Sounds good, I will look forward to the improvements to the surface
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Wanted: Advice on where to fix the road
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Yes, it has been interesting.
I wish I'd had a bit more time to play "if I had a limited budget, which bits of this road would I fix" rather than shooting of a few random photos of potholes on the way to work!
:-)
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Hi, sorry I haven't got back to you sooner. Just to let you know the repair work has started today on the route.
Fimm; I've spoken to the lead officer and its patching work which the team are carrying out. There will also be some drainage work carried out on Long Dalmahoy Rd.
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"its patching work which the team are carrying out"
Unfortunately CCE people are all too used to coming across the patching 'method' which involves a shovel of tar thrown into a crack and bashed 'flat' by the back of the shovel (or something).
This was the Broomhouse Path on Saturday, a surprisingly competent bit of work, which was being copied in several places -
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Just showed the Professional Officer your photo of the work on Broomhouse Path, above. He's said that this is the same type of repair they will be carrying out on the NCR 75 route we have been discussing. He referd to it as a "permanent patching repair".
The other patching you refer to is the "make safe" work which is carried out until a permanent repair can be made. I'm happy to report this is not what they will be doing on NCR 75.
Apologies for any confusion. Sometimes our teams forget that I'm not an engineer.
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I can report that a lovely patch has appeared At the top of ravelrig hill, I hope it is the first of many on the way down the brae. Also some pretty mean lookin vehicles parked on bridge road. Hopefully they will be tackling the shocking surface on LRW from the corner to ravelrig hill.
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Aha, the Buddster, I see you are tweeting on my other hobby's website Balerno Village Screen
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Hi gembo. Yeah, personally I think it's a really interesting project as I've been working with community groups for years and I studied media and communications at Uni. So, it ticks both boxes for me. Am especially interested to see if it could be replicated in other areas.
Are you part of that group?Posted 11 years ago # -
@TheBuddster: Hello! Sorry I didn't make it to the last SWNP meeting. One of the things on the to-do bike list (I think suggested by fimm last year) was this stretch on Shandon Place:
http://goo.gl/maps/C1dsFPosted 11 years ago # -
@the Buddster, yes I am co-chair (largely figure head and occasionally asked to write a bit of a spiel).
The film that Scotmid made might have my answer on how to replicate a cinema in your own village. The director lives in the village in the west I grew up in. In case i am on cutting room floor
1. You need a range of committed talented committee members (tht is why I am largely figurehead)!so we have great web design guy, great lawyer, great technical expert, contacts in the drinks trade, popcorn makers, and loads of grafters
2. Check out other models, gullane wipe the floor as the village hall is now largely a theatre / cinema, but Biggar little cinema good.
3. Decent premises, ideally long thin building helps with the throw of the projector. Also if affiliated to a village hall or such like then the licence issues are cheaper
4. Funding, for decent sound and projector.Somewhere, like, oh, I don't know, Ratho, should be able to replicate this venture.
Fingers crossed for funding
Posted 11 years ago # -
Hi Lionfish & gembo!
Sorry I have been back to you sooner. I somehow missed these posts.
Lionfish: I'll have a look. Also I got your email. Will go over the list with our Roads guys for any updates then end it across.
Gembo: thanks for this! I think it's a really good project. It would be great to be able to in some way replicate it, even on a smaller scale.
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Local Road Repairs - minor road and pavement repairs in South West - South West - Roads Team - City of Edinburgh Council
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20055/south_west_neighbourhood/1768/south_west-roads_team/2
Posted 11 years ago # -
Do we think this is all done now? I'm on the Big Bike today and could take a diversion on the way home to have look... (and avoid one of the three sets of temporary traffic lights that have appeared on my route...)
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Just spoke to the lead from our Roads Team. We've done as much of the route as we could with the money we were allocated. I know there are a couple of sections of Ravelrig which are still to be done as they require road closures. I believe the majority of the work has been done though.
There is still a bit to do on the route but we're applying for more money from this years (2013-14) cycling budget to carry out the remaining repairs.
I'm interested to hear what you think on whats been done. I'm hoping to get up there next week on my bike to check it out in person too but that will depend on time available and I'm not optimistic.
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In that case, I shall go and take a look :-)
(Hmm, Ravelrig Road in ascent, what fun...)Posted 11 years ago # -
@ the Buddster I would say no, unless much work was done recently, will check
When I looked before Easter a nice bit of Tarmac had gone down at the top of ravelrig, frankly where it was less needed. The churned up road at the foot of the first hill section on the corner not touched. If it needs a road closure, I vote close it and fix it before I come off please.
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Well for various reasons I didn't go back via the Long Dalmahoy Road - but I think there may be some new tarmac patches on Lanark Road West itself, on the direction going into town?
I'm struggling to remember what was there before as I normally absolutely hoof it down there well out in the lane as the surface near the edge of the road is very poor all the way from where it straightens out at the top of the hill. If I give it some oomph I can hit 30 from the top of the hill and high 20s thereafter and therfore have no compunction about sitting well out in the lane as no one could possibly mind sitting beinhd me until we get to the red light, could they?
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@ fimm, they are quite polite in Balerno so no one local would bother with your primary. You are right though they have fixed more guttering bits which is good, my pal semi paralysed
from coming down in way you describe and mudguard jamming in brake blocks causing him to go over handlebars. So you were until now safer in middle as you describe but some of the bad bits fixed. My view remains, nice job on some of the slightly less important bits, shame the really dangerous foot of the hill not tackled but I did wonder before the buddster confirmed if it could be done without road closurePosted 11 years ago # -
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South West Team (@southwest_team)
25/04/2013 17:15
Cyclists! Noticed any more small repairs needed to on-road section of the NCR 75? Tell us! @CyclingEdin #Edinburgh http://www.ow.ly/kpwJ6"
Posted 11 years ago # -
Thanks for posting chdot.
Yeah, we're looking for more funding from the central cycling fund. I'll update you when I hear more info.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Thanks for sorting these things out Mr Buddster! :)
Posted 11 years ago # -
Not at all Lionfish. The Roads chaps do all the hard work, I'm just feeding them your comments. :-)
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