Lower Granton Road - Public Consultation

LOWER GRANTON ROAD REALIGNMENT SCHEME AND FOOTWAY MAINTENANCE WORKS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION

We are proposing to realign a short section of Lower Granton Road and improve the layout of its junction with Trinity Crescent and Trinity Road.

The new junction layout will incorporate four signalised pedestrian crossings, including a direct link from the Trinity Cycleway to McKelvie Parade, and will increase the efficiency of the junction, reducing existing congestion.

Two options have been developed for the new junction layout.

Option 1 makes the short section of Lower Granton Road outside Nos 1 to 7 into a cul-de-sac, which incorporates a parking layby and a turning circle. All access to this section would be via Trinity Road.

Option 2 maintains access from the short section described above on to the remainder of Lower Granton Road for traffic heading west only. It provides an additional parking layby, instead of the turning circle. This would prevent vehicles from having to perform three-point turns in this section, which may be a particular problem for larger vehicles such as delivery lorries. However, this option may result in this section of road being used by through traffic to avoid waiting at the traffic signals.

We will need to introduce new double yellow line parking restrictions at the junction to ensure that the road and/or footways do not become blocked due to inconsiderately parked cars. The proposed yellow lines have been kept to the minimum required and are shown on the enclosed plans. We have incorporated new parking laybys into the design to offset the effect of the double yellow lines.

As part of this scheme, it is also proposed to install two new signalised pedestrian crossings elsewhere on Lower Granton Road.

We expect that work on this scheme will begin in summer 2009.

We also plan to install two vehicle-activated electronic speed limit signs on Lower Granton Road in the near future to reinforce the existing 30mph speed limit on the road.

You can view copies of this plan on-line (pdf, 740kb), on request at Leith Library (28-30 Ferry Road), or by appointment at the Council’s City Chambers office in the High Street during normal office hours. Please phone Mr Andrew Easson at 0131 469 3740 to arrange a suitable time before visiting.

Submitting comments
Please submit any comments on the above proposals by post (see address below) using the Feedback Form available either as a pdf (35kb) or as Word document (63 kb), or by e-mail to lowergrantonroadconsultation@edinburgh.gov.uk All comments should be submitted by Friday 11 July 2008.

Postal address:
Head of Transport
City Development Department
The City of Edinburgh Council
City Chambers, High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1YJ
FAO Mr Andrew Easson

Footway improvements
The Council has also recently carried out a review of ongoing maintenance issues on Lower Granton Road. As a result of this, we intend to reconstruct three-quarters of the existing footways along Lower Granton Road within the next three years. Wherever possible, we will raise the height of the kerbs as part of this work to discourage overrunning of the footways by vehicles.

This work will be carried out in three separate phases, with the first phase being carried out before work on the road realignment scheme starts and the other two phases taking place after its completion.

If you have any questions on the proposals, please contact Mr Andrew Easson on 0131 469 3740.