http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: balbirnie NEPN - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:04:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13463#post-166153 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:23:44 +0000 kaputnik 166153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The old garage site at Balbirnie Place / West Coates is being developed into some executive apartments.</p> <p>As a result they've been clearing a lot of the embankment of the NEPN just before you cross the bridge over W Coates.</p> <p>This morning the access down to Balbirnie Place was closed, although you can still get up/down further along.</p> <p>They appear to have dug into the side of the embankment, exposing the layers of its construction. I assume they're going to be shoring it up again. It would be an awful inconvenience if autumn rains were to waterlog it and cause it to slip across the building site. </p>