Working closely with neighbouring local authorities, bus operators and SEStran we have developed improvements to prioritise public transport in and around the city region, which this funding will facilitatehttps://twitter.com/Edinburgh_CC/status/1283786864747589632?s=20
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£10m fund for pop-up bus priority measures
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Posted 4 years ago #
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Some more news on this finally appeared: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2020/09/pop-up-bus-priority-measures-announced-in-south-east-scotland/
More than £1.2m in funding has been awarded to local authorities in the south east of Scotland for emergency measures to prioritise public transport.
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Detailed designs and additional traffic modelling work are ongoing, with further information on the next steps for each of the schemes to be made available in the coming weeks.Proposes measures include:
Citybound A90 bus lane from Cramond Brig to Barnton
• Extension of westbound bus lane on Hillhouse Road towards Blackhall
• Optimisation of Blackhall bus priority scheme
• Temporary bus lane on A89 eastbound approach to Newbridge
• Temporary bus lane on A8 westbound approach to Newbridge from airport on-slip
• Short temporary bus lane on citybound approach to Maybury
• Temporarily lengthen bus stop at Drum Brae Roundabout and increase waiting bays
• Full/part signalisation of Riccarton Mains Road roundabout at Hermiston to aid bus access and egress from Park & Ride
• Temporary kerb build out in bus stops e.g. North Bridge and South Bridge, Bathgate and in Uphall and Broxburn
• Use layby areas as passenger waiting areas and temporary kerbs in Mid Calder on Bank Street
• Extended bus lane operating hours on A71 heading towards Hermiston Park & Ride site
• A70 westbound bus lane on approach to Gillespie Crossroads
• Introduction of temporary traffic signals at Melville Dykes Rd/B704 Hillhead junction (Lasswade) give more priority to A7 and A6106 approaches
• Gilmerton crossroads – parking restrictions on approaches to junction
• Changed signal timings and yellow box markings at Straiton junction to aid entry of traffic to the junction from B702 Loanhead Road
• Introduction of continuous bus lane on A701 southbound approach to Kaimes Crossroads
• Introduction of bus lane on Captain’s Road westbound approach to Kaimes Crossroads
• Extension of northbound bus lane on Duddingston Park (A6106) northbound approach to Milton Road (A1)
• Bus lane on Linkfield Road between racecourse and Musselburgh High Street
• Parking/waiting restrictions on Prestonpans and/or Tranent High Streets to ease congestion and reduce delays to buses
• Split bus stop outside Musselburgh Police Station into two stops.Posted 4 years ago # -
Some slightly odd things included in that list:
- Introduction of temporary traffic signals at Melville Dykes Rd/B704 Hillhead junction (Lasswade) give more priority to A7 and A6106 approaches
- Changed signal timings and yellow box markings at Straiton junction to aid entry of traffic to the junction from B702 Loanhead Road
I don't think any bus services use either Melville Dykes Road or that B702 junction. At that junction they all go west rather than east, and the A6106 is miles away. At Straiton, they go through the car park instead.
Am I missing something (like new bus routes)?
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Is the press release/report missing some lines? The Melville Dykes Rd/B704 Hillhead junction change could be to make it easier for buses (and other traffic) to get out of B704 onto A768 by using signals to stop (non-bus) traffic from Melville Dykes Rd.. Giving "more priority to A7 and A6106 approaches" could be done at Sheriffhall junction e.g. by adjusting signal times to keep more of the queues on non-bus routes (i.e. A720).
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