Maroon Sailor Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Not sure how they are going to control the traffic at the Roseburn Terrace now Russell Road junction. There used to be a right filter on to Roseburn Street from the Terrace but can't see how it works now as Eastbound traffic is down to a single lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Not sure how they are going to control the traffic at the Roseburn Terrace now Russell Road junction. There used to be a right filter on to Roseburn Street from the Terrace but can't see how it works now as Eastbound traffic is down to a single lane. They will probably publish a new newsletter like this one https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ccwel/news/article/32/new-junction-layouts when everyone goes WTF have you created at Roseburn. this is off the Council website....... Edited January 5, 2023 by Shanks said no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Kinell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Who cycles into town to go shopping? Actually, don't answer that! 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Can anyone explain the total mess/ disruption at roseburn, been like this for months now, is it ever going back to normal or maybe close to it, if possible. Farcical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Hannibal Lecter said: Kilgraston Road is starting to get the same way, there is one about half way on the upside you would disappear down if you hit it. It has been filled-in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 42 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: It has been filled-in! So should the clowncil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Kinell They had one of those on Leith walk and it got closed after around a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Nasty one at the lights or just before, on Eastfield going to Mussy with junction of Milton Road east. One of those 'OOOh jah!!' folowed by the tight inhale. Easy to spot in daylight but dawn/dusk/night it's gonna get you, folks. I was involved in some of the original changes (central Edinburgh) and traffic calming schemes/measures in the early to mid 90s, which was I'd say primarily aimed at pedestrain safety as you'd expect in the city centre, and indeed neighbourhoods subjected to more than their fair share of rat running traffic. There was also an element of keeping traffic safely flowing factored into the changes. This current lot seem hell bent on killing traffic stone dead! Edited January 5, 2023 by ArcticJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 40 minutes ago, Dennis Reynolds said: They had one of those on Leith walk and it got closed after around a month or two. Not surprised So a car has stopped at position A and a whole load of schoolkids with their teacher cross over, then a batch of cyclists come through, followed by more pedestrians trying to cross. The car behind wants to turn left but can't because someone is on A so the traffic in to town is stopped and backed up to the lights at Roseburn Terrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 🤣 There'll be a no drive zone around Edinburgh at this rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Walking along Wester Coates this afternoon Thought it was weird seeing so many hubcaps lying together, then I looked at the state of the road. The whole surface is crumbling with dozens of temporary repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 04/01/2023 at 20:13, Francis Albert said: There are now more Polish speakers in Scotland than Gaelic speakers. And of course far far more in the central belt. Read an early copy of the census, have you? But hey, you and the other HJs keep killing all of Scotland's history. There's a good boy. You're one of the 3.5m immigrants in London stealing English folks jobs, are you not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Our road systems must be on a par with Albania or worse. Remember reading, an American diplomat being driven from Holyrood to the new Scottish Office at Leith docks. He asked why the limo was being driven on temporary road surfaces... what a ridder.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, OBE said: Our road systems must be on a par with Albania or worse. Remember reading, an American diplomat being driven from Holyrood to the new Scottish Office at Leith docks. He asked why the limo was being driven on temporary road surfaces... what a ridder.. An American tourist was in my garage, said to me, its a challenge driving on your roads, my reply, its a challenge for us. 😕. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Harry Potter said: An American tourist was in my garage, said to me, its a challenge driving on your roads, my reply, its a challenge for us. 