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update from the North Neighbourhood Manager
Please find below a summary of the work which has been carried out by North Task Force staff in Inverleith and Forth wards. This page will be updated regularly. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information, kind regards,
Peter Strong, North Neighbourhood Manager
NORTH SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER
Snow is forecast for Saturday night/Sunday morning, so we have made contingency plans as noted below.
City wide gritting Information on which category each street in Edinburgh falls into is now on the Council's website. On Thursday all category 1 routes in North were gritted. All Category 2 routes were inspected and were clear, but were not treated. Today and on Saturday city wide gritting resources will continue to work on Category 3 routes, gritting those already clear and excavating compacted ice on others. Sunday's work will depend on the extent of snowfall. The following Category 3 routes were gritted on Thursday. Streets highlighted in bold have been cleared of ice as well as gritted - all others still have varying degrees of ice:-
CARFRAE GARDENS HILLPARK LOAN
CARFRAE GROVE HILLPARK ROAD
CARFRAE PARK HILLPARK TERRACE
CARFRAE ROAD HILLPARK WAY
COLINTON ROAD HILLPARK WOOD
COLUMBA AVENUE HOUSE O' HILL AVENUE
CORBIEHILL AVENUE HOUSE O' HILL BRAE
CORBIEHILL CRESCENT HOUSE O' HILL CRESCENT
CORBIEHILL GARDENS HOUSE O' HILL GARDENS
CORBIEHILL GROVE HOUSE O' HILL GREEN
CORBIEHILL PLACE HOUSE O' HILL GROVE
CORBIEHILL ROAD HOUSE O' HILL PLACE
CORBIEHILL TERRACE HOUSE O' HILL ROAD
CRAIGCROOK AVENUE HOUSE O' HILL ROW
CRAIGCROOK GROVE JEFFREY AVENUE
CRAIGCROOK PARK KEITH TERRACE
CRAIGCROOK SQUARE LOCH ROAD
DAVIDSON GARDENS MARCHFIELD GROVE
DRYLAW CRESCENT MARCHFIELD PARK
DRYLAW GARDENS MARCHFIELD TERRACE
DRYLAW GREEN MARCHGAIT
GARDINER GROVE MARCH GROVE
GARDINER ROAD MARCH PINES TO NO 11
GARDINER TERRACE MARCH ROAD
HILLPARK AVENUE QUALITY STREET
HILLPARK BRAE QUALITY STREET LANE
HILLPARK COURT SILVERKNOWES ROAD SOUTH
HILLPARK CRESCENT STRACHAN GARDENS
HILLPARK DRIVE STRACHAN ROAD
HILLPARK GARDENS TELFORD ROAD
HILLPARK GROVE
SILVERKNOWES AVENUE
SILVERKNOWES BANK
SILVERKNOWES BRAE
SILVERKNOWES COURT
SILVERKNOWES CRESCENT
SILVERKNOWES DELL
SILVERKNOWES DRIVE
SILVERKNOWES EASTWAY
SILVERKNOWES GARDENS
SILVERKNOWES GREEN
SILVERKNOWES GROVE
SILVERKNOWES HILL
SILVERKNOWES LOAN
SILVERKNOWES MIDWAY
SILVERKNOWES NEUK
SILVERKNOWES PARKWAY
SILVERKNOWES PLACE
SILVERKNOWES ROAD EAST
SILVERKNOWES SOUTHWAY
SILVERKNOWES TERRACE
SILVERKNOWES VIEW
VIVIAN TERRACE
De- icing, Gritting and Clearance On Thursday staff de-iced and gritted footpaths along all arterial routes in North, checked priority areas and then carryied out normal street cleaning duties:- Today staff de-icing and gritting footpaths and replenshing on street grit supplies in Comely Bank, House O'Hill, Muirhouse Green, West Pilton and Trinity, checking priority areas as before then carrying out normal street cleaning duties. Over the weekend they will work with the external contractors to de-ice and grit the following locations:- All strategic cycleways and access rampsNew Cutt Rigg off Craighall RoadPublic area outside Private residence in Orchard Brae Avenue for dialysis patientMuirhouse areaEyre CrescentRavelston Dykes footways Denham Green areaBlinkbonny side streetsGranton Medway / Crescent and ViewGranton MainsStreets off Boswall ParkwayStreets off Boswall Drive. In the event of heavy snowfall the Task Force will revert to clearing and gritting the priority locations, namely schools, sheltered housing, bus stops, pedestrian crossings GP's surgeries, and footpatsh on arterial routes.
Additional resources Snow clearance, gritting and de-icing in:- Carfraes, Hillpark Brae and Learmonth
Libraries Normal weekend opening hours apply Stockbridge, Blackhall and Granton Libraries- Saturday 9-1Muirhouse Library Saturday 9-5, Sunday 1-5 pm Check http://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/about-us for updates
NORTH SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER
Please find below Thursday's update detailing the work carried out yesterday and planned deployment of Task Force and external contractors today. This may change depending on the developing weather conditions.
City wide gritting On Wednesday the following Category 3 routes were gritted. Streets highlighted in bold indicate that there is still heavy icing:-
BELFORD AVENUE , CRAIGLEITH GROVE, BELFORD GARDENS, CRAIGLEITH RISE, BLINKBONNY AVENUE, CRAIGLEITH VIEW, BLINKBONNY CRESCENT, EAST COURT, BLINKBONNY GARDENS, ORCHARD ROAD SOUTH, BLINKBONNY GROVE, RAVELSTON DYKES LANE, BLINKBONNY GROVE WEST, RAVELSTON DYKES ROAD, BLINKBONNY ROAD, RAVELSTON HOUSE GROVE, BLINKBONNY TERRACE, RAVELSTON HOUSE LOAN, CRAIGLEITH AVENUE NORTH, RAVELSTON HOUSE PARK
CRAIGLEITH AVENUE SOUTH, RAVELSTON HOUSE ROAD, CRAIGLEITH BANK, RAVELSTON GARDENS, CRAIGLEITH CRESCENT, RAVELSTON RISE, CRAIGLEITH DRIVE, WEST COURT, CRAIGLEITH GARDENS.
