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Update from the South Neighbourhood Manager
This level of snowfall has not been experienced in Scotland since 1965, and our staff are working around the clock to assist in clearing snow and dealing with snow related issues
for the community. Your patience in dealing with service requests is greatly appreciated.
If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact me by email. Kind regards,
, Neighbourhood Manager - South
South Severe Weather Update: 13:00 Thursday 16th December 2010
Thankfully the snow this morning was not too bad - we are now expecting colder temperatures over the weekend so there is a risk of ice build up and we are trying to address this by ensuring that there are increased amounts of grit available across the neighbourhood. Central roads teams have extra resources filling grit bins and all of them should be replenished. In addition we have a couple of teams of staff dropping off piles of grit where we have identified some need. The list of locations we have compiled is available here and we can add locations if further suitable sites are identified. These will just be temporary arrangements and we need to be careful not to block access so not all locations will be suitable, however we are grateful for any help residents are prepared to provide with gritting their streets to prevent the build up of ice.
We have also commenced work on the highest priority potholes around the neighbourhoods.
Refuse collection services are progressing with normal household waste collection routes for green bins being about half a day to a day behind schedule. Communal bin collections are also working to their normal routes but again they will be behind schedule due to the amount of excess waste being collected. Yesterday they collected 700 tonnes of waste in comparison to the normal daily amount of just under 500 tonnes. Where access is a problem they are making arrangements for streets to be treated to allow access later.
Central roads teams have been working on category 3 routes across the city. In addition 2 vehicles were gritting category 1 routes on the Dulcet Road/Peffermill areas and the Frogston/Comiston/Morningside areas.
This morning all vehicles will have returned to category 1 routes due to the snow fall.
This weekend an alphabetical list of the streets/routes in gritting Categories 1,2 and 3 is being posted on the Council's website, this will allow residents to check this information for themselves. We also hope to get an alphabetical list street by street of the locations of grit bins across the city onto the website very soon.
Today, we have 137 operatives (Taskforce/contractors) working in the South neighbourhood. We have 1 JCB and 11 mini diggers. We also have 4 grab Lorries for lifting and moving piles of snow and 4 tippers to deliver grit on site.
Snow Clearance by the neighbourhood resources:
- Both sides of The Inch on the Gilmerton Road are being finished off teams are working from North to South.
- The Hermitage, Morningside Road,Tipperlinn Road and streets around Royal Edinburgh Hospital are all work in progress
- Greenhill, Forbes Road ,Chamberlian Road and surrounding Streets
- Spylaw Road, Viewforth Terrace Hartington Gardens and surrounding streets.
- Craiglea Drive and surrounding streets
- East and West Castle Road road clearance to allow access for taxi for hospital transfer on Monday.
- Langton Road around St Crispins School completing both sides of footways.
- Key shopping areas
- Lasswade Road from junction at Captains Road and Gilmerton Dykes Street heading South towards the Murrays.
- St Leonards, Parkside, Rankellior Street and surrounding area.
Areas that were completed yesterday are as follows:
- Majority of The Grange
- Whitehouse Loan and Marchmont Road
- Gracemount - White Church Lane
- All streets around The Cluny's
- All streets between Colinton Road and Polwarth Terrace
- Guardwell Estate
Patching
- Lightways have commenced work in Old Dalkeith Rd/ Liberton Rd/ Liberton Gdns/ Dalkeith Rd/ Bruntsfield Pl/ Laurelton Pl/ Newington Rd/ Lauriston St/ South Clerk St (see attached)
There are no outstanding issues involving vulnerable clients or any current requirements at any of the Sheltered Housing properties that we are aware of.
Taskforce commenced bin clearance and street cleaning first thing this morning but have returned to gritting duties around the shops and other priority areas.
If you or anyone in the area has 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. Email . In the evenings and weekends, contact can be made with the out of hours service at 0800 731 6969.
With the ongoing thaw and re-icing problems, a number of burst pipes/ roof/gutter problems etc are being reported. Residents are advised to report this to 0131 200 2000 and the staff in the contact service will be able to assist
