On Monday 13 April we will begin important work to significantly improve the safety of Davidson’s Mains roundabout for pedestrians, particularly those with mobility issues, and cyclists.
We expect work to take around nine weeks, finishing in the middle of June.
Unfortunately, in order to carry out the works safely, we will need to fully close the roundabout to all vehicles, including buses. There will be no access for vehicles through the roundabout from Cramond Road South, Main Street or Quality Street.
Working in stages
Work will be done in two stages starting on Monday 13 April for approximately eight weeks.
The contractor will work Monday to Friday, typically between 8am and 5pm and Monday to Friday.
Phase 1
Roundabout – junction of Cramond Road South, Main Street and Quality Street. Estimated 6 weeks
Phase 2
Cramond Road South – from Barnton Avenue to roundabout. Estimated 2 weeks
Changes to bus services and free shuttle bus for Cramond residents
Closing the roundabout will affect Lothian Bus services 47 and 21 from Monday 13 April. You can find out where buses are diverted to on the Lothian Buses website:
We appreciate that in the case of the service 47, disruption to Cramond residents will be considerable. To help manage this, we are working with Lothian Buses to organise a free bus shuttle service.
We anticipate that the free shuttle will operate between Cramond and Cammo and customers will then connect to the 47 bus for journeys along Queensferry Road and onward. This will be up and running by the middle of next week – ahead of the schools returning from their Easter break. We will update these pages with details soon.
Access to businesses and homes
Pedestrians will be able to get to businesses, shops and homes at all times. Emergency vehicles will also have access at all times.
We will make every effort to accommodate you if, for example, you need your car because you have a disability, for larger deliveries or access for removal vehicles if you’re moving house.
Cyclists will need to dismount next to work areas where access is only available along the pavements.
Road closures and parking
Street notices and information boards will tell you about changes to parking or access. Please do not park within any closed or coned off areas as we will remove vehicles.
If your vehicle is uplifted and relocated elsewhere, please follow the information on the site notices on how to recover your vehicle. Alternatively, you can call NSL on 0131 555 1742 or Police Scotland on 101.
Waste collections
Waste collections will run as normal. If we do need to make any changes to your service, our contractor will let you know.
Contacting us
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to speak to the Luddon team on site or email the project team at transport.designservice@edinburgh.gov.uk