I seeen signs and fencing in place this morning but no sign of any actual activity.
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Resurfacing of NEPN
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Posted 6 years ago #
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No sign of anything at all happening at approx 0745 this morning (Northbound). Loads of fencing and mini digger making a hole at approx 0915 (Southbound).
I wasn't the only one caught out by the lack of signage. No signposted diversion either. From looking at the map I assume that my optimum route would be to go down Easter Drylaw Drive and rejoin NEPN at Drylaw park. I chose Crewe Toll roundabout and Crewe Road...ugh...
Posted 6 years ago # -
Dear Sir/Madam,
attachment 1Further to previous communications regarding the construction works which are currently underway on the North Edinburgh Path Network, please note details below regarding forthcoming work on the Telford Path.
As part of the drainage and surfacing improvements on the Telford Path, at Easter Drylaw Drive, a path closure and diversion will be in place commencing 23rd July for 2 weeks. Please find attached proposed diversion route which will be in place for certain activities during this time.
We appreciate this path is important for people walking and cycling in and through the area therefore, where possible, our intended approach to managing access during the works is:
1) Local diversions around work activities (may require dismounting and walking on verges)
2) Path closures – Please see attached diversion map
3) Information boards will be displayed at closure points with maps of the diversion routes for onward journeys. Please note that this diversion route will require cycling on trafficked roads.
These works are essential as part of the on-going maintenance programme and we apologise in advance for any inconvenience that these works may cause. Please contact John McCormack John.McCormack@balfourbeatty.com with any queries. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss these works with a Council Officer please contact Bryan Mackie, Professional Officer, bryan.mackie@edinburgh.gov.uk or 0131 469 5678.
Regards,
Iain Millar, MEng
Engineer, Transportation, EMIA
iain.millar@aecom.comAECOM
1 Tanfield
Edinburgh, EH3 5DA, United Kingdom
T +44-131-301-8600
aecom.comPosted 6 years ago # -
The path was closed a bit before the Red Bridge south bound but a desire line has formed meeting the dirt track (who's destination I've never investigated) so the blockage is easily passible but its rutty and covered in glass, most of which is pushed into the mud and poses little threat to tyres.
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Said desire lines had a lot of steel fencing at the red bridge end, and cones at the playground end this morning. Still passable, but more of a faff and the cones didn't look widely enough spaced for pushchairs, wheelchairs, trikes, cargo bikes, etc.
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I did have a TIE* moment when I seen the cones over the desire line.
I went round them but how typical of Edinburgh to want to send you down a main road diversion rather than a bit of scrub land.
*This is Edinburgh
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Got a puncture tonight but it was all the way up at balgreen so I can't blame the council but the detour is a little more exciting than it was this morning.
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Far fewer cyclists on the path this morning so I assumed the path was very closed at the other end so diverted on the official diversion. Typically, spat out in the middle of a housing estate with no indication of where one is supposed to be going. Not hard to figure out but its just typical.
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Elsewhere, it looks like all the hardstandings for benches are now mostly finished, with tarmac added up to the level of the blocks, but with all accompanying fencing/signage still lying around getting in the way. The drainage work on the WoL just up from the Largo Place steps remains stalled, with a trench across the path and one of those plastic ramp things across the trench.
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So how to get past the closed bit now? Totally closed from red bridge to the kink before craigLeith and no apparent diversion route at all? I got through this morning by walking it as the barriers were not up properly, but no chance at 4pm
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There’s quite a straightforward diversion through a parallel housing estate road - quite acceptable. Not so easy to find if you don’t know it.
Disgraceful they have not signed it properly
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1980051588706910&id=169099526468801
From Spokes Facebook (apologies if repeat posting)Posted 6 years ago # -
Ah ok. So I need to get up steps? Not the end of the world I guess.
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North bound you need to go up the steep hill to the bridge and turn right down the narrow path to the estate and turn right at the bottom the pavement is shared use so cross the road and head up to Red Bridge. South bound is the reverse, but finding the nepn is less obvious and the council are not helping with extra signage.
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And from D Mains, you're best taking Wester & Easter Drylaw Place (which is a reasonable route even if the NEPN is fully open)
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Yeah, I found my way easily enough based on the map, there were signs but the locals had moved them to point stupid directions. Coming back might be more tricky as you suggest, finding where to go from the road on to the path will require keen eyesight.
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First time on the bike to work this morning since early July.
I see they've obviously decided that many of the locations they'd prepared for benches are no longer going to be used, so they've just completely tarmaced them over (as opposed to the remainder where they've tarmaced around the concrete base posts). Why didn't they just return them to being grass verge again? Surely it won't help natural drainage by replacing large areas of porous soil with tarmac?
Or did they think they'll be handy points to stop and repair flats without obstructing the path? ;-)
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@threefromleith They have installed several benches on the (completely tarmaced) areas on the path between Craigleith and Silverknowes. I'm sure they will be with you soon.
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Some of the locations of benches do seem a bit odd, considering they don't really have much of a view... I might have to spend an afternoon trying them all out!
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three heavy vehicles being driven up the path (south bound) at least when they started this they had a banksman walking along in front now the bikes are left to try and pass on their own.
On a positive note, someone has been along with a brush and cleaned up the mud spread on the path at Drylaw by said heavy vehicles.
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“heavy vehicles“
When Lothian Region first created NEPN I was sceptical about the point of building it to ‘road standard’ as the same money would have created more miles of ‘normal’ paths.
Clearly it was a wise decision.
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Re the benches, a nice idea but I fear they will be vandalized/set on fire pretty quickly (I note how soon the angled information boards were destroyed mostly within weeks of installation) Call me cynical if you like and I hope I'm wrong this time , so fingers crossed. On the plus side the resurfacing works have resulted in big improvements.
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Diversions could have been much better sorted for the resurfacing.
Posted 6 years ago # -
PFFFF.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Preferable to chicanery? Stops motors coming in
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I hadn't been aware of a problem with motors coming in at that point, except when Sustrans are surveying people on the south side of the Coates bridge or when micro-gritters need to leave a pile of grit on the slope.
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I hadn't been aware of a problem with motors coming in at that point
There doesn't need to be a history of motor vehicles on a footpath for CEC to throw chicanes at it!
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Cycling by it most days I can confirm it is pretty unobstrusive. Hadn't really noticed it until I saw the photo! But I'm not the most observant sort.
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One on the "slip" from W Granton Access path to the Red Bridge too, well there will be. The base was installed last night and cones were covering the drying concrete.
Posted 6 years ago # -
They seem to be putting them everywhere, including that well known motor vehicle route, the alleyway by Davidsons Mains. Uses up the Active travel budget I suppose.
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