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Bruntsfield path closure? - resurfacing on Whitehouse Loan

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  1. LaidBack
    Member

    Just been diverted off cyclepath coming from Bruntsfield going east. Barrier over path. Cycled round to top of Warrander Park Road. No idea how long this will last for. Maybe on twitter?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  2. chdot
    Admin

    "

    Jane Walker (@inchmama)
    08/08/2016, 20:03
    @_MMaritima @edintravel it looks like path is closed for peds & cyclists. Barriers moved by frustrated commuters

    http://pic.twitter.com/Pi1dco9atv

    "

    Posted 8 years ago #
  3. SRD
    Moderator

    interesting. others will know more. i vaguely recall some discussion yesterday about cyclists ignoring the road closed signs, and others pointing out n eed for diversion signs!

    Posted 8 years ago #
  4. jdanielp
    Member

    That road is in real need of resurfacing. I occasionally head up that way on the way home from work if I need to go to the Bike Co-op and I'm surprised every time by how bumpy it is which makes the climb harder.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  5. neddie
    Member

    There really is no need to shut Leamington Walk there.

    Total overkill.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  6. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Earlier:


    Right or wrong of way?

    Nice to see the original cobbles, though they've been scoured a bit by the tarmac scouring machine.


    Game, setts and match

    Posted 8 years ago #
  7. LaidBack
    Member

    Was up earlier too. Desire lines going round and through obstacles. Not just cyclists.

    The detour was just too long and narrow for the numbers using path. Basically all the way by EBC to Warrender Park Road or down the hill in Arellcat's shot.

    Bruntsfield Path partial closure by LaidBackBikes, on Flickr

    Posted 8 years ago #
  8. Klaxon
    Member

    Notable how staggeringly good a condition the sets appear to be in given how bad the Tarmac was on top

    Posted 8 years ago #
  9. gkgk
    Member

    Watch out if you try to use the out-of-use road at moment. Foot deep holes and pretty dark last night with the rain. Saw someone fall off their bike outside Ed Bike, no harm done.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  10. neddie
    Member

    The barriers at the top of Leamington Walk had been pushed open this morning. But then a hi-viz-ified guy came and closed them again ~9am. For all the good it will do...

    Posted 8 years ago #
  11. kaputnik
    Moderator

    The setts look in much better nick than the tarmac road surface was.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  12. neddie
    Member

    The Tarmac is helping to preserve the setts for future generations*.

    LOL

    *Ones that give a damn about heritage and don't allow ridiculously oversized, overweight motorised contraptions to travel over them.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  13. SRD
    Moderator

    tried the diversion this morning while cyling with minisrd. quite terrifying as it is full of massive lorries reversing at every junction. banksman at whitehouse loan made an effort to get a funeral procession through but seemed blithely unconcerned at pedestrians and cyclists. ones reversing further down had no obvious out of vehicle support.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  14. neddie
    Member

    Also this am, a tipper lorry reversing out of James Gillespies High School car park, across Warrender Park Road and continuing to reverse down Marchmont Street.

    No banksman at all.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  15. SRD
    Moderator

    yes - i think the above is what I encountered as well - but in my case as vehicle reversing from Marchmont st into gillespies as we turned into marchmont st. sorry - i was too lazy to check the street names/figure out what was going on.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  16. chdot
    Admin

    These lorries for the re-surfacing or something else?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  17. Rosie
    Member

    Whitehouse Loan is a strong contender for worst surface in central Edinburgh award. Really glad to hear it's being resurfaced.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  18. SRD
    Moderator

    @rosie - true enough, but I worry abotu vehicles speeding now. at least the crappy surface kept them moving slowly

    Posted 8 years ago #
  19. SRD
    Moderator

    @chdot - i don't know. Eddie_h is probably right that they were connected to the school, rather than the resurfacing. i was more focussed on getting us through them and back onto LW.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  20. neddie
    Member

    @SRD did you see a banksman?

    There wasn't one for the tipper lorry I saw

    Posted 8 years ago #
  21. SRD
    Moderator

    nope

    Posted 8 years ago #
  22. fimm
    Member

  23. chdot
    Admin

    Only just got round to trying the nice new surface.

    Goes as far south as Thirlstane Road, SGN is playing with the rest.

    How much further north will they go??

    Posted 8 years ago #
  24. cb
    Member

    So... Whitehouse Loan is now completely resurfaced and silky smooth for its entire length.

    I think the final bit was reopened at the start of the week.
    It was certainly all good when I cycled along it on Tuesday evening.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  25. Rosie
    Member


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