Craigentinny and Duddingston
Environment Forum
January 2013
East Neighbourhood Roads Services
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This presentation will:
• Introduce the East Roads Team
• Talk about what we do and what we are
responsible for
• Focus on the Craigentinny and Duddingston
Action Plan
• Update you on current NEP and other projects;
and invite suggestions for future works
• Invite you to participate in a ‘mini workshop’
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Who are the East Roads Team?
James Hunter
East Environment
Manager
Scott Thomson
Community Parks
Officer
Russell Linton
Park Ranger
Andy Matheson
East Area Roads
Manager
Willie Barker
Roads Officer
(Ward 14)
Keith Allison
Roads Officer
(Ward 17)
Tam Fairgrieve
Roads Inspector
(Ward 14)
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Andy Hunter
Task Force
Manager
Andy Pringle
Roads Inspector
(Ward 17)
Katie Quinn
ESDO
What are we responsible for?
Ward 14 – Craigentinny and Duddingston:
Category 1 Roads- 6.7km
Category 2 Roads- 9.1km
Category 3 Roads- 7.5km
Category 4 Roads- 47.4km
Total = 70.7km
Ward 17 – Portobello and Craigmillar:
Category 1 Roads- 19.1km
Category 2 Roads- 4.2km
Category 3 Roads- 6.6km
Category 4 Roads- 63.3km
Total = 93.2km
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What are we responsible for?
• Inspection and maintenance of roads and
pavements
• Co-ordinating utility works
• Allocating disabled parking spaces
• Organising road markings and general road
repairs
• Providing permits (for scaffolding, skips, etc).
94 permits have been processed by the team
since March 2012
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What are the team’s key work
priorities?
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Inspection of roads and pavements
Coordinating road works through the Road Register
Defect repairs
Weather emergencies
Right First Time
Administer Revenue and Capital road repairs budgets
NEP projects
Customer enquiries including accident and property
damage claims
• Process traffic orders
• Large scale works on the roads network such as the
removal of the King’s Road Roundabout
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How can I report an issue?
• Call the Clarence switchboard on
0800 232323, or email
clarence@edinburgh.gov.uk
• Contact the East Environment Team on 0131
529 3298, or at
eastenvironment@edinburgh.gov.uk
• Attend Environment Forum meetings and
complete New Local Issues forms
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Craigentinny and Duddingston
Community Plan Actions/
Updates:
• Publicise Neighbourhood Environment Programme &
Neighbourhood Improvement Programme budgets:
The NEP programme is publicised on the Neighbourhood
Partnership and Council websites, on Twitter and through local
community groups.
• Identify accidents / blackspot locations:
There will be an opportunity at the end of this presentation to
provide feedback on potential accident blackspot locations
• Update on NEP project progress:
A written report is circulated at each Environment Forum
meeting
• Encourage local reporting of roads and pavement issues
through ‘Local Issues’ reporting form:
The Local Issues form is distributed at each Environment
Forum meeting
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Current Projects:
Right First Time
• Right First Time is an ongoing project to permanently
repair defects on roads and pavements throughout the
city
• A repair squad is working within East Neighbourhood to
repair defects up to 10m2 in size. If there are defects
bigger than this, they will be identified and repaired at a
later date
• Recent locations in Ward 14 include Portobello Road,
Nantwich Drive, Restalrig and the Findlays
• Approximately £400k spent on this project in East
Neighbourhood in 2012/2013
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Recent Projects:
Local Capital Funded
Improvements
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Resurfacing works:Loaning Road
Mountcastle Drive North
Northfield Farm Avenue
Seafield Road
Paisley Terrace and
Gardens
C&D NEP Project Update:
2012/2013
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Craigentinny Avenue/ Portobello
Road Junction:
Extend width of narrow footway at the east
end of Portobello Road, re-set parking
arrangements outside local shops and alter
the junction at Craigentinny/ Restalrig
Avenue
After the Craigentinny and Duddingston
Business Meeting on 11 January, it was
decided to remove the proposed Zebra
crossing from the designs for this project.
The leftover funds will now contribute to
costs for the new Puffin crossing on
Portobello Road
Proposed start date: mid February 2013
Estimated completion date: 29 March 2013
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Portobello Road at Morrisons
Upgrade to road markings and
signage
New layout of road markings will
assist vehicle and pedestrian
movements at the junction of
Morrisons at Portobello Road.
Proposed start date: late
February 2013
Estimated completion date: mid
March 2013
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Marionville Road at Dalgety
Install new pedestrian
refuge island on
Marionville Road.
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Proposed location is east
of Wishaw Terrace, due to
limited road width.
Location of island is to be
clarified.
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Northfield Crescent
• Upgrade handrails on
steep footways
bounding the Crescent
& Broadway.
• ERS Blacksmith
working on location at
present.
• Completion date – mid
Feb 2013
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Northfield Broadway
• Upgrade signs and road
markings
• New layout of road markings
currently being developed to
assist reducing vehicle
speeds adjacent to
Holyrood High School.
• Design ongoing
• Anticipated start date:
March 2013
• Estimated completion date:
end of March 2013
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London Road
• Install new dropped
crossings
• Form a series of new
footway dropped crossing
& localised footway
improvements at and
around junction of London/
Lower London Rd to assist
disabled residents at new
flats on London Road.
• Design to be completed
and passed to contractor
by early February 2013
• Estimated completion
date: mid March 2013
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NEP Project Nominations:
2013/ 2014
Tell us where we can make improvements in the
next financial year
Complete the nomination forms provided and hand
them in to a member of staff.
Alternatively, email
eastenvironment@edinburgh.gov.uk with your
nomination
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Mini Workshop
• Please help us by giving us your
thoughts on how we can better
publicise the NEP scheme
• Identify potential accident black spots
using maps and post its
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Thank You
Any Questions?
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