Traffic light failure and crash cause major delays on Edinburgh airport road

Motorists are facing delays on a major Edinburgh road leading to the airport due to ongoing traffic light sequencing issues and a separate crash

The delays are centred on Cliftonhall Road and Glasgow Road westbound at Newbridge, where a collision has been reported.

A spokesperson for City of Edinburgh’s traffic news page said: “Problems with the sequencing of the lights here again unfortunately. Engineers are en-route. Delays are starting to pick up on Cliftonhall Road. “

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That was followed up with: “There also seems to be an RTC on Glasgow Road westbound at Newbridge...”

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It is unclear how long the delays are currently expected to be.

Drivers have experienced issues at the busy road leading to the airport multiple times in recent weeks.