Edinburgh new bus lanes

[overthewater]

At long last Edinburgh is getting a raft of new bus lanes including after years of promising one on the A90, I can only say this is good news however its still missing any plans to fix the issues around Ryan bar or trying to get By pass sorted.

Here is the full list of temporary new bus lanes proposed

These are the measures proposed in south-east Scotland

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

• Citybound A90 bus lane from Cramond Brig to Barnton
• Extension of westbound bus lane on Hillhouse Road towards Blackhall
• Optimisation of Blackhall bus priority schem
• Temporary bus lane on A89 eastbound approach to Newbridge
• Temporary bus lane on A8 westbound approach to Newbridge from airport on-slip
• Short temporary bus lane on citybound approach to Maybury
• Temporarily lengthen bus stop at Drum Brae Roundabout and increase waiting bays
• Full/part signalisation of Riccarton Mains Road roundabout at Hermiston to aid bus access and egress from Park & Ride
• Temporary kerb build out in bus stops e.g. North Bridge and South Bridge, Bathgate and in Uphall and Broxburn
• Use layby areas as passenger waiting areas and temporary kerbs in Mid Calder on Bank Street
• Extended bus lane operating hours on A71 heading towards Hermiston Park & Ride site
• A70 westbound bus lane on approach to Gillespie Crossroads
• Introduction of temporary traffic signals at Melville Dykes Rd/B704 Hillhead junction (Lasswade) give more priority to A7 and A6106 approaches
• Gilmerton crossroads – parking restrictions on approaches to junction
• Changed signal timings and yellow box markings at Straiton junction to aid entry of traffic to the junction from B702 Loanhead Road
• Introduction of continuous bus lane on A701 southbound approach to Kaimes Crossroads
• Introduction of bus lane on Captain’s Road westbound approach to Kaimes Crossroads
• Extension of northbound bus lane on Duddingston Park (A6106) northbound approach to Milton Road (A1)
• Bus lane on Linkfield Road between racecourse and Musselburgh High Street
• Parking/waiting restrictions on Prestonpans and/or Tranent High Streets to ease congestion and reduce delays to buses
• Split bus stop outside Musselburgh Police Station into two stops.

£1 million of temporary new bus lanes announced for Edinburgh and south-east Scotland

Measures aim to speed journeys

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

PLANS have been announced for more than £1 million worth of temporary new bus lanes and other measures to prioritise public transport across south-east Scotland.
The proposals include bus lanes on the A90 citybound between Cramond Brig and Barnton and on the A89 eastbound approach to Newbridge, as well as signalling improvements for smoother flow of traffic and the temporary build-out of kerbs at bus stops at key locations like North Bridge and South Bridge. The package of measures is being financed from the Scottish Government’s £10m Bus Priority Rapid Deployment Fund to support temporary changes to improve bus journey times and reliability on some of the region’s most congested routes. It is estimated the changes could save up to 12 minutes on some journeys.

 

[cammyeaston]

The only one that caught my eye (seeing as I'm local) is the splitting of Musselburgh Police Station stop into two. Does this mean a stop at either end of the High Street or two bus stops at the same location serving differing route groups?

Stop 1 X24/26/X26/44/113/124/125 + night buses
Stop 2 30/106/108/111/118/140

 

[OmniCity999]

The only one that caught my eye (seeing as I'm local) is the splitting of Musselburgh Police Station stop into two. Does this mean a stop at either end of the High Street or two bus stops at the same location serving differing route groups?

Stop 1 X24/26/X26/44/113/124/125 + night buses
Stop 2 30/106/108/111/118/140

That seems to be the course of action with westbound "stop 2" being created outside semichem just before the traffic lights.

Eastbound "stop 2" would be outside wilsons, just after the traffic lights.

I do believe the 30 and 106 will not be grouped into 1 stop though, this will allow each stop a direct transfer to Fort Kinnaird. Believe the East Coast 106 will stop at its current stop at police station with one of the big two moving to stop 2.

The idea would be to have prentice 108 and east coast 106 at different stops - with the 106 at the busier stop.

 

[overthewater]

The idea would be to have prentice 108 and east coast 106 at different stops - with the 106 at the busier stop.

That kind of shenanigans can get someone into trouble, if Lothian still has the contract to sort out bus stops etc, then expect lawyers to appear.

 

[scotrail158713]

Bus lane on Linkfield Road between racecourse and Musselburgh High Street

This will be very useful. That stretch can be painfully slow at busy times.

 

[scosutsut]

This will be very useful. That stretch can be painfully slow at busy times.

The folk that park their cars on the main road are in for some disappointment as I can't see there being space for three lanes + bays!

 

[oldman]

East Lothian Council don't sound very enthusiastic:

Councillor Norman Hampshire, East Lothian Council’s Cabinet Spokesperson for the Environment, said:
... It is important to stress that any decisions on whether to introduce a temporary bus lane in Musselburgh, split the bus stop outside Musselburgh Police Station, and the introduction of parking/waiting restrictions in Prestonpans and Tranent, will be subject to local engagement. In the meantime, we are pleased that funding has been secured for potential temporary changes, in the event that a decision is made to proceed.

To be fair, the changes in other areas don't affect shopping areas much.

 

[scosutsut]

East Lothian Council don't sound very enthusiastic:

To be fair, the changes in other areas don't affect shopping areas much.

Are you surprised, he's probably had 15 NIMBY* emails already and he's just trying to head off getting any more.

(* - NIMBY - 'Not in my back yard' - people who think things are great and there should be more of them right up until it's proposed to be done outside their house, generally)