AINSLIE PLACE, JAMAICA STREET, CIRCUS GARDENS, JAMAICA STREET NTH. LANE, CIRCUS LANE, JAMAICA STREET STH.LANE, CLARENCE STREET, MACKENZIE PLACE, CUMBERLAND ST. N.W. LANE, N.E. CIRCUS PLACE, CUMBERLAND ST. S.W. LANE, NORTHUMBERLAND ST NW LA, EAST SILVERMILLS LANE, NORTHUMBERLAND ST SW LA, FETTES ROW, RANDOLPH LANE, FORRES STREET, RANDOLPH PLACE, GLENFINLAS STREET, SAUNDERS STREET, GLOUCESTER SQUARE,
ST. STEPHEN STREET, GLOUCESTER STREET, ST. STEPHEN PLACE, GREAT STUART STREET, ST. VINCENT STREET, HENDERSON PLACE, SILVERMILLS, HENDERSON PLACE LANE, WEMYSS PLACE, HOWE STREET, WEMYSS PLACE MEWS, INDIA PLACE, WEST SILVERMILLS LANE, INDIA STREET.
BELGRAVE CRESCENT, LEARMONTH GARDENS, BELGRAVE CRESCENT LANE, LEARMONTH GARDENS LANE, BELGRAVE PLACE, LEARMONTH GROVE, BUCKINGHAM TERRACE, LEARMONTH PARK, CLARENDON CRESCENT, LEARMONTH PLACE
COMELY BANK STREET, LEARMONTH TERRACE, COMELY BANK TERRACE, LEARMONTH TERRACE LANE, COMELY BANK GROVE, LENNOX STREET, ETON TERRACE, LENNOX STREET LANE, LEARMONTH AVENUE, OXFORD TERRACE, LEARMONTH COURT, SOUTH LEARMONTH AVENUE, LEARMONTH CRESCENT, SOUTH LEARMONTH GARDENS
CAROLINE PARK AVENUE, PILTON DRIVE, CAROLINE PARK GROVE, PILTON DRIVE NORTH, CREWE BANK, PILTON LOAN, CREWE CRESCENT, PILTON PLACE, CREWE GROVE, ROYSTON MAINS AVENUE, CREWE LOAN, ROYSTON MAINS CRESCENT,
CREWE PATH, ROYSTON MAINS GARDENS, CREWE PLACE, ROYSTON MAINS GREEN, CREWE ROAD GARDENS, ROYSTON MAINS PLACE, CREWE ROAD NORTH, ROYSTON MAINS ROAD, CREWE ROAD WEST, ROYSTON MAINS STREET, CREWE TERRACE
ALLAN STREET, GLENOGLE PLACE, ANN STREET - can not get in due to parked cars causing street to be too narrow, GLENOGLE TERRACE, HAUGH STREET, BEDFORD COURT, INVERLEITH TERRACE LANE, BEDFORD STREET, KEMP PLACE, LEARMONTH GARDENS MEWS, BRIDGE PLACE, LIDDESDALE PLACE, CARLTON STREET, MALTA GREEN, CHEYNE STREET, MALTA TERRACE, NORTH PARK TERRACE, PERTH STREET, COMELY BANK PLACE, PORTGOWER PLACE, COMELY BANK PLACE MEWS, RAEBURN STREET, COMELY BANK ROW, REID TERRACE, DANUBE STREET, DEANBANK LANE, SAXE COBURG PLACE, DEAN PARK MEWS, SAXE COBURG STREET, DEAN PARK STREET, DEAN STREET, ST.BERNARD'S ROW, DEAN TERRACE, DUNROBIN PLACE, ETTRICKDALE PLACE, VEITCH'S SQUARE.
CARRINGTON ROAD, GROATHILL ROAD SOUTH, CRAIGCROOK TERRACE, HILLVIEW, CRAIGLEITH HILL, HOUSE O'HILL TERRACE, CRAIGLEITH HILL AVENUE, MAIDENCRAIG COURT, CRAIGLEITH HILL CRESCENT, MAIDENCRAIG CRESCENT
CRAIGLEITH HILL GARDENS, MAIDENCRAIG GROVE, CRAIGLEITH HILL GREEN, ORCHARD BANK, CRAIGLEITH HILL GROVE
ORCHARD BRAE AVENUE, CRAIGLEITH HILL LOAN, ORCHARD BRAE GARDENS, CRAIGLEITH HILL PARK, ORCHARD BRAE GARDENS W., CRAIGLEITH HILL ROW, ORCHARD BRAE WEST, CREWE ROAD SOUTH, ORCHARD CRESCENT, DAVIDSON PARK, ORCHARD DRIVE, DAVIDSON ROAD, ORCHARD GROVE, DRYLAW AVENUE, ORCHARD PLACE, DRYLAW GROVE, ORCHARD TERRACE, FORTH VIEW ROAD, ORCHARD TOLL, FORTHVIEW TERRACE, PORTERFIELD ROAD, GRIGOR AVENUE
QUEEN'S AVENUE, GRIGOR DRIVE, QUEEN'S AVENUE SOUTH, GRIGOR GARDENS, QUEEN'S GARDENS, GRIGOR TERRACE, QUEEN'S ROAD, GROATHILL AVENUE, SEAFORTH DRIVE, GROATHILL GARDENS EAST, SEAFORTH TERRACE, GROATHILL GARDENS WEST, SOUTH GROATHILL AVENUE.