😕. What fell off/burst/snapped on his rental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, ri Alban said: Read an early copy of the census, have you? But hey, you and the other HJs keep killing all of Scotland's history. There's a good boy. You're one of the 3.5m immigrants in London stealing English folks jobs, are you not. Stealing jobs? You don't approve of immigration then. My impression is that many immigrants and their descendents both north and south of the border are rather keener to work than mamy natives. I suppose we immigrants are stealing jobs in the same sense millions of Scots emigrants have done for centuries. And gaelic was not part of the history of the parts of Scotland where most of the native Scots live and have always lived And what is an HJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Lord BJ said: Considering buying a tank for driving about Edinburgh. About the only way to manage the pothole. Absolute brutal in my motor. The London Borough of Bromley is just as bad. A huge pothole hidden under a bit of flooding from heavy rain/burst water main cost me £250 last week. The guy who came to fit a new tyre told us his next call was a car on the same road who had just lost 3 tyres to the same cause. Buying a tank might be a good investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Francis Albert said: Stealing jobs? You don't approve of immigration then. My impression is that many immigrants and their descendents both north and south of the border are rather keener to work than mamy natives. I suppose we immigrants are stealing jobs in the same sense millions of Scots emigrants have done for centuries. And gaelic was not part of the history of the parts of Scotland where most of the native Scots live and have always lived And what is an HJ? I'd guess its a House Jock, FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Shanks said no said: I'd guess its a House Jock, FA. Ah! Thanks. Edited January 6, 2023 by Francis Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 York Place closed westbound till May. If only there had been major roadworks there recently that they could have done this work during.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Is my memory finally going? Did Torphichen Place (the wee road between Torphichen Street and Morrison Street) used to be one-way west-bound, ie all lanes went towards Morrison Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, FWJ said: Is my memory finally going? Did Torphichen Place (the wee road between Torphichen Street and Morrison Street) used to be one-way west-bound, ie all lanes went towards Morrison Street? Don't worry you're fine. They changed it some time between 2010 and 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Just now, Meathook said: Don't worry you're fine. They changed it some time between 2010 and 2012. 12 years ago? Don’t know if that makes me feel better or worse! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, FWJ said: Is my memory finally going? Did Torphichen Place (the wee road between Torphichen Street and Morrison Street) used to be one-way west-bound, ie all lanes went towards Morrison Street? You’re not going insane as it was one way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Cheers ✔️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Nightmare journey from Longstone through to Yeaman Pl. Lanark Rd reduced lanes from Longstone Rd to bottom Craiglockhart Avenue! The latter backed up to the north end. No right turn into Shandon Place and then 4-way temporary lights at the junction of Ardmillan Terrace and Harrison Gardens. CeC should be shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: Nightmare journey from Longstone through to Yeaman Pl. Lanark Rd reduced lanes from Longstone Rd to bottom Craiglockhart Avenue! The latter backed up to the north end. No right turn into Shandon Place and then 4-way temporary lights at the junction of Ardmillan Terrace and Harrison Gardens. CeC should be shot. Between that and potholes I'm f*****g sick of this council. The number of people who have had ripped tyres is horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 EH's potholes force you to drive like a slalom kier! While I'm at it what's the score with the road markings at the junction of Albany St/Abercromby Pl with Dublin St? There are 4 sets of double white broken lines! WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, Stuart Lyon said: EH's potholes force you to drive like a slalom kier! While I'm at it what's the score with the road markings at the junction of Albany St/Abercromby Pl with Dublin St? There are 4 sets of double white broken lines! WTF! Saw a sticker on the back of a car. "I'm not drunk just avoiding the potholes." Don't know anything about your questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Between that and potholes I'm f*****g sick of this council. The number of people who have had ripped tyres is horrendous. I got my tyre done a week before Christmas after hitting a pothole. Normally you would just put the spare on and take the wheel to get a new tyre at your leisure, but most cars don't come with spares nowadays. After a lot of fecking around with the AA, I decided to get a taxi back home to pick up my van. I then went back to the car to whip the wheel off and then took the wheel to Farmers. The wife waited with the jacked up car in the freezing cold What a shitty day that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, jonesy said: Neither to CEC. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Nucky Thompson said: I got my tyre done a week before Christmas after hitting a pothole. Normally you would just put the spare on and take the wheel to get a new tyre at your leisure, but most cars don't come with spares nowadays. After a lot of fecking around with the AA, I decided to get a taxi back home to pick up my van. I then went back to the car to whip the wheel off and then took the wheel to Farmers. The wife waited with the jacked up car in the freezing cold What a shitty day that was Brutal. I'm not sure if it was on here or Facebook but someone's car airbags activated because they hit a pothole. 