Antigua Street – Annandale Street north-bound road closure

On the 2 October 2022 there will be changes to the traffic management arrangements on the north-bound section of Leith Walk between Antigua Street and Annandale Street to allow final surfacing works to be undertaken .

This will involve a full north-bound road closure for approximately three weeks from the Picardy Place turnback to Annandale Street. Please note the Picardy Place turnback will remain operational throughout the duration of these works.

Buses will be using the Picardy turn back. Bus stops on York Place will still be in use and they will be using East London Street and Annandale Street to get back onto Leith Walk.

There will be diversion signage installed in the local area to inform road users of the recommended route. The main diversion route for north-bound cyclists will be Dublin Street, Abercromby Place, Albany Street, Broughton Street and East London Street while traffic will be diverted via Dundas Street, Brandon Terrace, Canonmills, Broughton Road and Bonnington Road. Traffic will also be able to access Broughton Street via York Place and the Picardy Place turnback but this will only be signed in the local vicinity in order to encourage traffic to use the above diversion. Details of Lothian Buses diversions will be listed on their website.

Please note that both junctions at Gayfield Square are closed with entry and exit to Gayfield Square via East London Street. In addition, Union Street is closed at its junction with Antigua Street/Leith Walk for approximately four weeks to accommodate project works in the area. Access will be maintained via Broughton Street, Broughton Place and Forth Street with the one way system on Union Street between Antigua Street/Leith Walk and Forth Street suspended to allow access. Loading provisions will remain in place for businesses.

An overview of the traffic management arrangements is attached. Please note there will be no right hand turn off London Road onto Leith Walk during these works.

In order to improve traffic management arrangements, vehicles will be able to turn left into Dalmeny Street from Leith Walk and left out of Dalmeny Street onto Leith Walk. In addition, Brunswick Road will become one-way for traffic heading east towards Easter Road.

A second phase of works on the south-bound side of Leith Walk from Annandale Street to the Picardy Place turnback will take place once the above works are completed. Further details on this phase will be available shortly.

These changes will be communicated via the project’s and Council communication channels.

Edit: the correct map was put into this post a few hours after publishing.

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