DRYLAW HOUSE GARDENS, GROATHILL LOAN, DRYLAW HOUSE PADDOCK, TELFORD DRIVE, DRYLAW WALK, TELFORD GARDENS, EASTER DRYLAW AVENUE, TELFORD MARCH, EASTER DRYLAW BANK, TELFORD PLACE, EASTER DRYLAW DRIVE, WESTER DRYLAW AVENUE, EASTER DRYLAW GARDENS, WESTER DRYLAW DRIVE, EASTER DRYLAW GROVE, WESTER DRYLAW PARK, EASTER DRYLAW LOAN, WESTER DRYLAW PLACE (incl parking bay between 4-8 on north side), EASTER DRYLAW PLACE, EASTER DRYLAW VIEW, WESTER DRYLAW ROW, EASTER DRYLAW WAY
BIRNIE'S COURT, muirhouse LOAN, craigroyston grove, muirhouse medway, craigroyston Place, muirhouse pARK, fidra court, muirhouse place EAST, greendale park, muirhouse PLACE WEST, gunnet court, Muirhouse TERRACE, inchmickery court, muirhouse view, martello court, MUIRHOUSE WAY, may court,
OXCARS COURT, muirhouse avenue, pennywell gardens - (at cul-de-sac on north side adjacent to no. 44), muirhouse ave. north, muirhouse bank, muirhouse close, PENNYWELL GROVE, muirhouse crescent, PENNYWELL MEDWAY
Muirhouse court, PENNYWELL PLACE, muirhouse drive, salvesen CRESCENT, Muirhouse gardens, salvesen GARDENS, muirhouse gate, SALVESEN GROVE, muirhouse greEN, salvesen terrace, muirhouse GROVE.
CAIRNMUIR PLACE - (between nos. 20 -22 West Pilton Park), WEST PILTON AVENUE, WEST PILTON BANK, FERRY ROAD AVENUE, WEST PILTON CRESCENT, FERRY ROAD DRIVE, WEST PILTON CROSSWAY, FERRY ROAD GARDENS, WEST PILTON DRIVE, FERRY ROAD GROVE, WEST PILTON GARDENS, FERRY ROAD PLACE, WEST PILTON GREEN, GRANTON MAINS AVENUE, WEST PILTON GROVE, GRANTON MAINS BANK, WEST PILTON LEA, GRANTON MAINS BRAE, WEST PILTON LOAN, GRANTON MAINS COURT, WEST PILTON MARCH, GRANTON MAINS EAST, WEST PILTON PARK, GRANTON MAINS GAIT, WEST PILTON PLACE, GRANTON MAINS VALE, WEST PILTON RISE, GRANTON MAINS WYND, WEST PILTON ROAD, GRANTON MILL Crescent, WEST PILTON STREET, GRANTON MILL DRIVE, WEST PILTON TERRACE, GRANTON MILL MARCH, WEST PILTON VIEW, GRANTON MILL PARK, GRANTON MILL PLACE, GRANTON MILL ROAD, INCHCOLM COURT, INCHGARVIE COURT, NORTHVIEW COURT, PENNYWELL ROAD.
CAROLINE PARK AVENUE, PILTON DRIVE, CAROLINE PARK GROVE, PILTON DRIVE NORTH, CREWE BANK, PILTON LOAN
CREWE CRESCENT, PILTON PLACE, CREWE GROVE, ROYSTON MAINS AVENUE, CREWE LOAN, ROYSTON MAINS CRESCENT, CREWE PATH, ROYSTON MAINS GARDENS, CREWE PLACE, ROYSTON MAINS GREEN, CREWE ROAD GARDENS
ROYSTON MAINS PLACE, CREWE ROAD NORTH, ROYSTON MAINS ROAD, CREWE ROAD WEST, ROYSTON MAINS STREET
CREWE TERRACE
BOSWALL AVENUE, BOSWALL CRESCENT, BOSWALL DRIVE, PILTON AVENUE, BOSWALL GARDENS, PILTON CRESCENT, BOSWALL GREEN, PILTON GARDENS, BOSWALL GROVE, PILTON PARK, BOSWALL LOAN, BOSWALL PLACE, BOSWALL QUADRANT, WARDIE DELL, BOSWALL ROAD, BOSWALL SQUARE, BOSWALL TERRACE, WARDIE PARK, FERRYFIELD,
WARDIE ROAD, FRASER AVENUE, WARDIE SQUARE, WARDIEBURN DRIVE, WARDIEBURN PLACE EAST, WARDIEBURN PLACE NORTH, WARDIEBURN PLACE SOUTH, WARDIEBURN PLACE WEST, WARDIEBURN STREET EAST, WARDIEBURN STREET WEST, WARDIEBURN TERRACE, WARDIEFIELD, WEST FERRYFIELD.
ANDREW WOOD COURT, LAPICIDE PLACE, ANNFIELD, LINDSAY ROAD, ANNFIELD STREET, LINDSAY STREET, ARGYLE STREET, MADEIRA PLACE, BATHFIELD ROAD, MADEIRA STREET, BELVEDERE PARK, NEW CUT RIGG, CANNON WYND, NEW LANE, CRAIGHALL AVENUE, NEWHAVEN MAIN STREET, CRAIGHALL BANK, NEWHAVEN PLACE (cul-de-sac off main road - A901), DERBY STREET, DUDLEY BANK, NEWHAVEN ROAD, DUDLEY GARDEN, NICHOLLFIELD, DUDLEY GROVE,
NORTH HILLHOUSEFIELD, DUDLEY TERRACE, NORTH LEITH SANDS, FISHMARKET SQUARE, PARK PLACE, GT MICHAEL RISE, PARK ROAD, GT MICHAEL SQUARE, PEACOCK COURT, HAMILTON WYND, PORTLAND GARDENS, HAWTHORNBANK PLACE, PORTLAND ROW, HAWTHORNBANK TERRACE, PORTLAND STREET, HOPEFIELD TERRACE, PRINCE REGENT STREET
INDUSTRY LANE, SUMMERSIDE PLACE, JESSFIELD TERRACE, SUMMERSIDE STREET, WILLOWBANK ROW.
