Traffic

The full revamp of George Street would see the current parking down the centre of the street removed, buses rerouted, the pavement widened and the carriageway become a 'cycle street'

Cost of George Street revamp 'will come down rather than go up'

Lorry driver caught rolling cigarette with no hands on wheel

Lorry driver caught rolling cigarette with no hands on wheel

LEZ one year on: More active travel, less pollution and fewer fines

Biggar Road, from the junction with Braid Hills Road to the junction with the City Bypass

The 19 Edinburgh roads where speed limit will be cut from 40 to 30 mph

Edinburgh voted against a congestion charge in 2005. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Edinburgh to explore introducing congestion charge

'Edinburgh will soon have only one east-west route through city'

'Here's why I believe council report was misleading and biased'

The UK areas with the longest duration of road closures have been named.

Where Edinburgh ranks as UK's 10 cities with most roadworks named

A revamp of Portobello town centre is to b paused. Picture: Dan Phillips

City transport projects divided into two lists: 'proceed' and 'pause'

Capital sticks to target on cutting car use

The New Town and Broughton Community Council say the the ban on buses at Waverley Bridge has led to congstion at Waterloo Place and Regent Road.

Rethink call on Waverley Bridge bus ban and London Road cycle path

The Edinburgh protest was set up after a local resident was struck by a car on Ashley Terrace at around 12.30pm on Monday, April 28

Protesters block street after 80-year-old woman struck by a car

Kendal Reid says: "Dalkeith Road from Cameron Toll to the Royal Commonwealth Pool is so bad."

13 of the worst roads and junctions to drive on in Edinburgh

Drivers are being urged to avoid a major route due to a burst water pipe.

Drivers urged to avoid major route which is closed due to burst pipe

Most common causes of frustrations are unexpected road closures and heavy traffic

Boredom strikes just 43 minutes into a family road trip, research says

The Westbound carriageway at the Straiton Junction of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass on-slip is currently restricted due to a broken down vehicle.

Drivers facing severe delays on major route after crash
Drivers are facing severe delays on the Edinburgh City Bypass this afternoon after a two vehicle crash left the road blocked.
Rhoda Morrison

Could you be a lollipop warden?

Council launches search for more lollipop men and women

Changes to controversial traffic scheme still awaited a year on

The two new Gatso speed cameras will operate from next week

New speed cameras to be switched on next week to improve road safety

Traffic ban in part of Royal Mile from July

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads are not included in its schedule

14 nights of road closures on the A1 for resurfacing work

Toilet stops and poor mobile signal were top road trip bugbears

Top 20 most common family road trip frustrations

Council wants to make job of lollipop patrol more attractive

Edinburgh councillors have voiced concerns after a large sinkhole appeared outside Towerbank Primary School this week.

Councillor says locals are 'alarmed' over sinkhole outside school

Drivers on the Edinburgh City Bypass are facing long delays following a breakdown on Wednesday morning

Drivers facing severe delays of 45 minutes on major route

Work due to start soon on upgrade of Dalmahoy junction

A lorry driver has been charged after his vehicle crashed into a building in Edinburgh.

Lorry crashes into building on busy city centre street
A driver has been charged after a lorry mounted the pavement and crashed into a building in Edinburgh city centre.
Gary Flockhart

Major city route blocked after crash as drivers face delays

Drivers travelling eastbound on the M8 are facing delays

Drivers on major route facing delays after crash leaves road blocked

North Bridge reopens to two-way traffic ahead of schedule

Call for road in Holyrood Park to reopen as soon as possible

Dozens of speed cameras are in operation in Edinburgh every day.

Full list of Edinburgh's speed camera locations in March 2025

Traffic had to cope with flooded roads in Murrayfield after Edinburgh was hit by a torrential downpour in July 2000.

15 great pictures of city traffic in the 2000s

An aerial shot of the planned new Redheughs village on the western edge of Edinburgh.

'It will be chaos': Residents react to plans for 1,300 home village

Road closed after crash involving car and e-scooter

A reckless teenager, 17, was forced off his e-bike after a high-speed chase in Blackpool

Reckless yob forced off e-bike after high-speed chase through park

Traffic calming measures to help combat boy racers

The M8 motorway may not be the highway to hell, but Scotland's busiest road just got a bit busier (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

All lanes now clear on M8 after huge queues due to two vehicle crash

SFRS attended reports of a vehicle fire at Edinburgh Airport

Fire crews rush to airport as car fire causes major delays

Leith low traffic neighbourhood is made permanent

A month of overnight roadworks on the M8 to begin next month

Drivers facing long delays after lorry fire on M8

Drivers are being warned that farmers will stage a protest rally on Edinburgh City Bypass this weekend. (Picture: Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia)

Drivers warned of City Bypass delays due to farmers' protest

Leith LTN

Opinion divided on Leith LTN, says community council

A section of North Berwick High Street will be closed to daytime traffic to allow for repair work.

East Lothian high street will close to traffic for one month

Several roads around Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh will be closed before and after Scotland’s Six Nations rugby match against Italy on Saturday, February 1.

Road closures and travel information for Scotland v Italy rugby match

Leith low traffic neighbourhood shows 'positive impacts'

Emergency crews are dealing with a car fire on the Edinburgh City Bypass at Hermiston Gait.

Heavy traffic on major route cleared after vehicle fire

The A1 is closed in both directions at Torness due to an overturned lorry.

Major road closed after lorry overturns in high winds

Several streets in Edinburgh city centre have been forced to close due to a police incident.

Drivers told to avoid several city streets due to police incident

Frustration as Dalmahoy junction upgrade still waiting to start

Tory leader's car doesn't comply with Capital's LEZ

Sheriffhall Flyover plans. (Image: Transport Scotland)

Sheriffhall upgrade branded a 'dinosaur' project

Road Policing officers in Edinburgh are appealing for information and witnesses following an incident of dangerous driving in the Saughton Road North area.

Police probe social media video of car speeding at 82mph in 20mph zone

Works are set to be carried out on the Queensferry Crossing over the coming days.

Queensferry Crossing works set to cause two overnight M90 closures