http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Council repairs backlog sparks safety fears" en Mon, 18 May 2026 18:07:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13508#post-166998 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:32:23 +0000 chdot 166998@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Third EN story based on that "secret report"</p> <p>"</p> <p>A HUGE backlog of repairs awaiting the city council – including traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, drains and retaining walls – has sparked fears over safety across the Capital.</p> <p>Replacing “life-expired” traffic lights across the city will take up to 30 years on levels of investment, while blocked drains have been left without being cleared “for years”.</p> <p>Key roads infrastructure, such as retaining walls, has been “inadequately funded”, according to a secret report.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/council-repairs-backlog-sparks-safety-fears-1-3561585" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/council-repairs-backlog-sparks-safety-fears-1-3561585</a> </p>