North Task Force
On Wednesday staff de-iced and gritted the following areas, as well as carrying out normal street cleaning duties:- Comely Bank areas and Kinnear Rd, Buckingham Ter, Corbiehill areas, House O' Hill, Muirhouse Drive, Muirhouse Ave, Muirhouse Place, W.Pilton Gdns to Pennywell Rd inner, Crewe Pl, Crewe Loan, Denham Green areas, Earl Haig and Trinity areas Today we have staff gritting footpaths on all arterial routes in North area, checking priority areas as before then carrying out normal street cleaning duties.
Additional resources On Wednesday there were staff with mechanical shovels, bobcat, JCB, mini-diggers, fork lift, flat bed lorries, dumpers and loaders, continued to work on snow clearance, gritting and de-icing in:- Carfrae Park, Gardens and surrounding areas, Strachan Road, Hillpark Brae and Learmonth Today they are continuing in the Carfraes, Hillpark and Learmonth, then moving onto Denholm Green & Terrace, and Craigcrook Road.
NORTH SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE:1300 WEDNESDAY 15TH DECEMBER .
City wide gritting On Tuesday the following Category 3 routes were gritted:- Afton Place + Terrace, Bangholm Ave + Grove + Loan + Park + Place + Road + View, Beresford Ave + Gdns + Place + Terrace, Boswall Road, Cargill Terrace, clark Ave + Place, Craighall Cres + Gsns + Terrace, Darnell Road, Denholm green Ave + Place + Terrace, Earl Haig Gardens, West Lillypot, Grandfield, Laverockbank Ave + Cres + Gdns + Grove + Terrace, Lennox Row, Lixmount Ave + Gdns, Mayville Gdns, Rosebank Gdns + Grove + Road, Rose park, Rosehill Gdns, Russell Place, South Laverockbank road, South Trinity Road, Spencer Place, Stirling road, Trinity Court + Cres + Grove + Mains + Road + Way, West Cherry Bank, Zetland Place Cairnmuir Place, Ferry Road Ave + Drive + Gdns + Grove + Place, Granton Mains Ave + Bank + Brae + Court + East + Gait + Vale + Wynd, Granton Mill Cres + Drive + March + Park + Place + Road, Inchcolm Court, Inchagarvie Court, Northview Court, Pennywell Road, West Pilton Ave + Bank + Cres + Crossway + Drive + Gdns + Green + Grove + Lea + Loan + March + Park + Place + Rise + Row + Street + Terr + View. Carfrae Gdns + Grove + Park + Road, Colinton Road, Columba Ave, Corbiehill Ave + Cres + Gdns + Grove + Place + Road + Terr, Craigcrook Ave + Grove + Park + Square, Davidson Gdns, Drylaw Cres + Gdns + Green, Gardiner Grove + Road + Terrace, Hillpark Ave + Brae + Court + Cres + Drive + Gdns + Grove + Loan + Road + Terrace + Way + Wood, House O'Hill Ave + Brae + Cres + Gdns + Green + Grove + Place + Row + Road, Jeffrey Ave, Keith Terrace, Loch Road, Marchfield Grove + Park + Terr, Marchgait, March Grove, March Pine (to No. 11), March Road, Qualit St, Quality St Lane, Silverknowes Road South, Strachan Gdns + road, Telford Road, vivian Terrace. Abinger Gdns, Back Dean, Belford Park + Place + Road + Terrace, Belmont Ave + Cres + Gdns + Park + Terr + View, Campbell Ave, Cotlbridge Ave + Gdns + Terr + Vale, Convening Court, Crarae Ave, Cumlodden Ave, Easter Belmont road, Ellersley Road, Garscube Terr, Guardianswood, Henderland Road, Kinellan Road, Kingsburgh Road, Lennel Ave, Murrayfield Ave + Drive + Gdns + Place + Road, Ormidale Terrace, Ravelston Court + Dykes + Park + Place + Terrace, Rosbeurn Cliff + Terrace, Stair Park, Succoth Ave + Court + Gdns + Place, Upper Coltbridge Terrace, Wester Coates ave + Gdns + Place + Row + Terrace No category 1 or 2 routes were covered on Tuesday. Snow and Ice Clearance 5 squads checking and gritting and de-icing priority locations at bus stops, sheltered housing, shops, libraries and paladin bin routes throughout the area. Pavements were cleared in West Granton Road, Seafield Cemetry and Inverleith. Today staff are concentrating on de-icing and gritting the following areas North 1 - Comely Bank areas and Kinnear Rd North 2 - Buckingham Ter, Corbiehill areas, House O' Hill North 3 - Muirhouse Drive, Muirhouse Ave, Muirhouse Place North 4 - W.Pilton Gdns to Pennywell Rd inner, Crewe Pl, Crewe Loan North 5 - Denham Green areras, Earl Haig and Trinity areas Additional resources snow clearance, gritting and de-icing in:- Carfrae Park, Gardens and surrounding areas, North Werber Today they are continuing in the Carfraes, Strachan Road, Hillpark Brae, and Learmonth. Grit dumps By the end of today grit dumps will have been established at the various locations given in yesterday's update.
