Emergency or disruption information for Council colleagues

Please keep safe - consider your travel arrangements. Speak with your manager as soon as possible if you think you may need to leave your place of work early or arrive later.

Your manager may be able to support you by allowing you to:

  • if your job allows it, work from home. If you usually don't work from home, your manager will let you know if there are any changes to your usual working routine.
  • report to an alternative workplace - if appropriate
  • re-arrange your shift pattern or working hours to allow some flexibility in attendance times
  • take annual leave, unpaid leave, or time due back.

Travel updates

For travel updates check @edintravel and @TrafficScotland on X (Twitter) as well as your travel provider.

Check the Met Office for the latest weather report and plan ahead where you can.

Severe weather updates

Check for the latest weather report from the Met Office and plan ahead where you can. If you have access, check the severe weather information on the Orb.

Travel updates

You should make every effort to get to your place of work as usual, using other means of transport if you need to. If you can't make it in to your place of work, or if you use public transport to visit other places of work or visit customers, speak with your line manager as soon as possible.

Check for live traffic updates on the Traffic Scotland website and the Edinburgh Travel News on X.

Transport updates

Bus

Read the latest about Lothian bus services including information about Lothian Country and East Coast buses.

Find out the latest bus information for South East and Central Scotland on the First bus website.

Car sharing

Find someone to share your car journey on the Liftshare website.

Cycling

Plan your cycle route using the journey planner on Cycle Streets.

Train

Find the latest train information on Scotrail.

Trams

You can read the latest tram news and information on the Edinburgh Trams’ website.

Walking

If you can walk, plan your journey with the route planner on walkit.com.