http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: polwarth road closed - Recent Posts en Thu, 21 May 2026 07:47:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2169#post-22966 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:01:32 +0000 Claggy Cog 22966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps they will resurface it whilst they're at it! ...And if we are really lucky this might extend to Gilmour Place, the road surface is shocking to say the least. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2169#post-22874 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:29:14 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 22874@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"... no idea why they need such a huge compound or complete road closure.."</p> <p>For contractors to park? Cynic? Moi?</p> <p>I was quoted in the bastion of journalistic integrity, the Evening News, after sending them a picture of a raft of tram contractor cars parked within a fenced off area on Charlotte Square. Parking had been suspended for this fenced off area to exist. And it was being used for free parking and nought else....</p> <p>A spokesman for the contractor said something like, people working for us have to park somewhere. Well. Yes. Like anyone else who drives in. Or maybe, just maybe, the workers on a major public transport project could be encouraged to support that public transport? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2169#post-22869 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:59:50 +0000 SRD 22869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They're putting some sort of mains right across the street. Probably to do with the redevelopment of the land across from the church which was a hotel? </p> <p>There are orange cones in front of the barriers....</p> <p>I've been through a few times and just gone along the pavement without any trouble, but then I'm not going that fast :) </p> <p>LB 10 and 27 are diverted up Ettrick and down Colinton Rd. It's signposted at Colinton Rd circle, and along Polwarth terrace, don't know about elsewhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2169#post-22867 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:42:55 +0000 Morningsider 22867@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kaputnik - Polwarth Terrace is due to be closed until 13 February for "utiity connections". Certainly caught me by surprise a few nights ago - no idea why they need such a huge compound or complete road closure, most utility connections can be done with partial closures over the space of a day or two. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2169#post-22866 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:37:02 +0000 kaputnik 22866@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you ride that way you will probably have noticed that Polwarth Terrace / Grove has been completely shut for about 2 weeks now outside the church / junction with Harrison Road.</p> <p>It caught me out the first time at night in the dark and drizzle when I went through the green light only to be confronted with the apparition of a 6 foot metal security fence (no reflectives or the like) across both lanes of the carriageway. Managed to steer a course for the pavement and bump up onto it as I rang the engine room for full astern. Perhaps it's signed further back and I missed them, but I had only turned on at the top of Ashley Terrace.</p> <p>Only the pavement outside the church is open and there's no space to squeeze along the gutter. Again I forgot about it and went this way this morning and had to get off bike, push along pavement then try and work out a way to get back onto the road through the traffic using the remaining three arms of the junction.</p> <p>Does anyone know why it's closed and/or for how long? All I can make out is that it's being used to store a lot of wooden frames for the building redevelopment in the former hotel opposite the Church. </p>