NORTH SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE 1300 Tuesday 14th December
City wide gritting
On Monday the following Category 2 routes were completed:-
hillpark drive, hillpark avenue (part), hillpark road (part), craigcrook avenue, carfrae road, columba road, a90 (jcn columba rd - jcn craigcrook road), rav dykes road (part to craigleith crescent, craigleith crescent (part to craigleith drive), Craigleith drive, orchard drive, b900 part to comely bank roundabout, orchard road, orchard rd south,rav dykes road (to queensferry road), queensferry terrace, belford gardens Blinkbonny Avenue, craigleith drive (part), A90 (jcn craigleith drive - jcn craigleith crescent), craigleith crescent (part), blinkbonny terrace, ravelston house, craigleith rise, cumlodden avenue, campbell avenue (part), murrayfield road (jcn campbell ave to murrayfield drive), murrayfield drive, murrayfiled gardens, murrayfield avenue, succoth place (part), succoth avenue, ravelston dykes (jcn succoth avenue to garscube terrace), garscube terrace, coltbridge terrace, roseburn terrace, wester coates, wester gardens, wester coates avenue (part), wester coates, magdala crescent, douglas crescent, palmerston place (END OF ROUTE)
Silverknowes Avenue - Silverknowes Hill from Silverknowes Avenue to Silverknowes Road (north entrance) - Silverknowes Road from Silverknowes Crescent (north entrance) to Silverknowes Court - Silverknowes Court (excluding side roads) from Silverknowes Road (north entrance) to Silverknowes Eastway - Silverknowes Eastway from Silverknowes Court to Silverknowes Gardens - Silverknowes Gardens from Silverknowes Eastway to Silverknowes Brae - Silverknowes Brae - Silverknowes Road East from Silverknowes Brae to Silverknowes Drive - Silverknowes Drive from Silverknowes Road East to Lauriston Farm Road - Corbiehill Avenue - House O'Hill Road - Telford Road (A902) from House O'Hill Road to Groathill Road South - Groathill Road South - South Groathill Avenue - Craigleith Road (B900) from Queensferry Road (A92) to Craigleith Hill Crescent - Craigleith Hill Crescent - Craigleith Hill Avenue - Crewe Road South from Craigleith Hill Avenue to Comely Bank - Craigleith Hill Gardens - End.
Start - Muirhouse Green (at Ferry Road end) - Muirhouse Park from Muirhouse Green to Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Drive from Muirhouse Medway to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens to Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Gardens from Muirhouse Gardens to Muirhouse View - Muirhouse View - Muirhouse Parkway from Muirhouse View to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens - Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Road (all north of Pennywell Gardens) - Muirhouse Drive - Muirhouse Crescent from Muirhouse Drive to Muirhouse Way - Muirhouse Way from Muirhouse Crescent to Muirhouse Muirhouse Avenue - Muirhouse Avenue - Pennywell Road from Muirhouse Avenue to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue to Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) - Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) from Ferry Road Drive to Pennywell Road - Pennywell Road from Ferry Road (not B9085) to Ferry Road Avenue - Ferry Road Avenue to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from Ferry Road Avenue to West Pilton Park - West Pilton Park from Ferry Road Drive to West Pilton Gardens - West Pilton Gardens from West Pilton Park to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue from West Pilton Gardens to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue and Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Ferry Road (B9085) - Ferry Road (B9085) from Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Easter Drylaw Drive - Easter Drylaw Drive - Groathill Road North from Easter Drylaw Drive to Easter Drylaw Avenue - Easter Drylaw Place - Wester Drylaw Place (including roundabout) - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Place to Grothill Road North - Wester Drylaw Avenue - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Avenue to Ferry Road - Pilton Drive - Pilton Drive North - West Granton Road from Pilton Drive North to Royston Mains Road - Royston Mains Road - Crewe Crescent - Royston Mains Street - West Granton Road from Royston Mains Street to Granton Crescent - Granton Crescent - Granton View from Granton Crescent to Granton Place - Boswall Loan from Granton Place to Garnton Terrace - Granton Terrace - Wardieburn Drive - Pilton Avenue - Crewe Road West from Pilton Avenue to Royston Mains Crescent - Crewe Road North from Crewe Road West (north entrance) to Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road (A902) from Pilton Drive to Boswall Drive - Boswall Drive - Boswall Parkway from Boswall Drive to Boswall Terrace - Boswall Avenue - Fraser Avenue - End.
Comely bank avenue, glenogle road, st. bernards row from glenogle road to arboretum avenue, arboretum avenue, inverleith terrace, arboretum place, inverleith place fro arboretum place to inverleith row, arboretum road, east fettes avenue. Comely bank avenue, east fettes avenue, comely banf from comely bank road to fettes avenue, fettes avenue, carlington road from fettes avenue to crewe road south, inverleith place, arboretum road, ferry road from east fettes avenue to arboretum road, India place, Gloucester street from India place to Gloucester lane, Gloucester place, India street, heriot row from India street to darnaway street, moray place, doune terrace. Gloucester lane, heriot row, abercromby place, Albany street, broughton street from Albany street to Mansfield street, Mansfield street, Bellevue place, bellevue road, mcdonald road from bellevue road to hopetoun street, hopetoun street, Annandale street, Dublin street from abercronby place to Drummond place, Drummond place from Dublin street to nelson street, nelson street, Northumberland street, howe street from Northumberland street to st. Vincent street, st. Vincent street, Cumberland street.
Start - Anderson Place from Bonnington Road (B900) to South Fort Street - South Fort Street - North Fort Street from South Fort Street to Lindsay Road (not A901) - Lindsay Road (not A901) from North Fort Street to Lindsay Road (A901) - Lindsay Road (A901) from Lindsay Road (not A901) to Hawthornvale - Hawthornvale - Newhaven Road from Hawthornvale to Dudley Crescent - Dudley Crescent - Dudley Avenue - Dudley Avenue South - Ferry Road (A902) from Dudley Avenue South to South Fort Street - Warrieston Road from Ferry Road (A902) to Logie Green Road - Logie Green Road - Warrieston Road from Inverleith Row (B900) to Ferry Road (A902) - Ferry Road (A902) from Warrieston Road to Wardie Road - Wardie Road from Ferry Road (A902) to Cargill Terrace - Cargill Terrace from Wardie Road to Netherby Road - Netherby Road - Boswall Road - Granton Road (A903) from Boswall Road to Granton Square - Granton Square - Primrose Bank Road - Trinity Road from Primrose Bank Road to East Trinity Road - East Trinity Road - Stanley Road - Lindsay Road (A901) from Hawthornvale to Pier Place (A901) - Pier Place (A901) - Starbank Road (A901) from Pier Place (A901) to Laverockbank Road - Laverockbank Road - York Road - End.
