The council has announced plans to resurface certain streets in the city centre and surrounding the tram route to Newhaven with works beginning on 27 May.
The work will start in Abercromby Place and will include resurfacing the carriageway, pedestrian access and public realm improvements as well as traffic signal upgrades. Traffic lights will be installed at the junction at Easter Road/Lochend Road and Duke Street.
This is part of the council’s plan to spend £125m on city roads and footpaths over five years and has been brought forward from next year.
All local residents and businesses in the area should receive information about the projects ahead of the work beginning. With thanks to Leith Links Community Council who put all of this in a neat table.
| Street | Month | Treatment | Proposed Traffic Mgmt |
| Abercromby Place | May | Fully Resurfaced | Road closure. Local diversion |
| North Leith Sands | May | Fully Resurfaced | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Albany Street | June | Fully Resurfaced | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Lindsay Road | June | Fully Resurfaced from North Leith Sands to Portland Street | One-way closure. Local diversion |
| Broughton Street | June | Full Resurfaced | Northbound road closure |
| Ocean Drive | June | Fully Resurface both northbound lanes from Lindsay Road to roundabout, and southbound bus stop at Holiday Inn | Road closure. Local diversion |
| East London Street | June | Fully resurface from roundabout to Cochran Terrace | Lane closures |
| Annandale Street | June | Fully resurface from Haddington Place to roundabout and from roundabout to Hopetoun Street | Road closure in 3 phases. Local diversion |
| Great Junction Street | June | Fully resurface from Cables Wynd to Henderson Street | Lane closures or Eastbound closure with local diversion |
| Dalmeny Street | July | Overlay setts in centre of carriageway (retain setts in parking areas) | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Hopetoun Street | July | Various sections resurfaced | Full road closure. Local diversion |
| Gordon Street | July | Fully resurfaced and overlay setts on Manderston Street | Road closure. Local diversion |
| McDonald Road | July | Resurface eastbound bus stop at Papermill Wynd | Lane closure or southbound closure with local diversion |
| Broughton Road | July | Fully resurfaced from Broughton Primary to Bonnington Road | Road closure in 2 phases. Local diversion |
| Links Place | July | Fully resurfaced | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Duncan Place | July | Fully resurfaced | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Bonnington Road | July | Fully resurfaced from Broughton Road to Corunna Place | Road closure in 3 phases. Local diversion |
| Academy Street | July | Overlay setts in running lanes (retain setts in parking areas) | Road closure. Local diversion |
| Newhaven Road | August | Fully resurfaced from Pilrig Street to Pitt Street | Road closure in 2 phases. Local diversion |
| East Hermitage / Restalrig Rd Junction | August | Fully resurface Junction area | Temporary Traffic Lights and closure of Links Gardens. Local Diversion |
| Duke Street / Easter Road Junction | August | Fully resurface roundabout and approaches | Temporary traffic lights |
| Pilrig Street | August | Fully resurfaced from Spey Street to Newhaven Road | Road closure in 2 phases. Local diversion |
| Easter Road | August | Various sections resurfaced | Various lane closures and temporary traffic lights. Possible road closure required at Albion Road with local diversion |
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