Four months of roadworks in Edinburgh's Tollcross area to start this month with bus diversions in place
Four months of roadworks in the Tollcross area of the city will get under way this month, with some bus diversions in place.
A section of Gilmore Place will close to vehicles on Monday, January 19 while resurfacing works are being carried out. The works will take place between 9.30am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
Edinburgh council documents said the street will be closed in stages, with the first of three phases closing the street between Leven Street and Leamington Terrace between January 19 and February 27. Teams will then work their way westward with the project expected to be completed by May 1.
Buses and heavy goods vehicles will be diverted along Colinton Road and smaller vehicles will be managed with localised diversions.
Lothian Buses said: “Due to resurfacing works, Gilmore Place will be closed from Monday January 19 for approximately 4 Months.”
The road closure will affect services 10 and 27 with several bus stop temporarily closed. These services, between Colinton Road and Home Street, will be diverted via Colinton Road and Bruntsfield Place in both directions.
Elsewhere, lane closures will be in place on Leven Street with temporary traffic lights at its junction with Gilmore Place. These works form part of the King’s Theatre redevelopment and the Meadows to Union Canal works. The works, which will improve pavements, cycle infrastructure and roads are estimated to be completed by mid April. Valleyfield Street will remain closed ‘for the majority of the scheme’.