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7-7-7 delayed by about a year
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Cllr Booth asked about this at TEC June meeting. One issue has been, given the length of the route, waiting for a bunch of existing TRO/TTRO/ETRO orders to run their course, before they can ETRO the full 44 route. The last order they’re waiting for concludes in August; then advertise order from fhen, appoint contractor, work to implement in Feb 2026.
No idea if this explains the fact the original go-ahead was 2022 or if there was also a bit of fuddle duddling along the way.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Think it was EdinBUG I picked up the 2022 timeline from - you can watch Cllr Booth’s question and the response about delays at 35m into the webcast at https://edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/996034
Posted 1 year ago # -
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Gareth Barwell, the council's executive director of place, said he shared the frustration felt at the delay and added the council would have to look for a "Plan B" if the external funding did not materialise.
Committee convener Stephen Jenkinson said: "I'm disappointed it has taken so long to get to this point and we haven't managed to make as much progress as I'd like. I want to see fi there are any ways in which we can speed this up."
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So, ThisIsEdinburgh and/or another bit of SA legacy(?)
Posted 1 year ago # -
EdinBUG pointed out in the intervening years there have been three developments along the route that could have had Section 75 contributions mandated for this project, but the council didn’t think to require it.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Is this / was this implemented along the 44 corridor?
Posted 1 month ago # -
I don't think the pilot 7-7-7 bus lane on the 44 route is in operation. My understanding is that it will be given force by an ETRO (here we go again...). There is no mention of a relevaqn ETRO on the Council's website, so I assume it has fallen into the Council's policy implementation black hole.
I imagine the various Slateford Road and Gorgie Road works will get the blame for this.
Posted 1 month ago # -
@morningsider, the only thing on the 44 bus route is the famous vanishing 44 bus. You wait and the bus scheduled doesn’t appear. You wait and the next bus comes down from the Terminus - Not In Service or Part Route Longstone (where the depot is)
And yes the Gorgie Roadworks will get the blame for the vanishing 7-7-7
Posted 1 month ago # -
The trial is currently at the stakeholder ETRO stage. However, purely the eastern section has been advertised. No details on whether the western section will come, or if the project has been descoped.
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