No category 3 routes were covered on Monday.
North Snow Clearance/Gritting
5 squads working on gritting and de-icing bus stops, sheltered housing, shops, libraries and paladin bin routes throughout the area.
Additional resources
Snow clearance, gritting and de-icing in:-
Orchard Brae, Comely Bank, West Pilton, Ferry Road, Crewe Road North & South, Arboretums, Inverleith, Warriston
Grit dumps
Although existing grit bins are being replensished regularly we have received a number of requests from members fo the public for additonal grit supplies to be made available, to allow them to proactively grit their own streets. In order to facilitate this we have identified the following sites where we will deposit grit for use by the general public. Deliveries will start from this afternoon and be completed tomorrow.
Ward 4:
1. East end of Granton Medway at West Granton Road
2. Wardie Drive
3. Boswall Drive
4. Royston Mains car parks
5. Muirhouse View
6. Laverockbank Road
7. Salvesen
8. Entrance to Victoria Park
Ward 5:
1 Disused shops on Telford Drive
2. Easter Drylaw Bank
3. West end of drylaw shops
4. Footways at Groathill Road North
5. Hillpark Area
6. March Road
7. Blinkbonny
8. Belford
9. Learmonth
10. Orchard Brae Avenue
11. Craigleith Hill
12. North Werber Place
13. Rocheid Park
Normal working hours will continue until further notice.
North Severe weather response update 1200 Monday 13 December 2010
City wide gritting
On Thursday-Sunday all category 1 routes in North were checked and gritted. In addition the following Category 2 routes were gritted and scraped on Friday:-
>>hillpark drive, hillpark avenue (part), hillpark road (part), craigcrook avenue, carfrae road, columba road, a90 (jcn columba rd - jcn craigcrook road), rav dykes road (part to craigleith crescent, craigleith crescent (part to craigleith drive), Craigleith drive, orchard drive, b900 part to comely bank roundabout, orchard road, orchard rd south,rav dykes road (to queensferry road), queensferry terrace, belford gardens Blinkbonny Avenue, craigleith drive (part), A90 (jcn craigleith drive - jcn craigleith crescent), craigleith crescent (part), blinkbonny terrace, ravelston house, craigleith rise, cumlodden avenue, campbell avenue (part), murrayfield road (jcn campbell ave to murrayfield drive), murrayfield drive, murrayfiled gardens, murrayfield avenue, succoth place (part), succoth avenue, ravelston dykes (jcn succoth avenue to garscube terrace), garscube terrace, coltbridge terrace, roseburn terrace, wester coates, wester gardens, wester coates avenue (part), wester coates, magdala crescent, douglas crescent, palmerston place (END OF ROUTE)
Silverknowes Avenue - Silverknowes Hill from Silverknowes Avenue to Silverknowes Road (north entrance) - Silverknowes Road from Silverknowes Crescent (north entrance) to Silverknowes Court - Silverknowes Court (excluding side roads) from Silverknowes Road (north entrance) to Silverknowes Eastway - Silverknowes Eastway from Silverknowes Court to Silverknowes Gardens - Silverknowes Gardens from Silverknowes Eastway to Silverknowes Brae - Silverknowes Brae - Silverknowes Road East from Silverknowes Brae to Silverknowes Drive - Silverknowes Drive from Silverknowes Road East to Lauriston Farm Road - Corbiehill Avenue - House O'Hill Road - Telford Road (A902) from House O'Hill Road to Groathill Road South - Groathill Road South - South Groathill Avenue - Craigleith Road (B900) from Queensferry Road (A92) to Craigleith Hill Crescent - Craigleith Hill Crescent - Craigleith Hill Avenue - Crewe Road South from Craigleith Hill Avenue to Comely Bank - Craigleith Hill Gardens - End.
Start - Muirhouse Green (at Ferry Road end) - Muirhouse Park from Muirhouse Green to Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Drive from Muirhouse Medway to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens to Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Gardens from Muirhouse Gardens to Muirhouse View - Muirhouse View - Muirhouse Parkway from Muirhouse View to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens - Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Road (all north of Pennywell Gardens) - Muirhouse Drive - Muirhouse Crescent from Muirhouse Drive to Muirhouse Way - Muirhouse Way from Muirhouse Crescent to Muirhouse Muirhouse Avenue - Muirhouse Avenue - Pennywell Road from Muirhouse Avenue to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue to Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) - Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) from Ferry Road Drive to Pennywell Road - Pennywell Road from Ferry Road (not B9085) to Ferry Road Avenue - Ferry Road Avenue to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from Ferry Road Avenue to West Pilton Park - West Pilton Park from Ferry Road Drive to West Pilton Gardens - West Pilton Gardens from West Pilton Park to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue from West Pilton Gardens to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue and Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Ferry Road (B9085) - Ferry Road (B9085) from Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Easter Drylaw Drive - Easter Drylaw Drive - Groathill Road North from Easter Drylaw Drive to Easter Drylaw Avenue - Easter Drylaw Place - Wester Drylaw Place (including roundabout) - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Place to Grothill Road North - Wester Drylaw Avenue - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Avenue to Ferry Road - Pilton Drive - Pilton Drive North - West Granton Road from Pilton Drive North to Royston Mains Road - Royston Mains Road - Crewe Crescent - Royston Mains Street - West Granton Road from Royston Mains Street to Granton Crescent - Granton Crescent - Granton View from Granton Crescent to Granton Place - Boswall Loan from Granton Place to Garnton Terrace - Granton Terrace - Wardieburn Drive - Pilton Avenue - Crewe Road West from Pilton Avenue to Royston Mains Crescent - Crewe Road North from Crewe Road West (north entrance) to Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road (A902) from Pilton Drive to Boswall Drive - Boswall Drive - Boswall Parkway from Boswall Drive to Boswall Terrace - Boswall Avenue - Fraser Avenue - End.
