On completion of these works both Steads Place and Springfield junctions will be open to city bound traffic from Leith Walk. Find out more.
Waiting areas: waiting areas for customers of businesses on Leith Walk have been created at Iona Street and Pilrig Street. Further waiting spaces are available on the west side of Leith Walk north of Annandale Street and south of Springfield Street.
Find out more about these works and view the traffic management plans
Foot of the Walk to Crown Street
From Monday 8 November site lines were extended from Jane Street to Kirk Street to begin utility clearance and tram infrastructure works.
Vehicle access to Kirk Street / Cassels Lane & Casselbank Street will be maintained from Leith Walk for southbound traffic only in the form of a right turn to Kirk Street. Exiting from the above areas will be maintained via Kirk Street with a right turn onto southbound traffic on to Leith Walk. Additionally, there will be a left turn on to Great Junction Street. There is no access on to Duke Street. Drivers wishing to access Easter Road, Lochend Road and Vanburgh Place should use Manderston Street.
All parking and loading provision will be temporarily suspended between Kirk Street and Cassels Lane with no on street parking or loading facilities available on the running lane under the project’s Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO).
Find out more about the Jane Street – Kirk Street traffic management changes
Foot of the Walk – Temporary Traffic Lights
The carriage way at the Foot of the Walk junction was reduced to one lane traffic, controlled by temporary traffic lights. These arrangements are expected to be in place until Winter 2021/22.
Find out more about the Foot of the Walk traffic management changes.
FOOT OF THE WALK TO OCEAN DRIVE
Laurie Street to Coatfield Lane
Access to and from Coatfield Lane for local access only is via Laurie Street and Constitution Street on a 2 way temporary traffic light control for north and south bound traffic.
In early March, traffic will move eastwards on Constitution Street between Laurie Street and Coatfield Lane. This will be a localised change with further detail made available in due course.
Coatfield Lane to Queen Charlotte Street
Main construction commenced on 26 January. Constitution Street is closed both northbound and southbound between Coatfield Lane and Queen Charlotte Street. No access will be provided at these closure points for any vehicular traffic including bicycles. Loading bays will be available on Queen Charlotte Street.
UPDATE 16.02.22 In order to progress works and pedestrian movement in the area the traffic management at the Queen Charlotte Street junction will change from Wednesday 16th February. The junction will remain open under 2-way temporary traffic management for east and west bound traffic with traffic being flipped to the north side of the junction. This is expected to be in place until approximately 18th March 2022, there after a full closure at the junction will be implemented. To maintain traffic flow in the area the junction of Maritime Street at Bernard Street (by Café Marmalade) will open one way heading south.
The pedestrian crossing on Queen Charlotte Street at the junction of Constitution Street is closed with a localised diversion in place.
Read more about the works in this section.
View the traffic management plans (PDFs)
Bernard Street – Traffic Management Changes
On Wednesday 27th October works began on Bernard Street for the installation of attenuation pipes. To facilitate the works there have also been slight adjustments to the traffic flow in the area and parking restrictions have been put in place on Maritime Street at the closure.
Read more about the attenuation pipes installation.
Constitution Street - Constitution Place to Tower Street
This section has opened to traffic travelling in both directions from Baltic Street through to Ocean Drive at Rennie’s Isle/Victoria Bridge. There will be no parking, loading or stopping.
Tower Street Update:
On Wednesday 5 January, site was extended to the north side of the carriage way to facilitate the next phase of the attenuation pipes/drainage system works. Parking restrictions remain in place on Tower Street. Any affected parties have received direct communications from the project. The junction at Tower Street with Constitution Street remains closed. Parking on the Shore has been reinstated up to the corner of the Shore/Tower Street.
OCEAN DRIVE TO NEWHAVEN
Stevedore Place
Phase 2 of the works on Ocean Drive at Stevedore Place between Tower Place and Constitution Place commenced on 26 July 2021. The site was established on the south side with traffic between Ocean Drive and Constitution Street running through the north side of Stevedore Place
UPDATE: The landscaping works expected to commence on 14 February have been delayed due to the commencement of works on properties. Further updates to follow.
Rennie’s Isle to Tower Place
Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) foundation works have commenced on the north side of Ocean Drive. Once completed, works will move to the south side which will require enabling works to create walkways and localised access to the Queen’s Quay development.
The next phase of works in this section is expected to begin week commencing Monday 28th February 2022 with site set up the weekend before. Enabling works are being undertaken on the south footway between Tower Place and Victoria Swing Bridge. Following site establishment Tower Bridge will be closed to pedestrians. A pedestrian diversion route will be maintained via the Victoria Swing Bridge.
Vehicle access to Tower Place, Forth Ports, Stevedore Place, Constitution Place, Tower Street Industrial Estate will be via Commercial Street / Bernard Street, and onto Constitution Street. Vehicle access to the Cala Development and the entrance to Rennie’s Isle from the west will be via Ocean Terminal on Ocean Drive.
Read more about these works and view the tarffic management plan.
Rennie’s Isle to Ocean Terminal: Victoria Bridge is open to pedestrians and this section is due to be complete and open to traffic in March 2022.
CALA Developments / Ocean Terminal
Three way traffic lights are currently in place adjacent to the CALA Developments. These arrangements are expected to be in place until early Spring 2022.
Victoria Bridge remains open to pedestrians and this section is expected to be complete and open to traffic in March 2022. Following site set up in the Rennie's Isle to Tower Place section vehicle access will be provided to the Cala Development and the entrance to Rennie’s Isle from the west via Ocean Terminal on Ocean Drive.
View the Ocean Terminal Phase 2 traffic management plans
Melrose Drive
From week commencing 14 February construction will begin from the south roundabout on Ocean Drive to Melrose Drive. Pedestrian access will be maintained in the area, although may change at times throughout the phasing of works. Bus stops currently situated on Melrose Drive will be relocated to the west of Ocean Terminal.
Read more about the works on Melrose Drive
Lindsay Road
From Monday 10 January 2022 parking and loading restrictions were implemented on Lindsay Road under the project's temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) until further notice. This is to accommodate the progression of associated tram infrastructure works in the area
Read more about the parking suspension at Lindsay Road.
FOOTWAY WORKS
Leith Walk west side
Main construction works are scheduled to be completed during 2022.
As these works finish in sections and areas begin to open up, there will be a requirement to undertake localised works on carriage ways and footways. Localised traffic management and pedestrian diversions will be in place as required.
Leith Walk @ Croall Place / Shrubhill
Utility works are carried out in this location from Monday 21st Feb for approx. 4 days. Access is maintained a with a localised pedestrian diversion in place.
Constitution Street at Laurie Street - Footpath Closure
The footway on the west side between Foot of the Walk and Laurie Street is currently closed. Pedestrian Access is maintained on the east side.
Please note there will be a requirement to close this footway in the coming months to progress with tram stop works. Pedestrian access is expected to be maintained.
Laurie Street to Coatfield Lane: hard landscaping works
We will undertake hard landscaping works from week commencing 24 January on the east side of the footway between Laurie Street and Coatfield Lane. These works will take approximately 6 weeks and will be carried out in 3 phases. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
Lindsay Road / Melrose Drive Residential Development between works sites
From week commencing 21 February 2022 there will be localised works required on the footways. These works are expected to be in place for approximately 4 weeks from the date of installation. Access to properties will be maintained via temporary walkways.