How the trial will work
Bus services
The bus services that will serve West Craigs are Lothian 31 and 32 and HCL 68.
Lothian Buses are re-routing service 31 from Sunday 29 November and service 32 from Monday 30 November.
HCL Transport also supports West Craigs with service 68.
The bus gate
The trial bus gate will operate one way only, in a south east direction, along Turnhouse Road, from MacGinlay Way to the entrance of West Craigs Industrial Estate.
It operates from:
- 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
During these times:
- General traffic should exit West Craigs via Craigs Road onto Maybury Road. This junction has been improved to support more traffic and buses.
- There is still 24/7 access along Turnhouse Road from Maybury Junction, in the direction of the airport.
- West Craigs residents living south of the bus gate, closest to the Maybury Junction, can still use Turnhouse Road to exit onto Maybury Junction.
- General traffic can use Turnhouse Road in both directions when the bus gate is not operating.
The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order
We are using a statutory power called an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO).
This means we can introduce temporary changes over 18 months to test them and look at how they’re affecting bus journeys, local residents and businesses.
In the first six months of the trial, you will be able to submit views. These views will help inform future decisions on whether the trial should be made permanent, amended or removed.
Download the technical drawing of the bus gate. This document is not accessible. If you need help with reading it, please email the project team.