Comely bank avenue, glenogle road, st. bernards row from glenogle road to arboretum avenue, arboretum avenue, inverleith terrace, arboretum place, inverleith place fro arboretum place to inverleith row, arboretum road, east fettes avenue. Comely bank avenue, east fettes avenue, comely banf from comely bank road to fettes avenue, fettes avenue, carlington road from fettes avenue to crewe road south, inverleith place, arboretum road, ferry road from east fettes avenue to arboretum road, India place, Gloucester street from India place to Gloucester lane, Gloucester place, India street, heriot row from India street to darnaway street, moray place, doune terrace. Doune terrace, Gloucester lane, heriot row, abercromby place, Albany street, broughton street from Albany street to Mansfield street, Mansfield street, Bellevue place, bellevue road, mcdonald road from bellevue road to hopetoun street, hopetoun street, Annandale street, Dublin street from abercronby place to Drummond place, Drummond place from Dublin street to nelson street, nelson street, Northumberland street, howe street from Northumberland street to st. Vincent street, st. Vincent street, Cumberland street.
Start - Anderson Place from Bonnington Road (B900) to South Fort Street - South Fort Street - North Fort Street from South Fort Street to Lindsay Road (not A901) - Lindsay Road (not A901) from North Fort Street to Lindsay Road (A901) - Lindsay Road (A901) from Lindsay Road (not A901) to Hawthornvale - Hawthornvale - Newhaven Road from Hawthornvale to Dudley Crescent - Dudley Crescent - Dudley Avenue - Dudley Avenue South - Ferry Road (A902) from Dudley Avenue South to South Fort Street - Warrieston Road from Ferry Road (A902) to Logie Green Road - Logie Green Road - Warrieston Road from Inverleith Row (B900) to Ferry Road (A902) - Ferry Road (A902) from Warrieston Road to Wardie Road - Wardie Road from Ferry Road (A902) to Cargill Terrace - Cargill Terrace from Wardie Road to Netherby Road - Netherby Road - Boswall Road - Granton Road (A903) from Boswall Road to Granton Square - Granton Square - Primrose Bank Road - Trinity Road from Primrose Bank Road to East Trinity Road - East Trinity Road - Stanley Road - Lindsay Road (A901) from Hawthornvale to Pier Place (A901) - Pier Place (A901) - Starbank Road (A901) from Pier Place (A901) to Laverockbank Road - Laverockbank Road - York Road - End.
Snow Clearance
-Granton Road to Pilton Drive North
-Telford area
-Queensferry Road to Ferry Road
-in addition teams cleared ice and gritted at sheltered housing, nursing homes, GP's surgeries, bus stops, librairies, and responded to ad hoc calls to help elderly residents attend hospital
Additional resources
Friday - Craigleith Hill Crescent and surrounding side streets, Stockbridge, Aroberetums and Warriston , Muirhouse shopping centre
Saturday - as Friday
Sunday - Orchard Brae, Comely Bank, West Pilton, Ferry Road, Crewe Road North & South, Arboretums, Inverleith, Warriston
Skips
Skips have been installed in the following locations and will remain in use until we are confident that normal waste collection services have resumed:-
Craigroyston High School
West Pilton Crescent
Saunders Street
Easter Drylaw Place
Tesco Car Park - Cramond Road South
North Neighbourhood office - car park off W Pilton Ave
Groathill Loan
Libraries
Normal weekend service was provided without any problems, and normal service (Muirhouse & Blackhall 10am-8pm; Stockbridge & Granton 1-8pm) is planned for today.
North Severe weather response update 1200 Friday 10 December 2010
All 17 category 1 carriageway routes in the North of the city were cleared between 7.30am-2.30pm on Tuesday.
On Wednesday all category 1 routes in North were cleared.
The following Category 2 streets were completed on Tuesday:-
hillpark drive, hillpark avenue (part), hillpark road (part), craigcrook avenue, carfrae road, columba road, a90 (jcn columba rd - jcn craigcrook road), rav dykes road (part to craigleith crescent, craigleith crescent (part to craigleith drive), Craigleith drive, orchard drive, b900 part to comely bank roundabout, orchard road, orchard rd south,rav dykes road (to queensferry road), queensferry terrace, belford gardens Blinkbonny Avenue, craigleith drive (part), A90 (jcn craigleith drive - jcn craigleith crescent), craigleith crescent (part), blinkbonny terrace, ravelston house, craigleith rise, cumlodden avenue, campbell avenue (part), murrayfield road (jcn campbell ave to murrayfield drive), murrayfield drive, murrayfiled gardens, murrayfield avenue, succoth place (part), succoth avenue, ravelston dykes (jcn succoth avenue to garscube terrace), garscube terrace, coltbridge terrace, roseburn terrace, wester coates, wester gardens, wester coates avenue (part), wester coates, magdala crescent, douglas crescent, palmerston place
on Wednesday all category 1 routes in North were cleared.