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 More chaos! Temporary lights at west end of approach road causing lengthy tailbacks. Westfield Road closed for 2 weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: More chaos! Temporary lights at west end of approach road causing lengthy tailbacks. Westfield Road closed for 2 weeks! Farcical and that's putting it mildly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennedy Bakircioglu Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: More chaos! Temporary lights at west end of approach road causing lengthy tailbacks. Westfield Road closed for 2 weeks! You should try walking or cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, jonesy said: Makes it that bit harder to squash the cyclists. Is that the ones that run red lights or all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 57 minutes ago, jonesy said: I leave the pretty female ones to go about their day. MAMILs can get a close up of my tyres, however. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Now there's this latest sham consultation https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/ef2b1cb18c6849e294ed932c02fc8181 We all know that if the outcome doesn't suit them the CeC will just go ahead with it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I always read this with interest. Most councils are inept and full of pen pushers but there’s a tone of arrogance about Edinburgh council - we’ll do what we want and you dicks who live here can just get on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: I always read this with interest. Most councils are inept and full of pen pushers but there’s a tone of arrogance about Edinburgh council - we’ll do what we want and you dicks who live here can just get on with it. That’s certainly what it seems like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 The eight month closure of Haymarket Terrace eastbound lane is already causing chaos along the diversion. All for the sake of a fixed cycleway that will hardly be used. To their credit SGN are taking the opportunity to upgrade their network at the same time. Viewforth closed again for the umpteenth time in recent months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 On 25/01/2023 at 20:29, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: I always read this with interest. Most councils are inept and full of pen pushers but there’s a tone of arrogance about Edinburgh council - we’ll do what we want and you dicks who live here can just get on with it. Totally agree and CEC were definately a major factor in us deciding to move across the water to Dunfermline back in 2021, Fife Council while no where near perfect do seem to be a huge improvement on Edinburgh, couple of months ago I reported a pothole, inspected in 5 days and repaired inside a fortnight. Also Fife seem much more aligned with roadworks, yet to personally be affected by more than a single road closure, unlike Edinburgh where it's far too common for a route and the next 2 or 3 alternatives to all have roadworks at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 27 minutes ago, Ribble said: Totally agree and CEC were definately a major factor in us deciding to move across the water to Dunfermline back in 2021, Fife Council while no where near perfect do seem to be a huge improvement on Edinburgh, couple of months ago I reported a pothole, inspected in 5 days and repaired inside a fortnight. Also Fife seem much more aligned with roadworks, yet to personally be affected by more than a single road closure, unlike Edinburgh where it's far too common for a route and the next 2 or 3 alternatives to all have roadworks at the same time. I think the reason for that is that Edinburgh, like London, has no time for car drivers and try to make that as obvious as possible by making life as difficult as possible, or at least by making no effort to make things simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: I think the reason for that is that Edinburgh, like London, has no time for car drivers and try to make that as obvious as possible by making life as difficult as possible, or at least by making no effort to make things simple Unfortunately it's at the stage that we just have to live with it. It just goes on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) I do think the EH and GW councils try to outdo each other; GW Council now wants the M8 within the city to be a 30mph zone! Edited April 4, 2023 by Stuart Lyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australis Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Digging and roadworks at the Kaimes crossroads seems never ending most of the time the past five years, constant digging they go away after a few weeks and come back constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 The work on the North Bridge has now taken four times longer than it did to build the bridge originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazo Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Has there ever been a bigger waste of money on a road than this cycle lane in Edinburgh ? The cost and inconvenience so far on a road that already had a bus & bike lane is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Dazo said: Has there ever been a bigger waste of money on a road than this cycle lane in Edinburgh ? The cost and inconvenience so far on a road that already had a bus & bike lane is ridiculous. It’s a farce. It causes more congestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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