@boothym, I popped by to see if there was any sign of work at the new bridge by Gateway Station. Sadly there is zero sign of any construction work taking place yet.
It was too dark to check on any changes at Renwicks I'm afraid.
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Access Rights over Railway Bridge
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Posted 10 months ago #
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Earlier this week I saw a truck on the gateway side with a tripod thing as if it was surveying or test drilling so maybe we will get some progress soon...
Posted 10 months ago # -
Disappointing news, although I suppose it saves me needing to cycle out and look myself…
Hopefully there will be more progress come Easter as I believe that would the next opportunity to close the railway. It should be a 26 week programme once work does begin.
Posted 10 months ago # -
The current blockade planned to shut down all services at Ratho highlights the loss of the Dalmeny bypass which would have been delivered by Almond Chord
Unlike HS2 the project has followed a model stage-gate process, and land has been secured, with plans and costings worked out
Delivering this should align with developer funding for a Winchburgh Station, plus the developer of the East side (Turnhouse) housing also funding a station on the old airport site (with an autonomous pod shuttle service replacing the bus from long stay car parking, and airfreight terminal - and also serving a new station for EDI and housing development, releasing land through reducing the land required for car storage in residential development = more houses per ha)
This can also deliver a rail freight hub for the 100mph freight trains that are currently running a daily Birmingham-Motherwell service taking under 4 hours (vs 6-8 hours by road) with 1 driver (vs 8-24 trucks & drivers) With such huge savings & reduction in carbon footprint it seems daft that so many companies are still using road haulage for this traffic
A rail freight hub at Turnhouse would be well sited to have cycle logistics deliveries to many parts of Edinburgh plus road or rail connections to most parts of Scotland via M8, M9, M90, A720. How can this be kept in focus?
Posted 10 months ago # -
Dropped by the airport side of Renwicks Bridge today while passing by, still no sign of anything happening bridge-wise. There's a road (Loverose Way?) close by on the east side with an unfinished tarmac path split off it leading right up to the bridge so that gives cause for hope.
I wonder if anything will be done to improve the track by the airport fence, not sure it would appeal to urban commuters in its present lumpy state.Posted 8 months ago # -
Thanks for the update
Posted 8 months ago # -
Hi All
I managed to get some info from one of the Project Managers of the West Craigs masterplan.
Regarding Bus 31 access
''I am replying to your email sent to my colleague, Ben Brough, who is currently away.
The Lothian 31 service will run through West Craigs - via Craigs Road / Turnhouse Road but only once the Craigs Road / Maybury Road Junction has been improved.
City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) controls Lothian Buses and at their request West Craigs installed bus stops in anticipation of the 31 being diverted. Lothian Buses won’t know when the service is starting as the date for the junction works is currently not set.
CEC asked Taylor Wimpey (TW) to deliver the improved junction as part of their planning consent next to Maybury Road. TW have now secured detailed planning consent and Roads Construction Consent for the widened junction, but CEC (who are responsible for circa 80% of the cost of the junction) have so far failed to reach agreement with TW on the junction works cost.
All of the housebuilders and new residents of West Craigs are very keen for these junction works to be progressed and I know many are contacting their local CEC councillors to impress on them the urgency of the situation.
If you have any questions or are unsure which roads are which, please let me know.
Regarding the bridge
The works have been tendered and hopefully will commence this autumn, subject to the legal documentation all being agreed by then.
Best
Marcus
Marcus Collings MRICS, RICS Registered Valuer ''
Really hoping they are going to start working on the above issues soon !
Posted 7 months ago # -
So they are going to widen the junction?
Where will all this new traffic go?
Are there any protected bike lanes?
Posted 7 months ago # -
I'm sure you know the answer about bike lanes. They have missed an opportunity to put a bike lane along Maybury, instead opting for the path running through the housing development ending at the ramp to nowhere by the railway line. It's not a bad option (if the bridge ever gets built) but a Maybury track should also have been added as the spare lane there is used to enable speeding and nothing else.
I don't think The Craigs Road Junction will be wider but it will enable more traffic to flow east along Craigs Road. The one good part of the design is that it will have all ways stopped for pedestrians as per the junctions on the northern part of Maybury, although you will of course be made to stop and wait having pressed the button to request permission to be placed at the top of the transport hierarchy for a short period.
Posted 7 months ago # -
If we were a progressive nation, they would have also reconnected the old A9 with an active travel route between Turnhouse Rd and Kirkliston.
Sadly, we are a backward little nation that's shortly going to be overrun with fumes, crashes and moar cars
Posted 7 months ago # -
That would be too smart. Instead we get to bush whack along the airport fence. Jump a ravine and hope it went dont pick up too many ticks.
Posted 7 months ago # -
Well I suppose it's a fun outing for more intrepid kids to go and watch the fossil-burning monsters ruin their future. Mine certainly enjoy it
Posted 7 months ago # -
Dropped by the bridge today, no change in the last 6 months bar that they are now actively building houses near the east side.
I see they have put up large metal posts either side of the railway which I presume are for electrification. If that's the case then a new, significantly higher crossing will be required, probably necessitating a dogleg ramp up for cycles etc.
We live in hope.
Posted 3 weeks ago #
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