In addition the following Category 2 routes were cleared:-
Start - Muirhouse Green (at Ferry Road end) - Muirhouse Park from Muirhouse Green to Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Medway - Muirhouse Drive from Muirhouse Medway to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens to Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Gardens from Muirhouse Gardens to Muirhouse View - Muirhouse View - Muirhouse Parkway from Muirhouse View to Muirhouse Gardens - Muirhouse Gardens - Pennywell Gardens - Pennywell Road (all north of Pennywell Gardens) - Muirhouse Drive - Muirhouse Crescent from Muirhouse Drive to Muirhouse Way - Muirhouse Way from Muirhouse Crescent to Muirhouse Muirhouse Avenue - Muirhouse Avenue - Pennywell Road from Muirhouse Avenue to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue to Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) - Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) from Ferry Road Drive to Pennywell Road - Pennywell Road from Ferry Road (not B9085) to Ferry Road Avenue - Ferry Road Avenue to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from Ferry Road Avenue to West Pilton Park - West Pilton Park from Ferry Road Drive to West Pilton Gardens - West Pilton Gardens from West Pilton Park to West Pilton Avenue - West Pilton Avenue from West Pilton Gardens to Ferry Road Drive - Ferry Road Drive from West Pilton Avenue and Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Ferry Road (B9085) - Ferry Road (B9085) from Ferry Road (adjacent B9085) to Easter Drylaw Drive - Easter Drylaw Drive - Groathill Road North from Easter Drylaw Drive to Easter Drylaw Avenue - Easter Drylaw Place - Wester Drylaw Place (including roundabout) - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Place to Grothill Road North - Wester Drylaw Avenue - Wester Drylaw Drive from Wester Drylaw Avenue to Ferry Road - Pilton Drive - Pilton Drive North - West Granton Road from Pilton Drive North to Royston Mains Road - Royston Mains Road - Crewe Crescent - Royston Mains Street - West Granton Road from Royston Mains Street to Granton Crescent - Granton Crescent - Granton View from Granton Crescent to Granton Place - Boswall Loan from Granton Place to Garnton Terrace - Granton Terrace - Wardieburn Drive - Pilton Avenue - Crewe Road West from Pilton Avenue to Royston Mains Crescent - Crewe Road North from Crewe Road West (north entrance) to Pilton Avenue - Ferry Road (A902) from Pilton Drive to Boswall Drive - Boswall Drive - Boswall Parkway from Boswall Drive to Boswall Terrace - Boswall Avenue - Fraser Avenue - End
- all primary and secondary schools in Forth and Inverleith
- sheltered housing throughout Forth and Inverleith - Wardieburn, Granton Crescent, Easter Drylaw, Silverleas, Ferry Lea
- pavements from Dudley Avenue working towards Trinity
- snow clearing Belford Avenue and Blinkbonny areas (this work is likely to continue until Friday)
snow clearing in Hillpark, Crewe Road Gardens/West Pilton Park, Muirhouse Drive + paladin bin access
Road and pavement clearance on Warriston Road from Ferry Road to Warriston crematorium
- pavement gritting at sheltered housing complexes (same locations as Wednesday)
- Pavement gritting from Craighall Road to Granton Road
Snow clearance in Belfords and Orchard Brae areas
- Snow clearance at Silverlea and Wardiefield
- Snow clearance at North local office car park
Sites are being inspected today across Forth and Invelreith with a view to installing skips to help residents with refuse disposal as normal services continue to be disrupted
Where sites are suitable skips will be put in place later today or Saturday and the Council website will be updated with details.
The plan for the next 4 days up until Monday is to:-
- snow clearing of roads south of Telford Road - Orchard brae, Belfords, Blinklbonnys, Craigleith Hill
- snow clearing of roads in West Pilton, Corbiehill and Muirhouse
- footpath clearing and gritting from Trinity west towrads Muirhouse
- footpath gritting on Ferry Road, Queensferry Road and Telford Road
Therefter resources will be deployed in Stockbridge and Inverleith.
Grit bins continue to be replenished on a 10 day cycle, and there are sufficient supplies for this to continue.
Stockbridge, Blackhall, Granton and Muirhouse Libraries are all open 10-5 today.
Saturday- Stockbridge, Blackhall, Granton Libraries open 9-1, Muirhouse Library 9-5
Sunday- Muirhouse Library 1-5.
If anyone in the area has any specific concerns about friends, family or neighbours I would urge them to contact Social Care direct team at the Council on 0131 200 2324 and staff will arrange appropriate follow up. In the evenings and weekends, contact can be made with the out of hours service at 0800 731 6969. More information, contact details and updates about these services are at Vulnerable People on the Council website
Weather Response Update from North Neighbourhood - 1700hrs Sunday 5 Dec
Snow being removed from Craigcrook Road (approx 70 tonnes) and dumped at Gypsy Brae.
Continuing to clear foot paths in Easter Drylaw.
All schools in North Neighbourhood Craigroyston, Trinity Academy, Blackhall Primary, Granton Primary, Stockbridge Primary, Trinity Primary and Wardie Primary, a path will be cleared from bus stops to crossings and then to school entrance.
Attempting to gain vehicle accesses to Dean Village via Dean Path.
High rise bin stores
May Court, Fidra Court, Birnies Court, Martello Court, Oxcars Court,
Inchmickers Court, Gunnet Court, Inchcolm Court, Inchgarvie Court
Snow being removed from Easter Drylaw Place and Easter Drylaw Way and dumped at Gypsy Brae this is being done using heavy Diggers but is still a slow processes Due to hard ice.
Shop fronts in Stockbridge, Request for accesses for wheel chair users at Grierson Crescent, South Trinity Road and Goldenacre Terrace.
Severe weather response update for North 16:00 Friday 3 December
Snow clearing and gritting at the following locations:-
- Granton steps, shops and Sheltered Housing at Granton Crescent
- Pensioners' houses at Wardieburn
- Bus stops salted all along Ferry Road to Drylaw
- Pensioners houses in Drylaw and Maidencraig Court
- Trinity and Wardie School
- Muirhouse Shopping Centre
Sheltered Housing
- Wardieburn Drive
- Wardieburn Terrace
- Granton Crescent
- Bedford Court
- Easter Drylaw Place
- Easter Drylaw Way
- Silverleas
- Ferry Lee
In addition a mobile squad has been gritting and clearing pedestrian crossings at major junctions throughout both wards.
Preliminary plans for the weekend include clearing the communal bin locations at the nine multi storey blocks across the area and following up on Edinburgh Road Services efforts to clear areas around schools.
In Forth and Inverleith wards, Edinburgh Roads service have now commenced work to clear lying snow Category 2 routes as the Category 1 routes are currently clear.