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Severe Weather Response in Pentlands
This page has been set-up to bring you updates on the work that the South West Neighbourhood staff are carrying out in response to the severe weather.
Other useful websites for updates:
City of Edinburgh Council ~ Severe Weather Pages
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Winter Maintenance Update - 16 December 2010
The South West Neighbourhood are continuing to work on snow / ice clearance and gritting works within the area.
Due to the recent freezing temperatures there is a vast amount of compacted ice in various locations which requires specialist machinery to break up and remove.
Operational Update
The following information is an update of works carried out by ward on 15 December 2010 and scheduled works for 16 December 2010:
Ward 2
Scheduled works for 16.12.10
Scheduled works clearing footways and laying grit:
- Ratho
- Balerno
- Currie
- Juniper Green
- Baberton Mains
Ward 8
Scheduled works clearing footways and laying grit:
- Barnshot Road
- Colinton Mains Road
- Colinton Mains Terrace
- Colinton Place
- Oxgangs Terrace
- Oxgangs Farm Drive
- Oxgangs Farm Avenue
- Firrhill Crescent
- Firrhill Drive
- Redford Place
- Caiystanes
Grit Dumps
Grit dump locations have been identified and we are currently working our way through the list below:
Grit Dumps
Grit dump locations have been identified and we are currently working our way through the list below:
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Comments
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Bavelaw Car Park, Bavelaw Road, Balerno
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Existing recycling site
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Pentland View Car Park, Lanark Road West, Currie
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Existing recycling site
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Craiglockhart Road North/ Craiglockhart Gardens
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At closed off area
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Calder Court
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In parking area at no's 2/4
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Dumbryden Gardens
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In parking area opposite no 41
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West Bryson Road
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Harrison Park Car Park
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Broomhouse Place North
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In lay-by at shops
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West Gorgie Place
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Access off Hutchison Road.
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School Wynd Ratho
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Ratho Library car park
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Smithfield St @ Gorgie Road
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In Smithfield Street behind closed off footway at Gorgie Road
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Whitson Road / Balgreen Road
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Stopped off area of carriageway accessed off Balgreen Road
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Clovenstone Park
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In central parking area
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Lanark Road opp No 260
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In Dovecot Park, adjacent to bus lay-by
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Refuse Collection Update
Refuse have returned to normal schedules although there are still problems with access in some areas due to compacted ice.
Temporary strategic refuse collection points (skips) have been put in place across the city. Within the South West skips have been put into the following locations:
- Longstone - old B&Q site
- Ratho - Baird Road opposite church
- Westside Plaza - located within the car park behind the shopping centre
The link below indicates where these skips are located:
City of Edinburgh Council - Skip bin locations
Winter Maintenance Update - 14 December 2010
The South West Neighbourhood are continuing to work on snow / ice clearance and gritting works within the area.
Due to the recent freezing temperatures there is a vast amount of compacted ice in various locations which requires specialist machinery to break up and remove.
Operational Update
The following information is an update of works carried out by ward on 13 December 2010 and scheduled works for 14 December 2010:
Ward 2
Works carried out on 13.12.10 to 14.12.10
Work to clear footpaths and lay grit, and to remove sheet ice from carriageway continued yesterday and throughout today in:
- Baberton Mains Loan
- Baberton Mains Drive
- Baberton Mains Wynd
- Baberton Mains Park
- Baberton Mains Avenue
- Baberton Mains Place
- Baberton Mains Grove
- Baberton Mains Dell
- Baberton Mains Lea
- Baberton Mains Rise
- Baberton Mains Way
- Baberton Mains Road
Ward 8
Works Carried out on 13.12.10
Footways and carriageways cleared of ice and gritted:
- Oxgangs Farm Avenue
- Oxgangs Place
Scheduled works for 14.12.10
Grounds maintenance staff working on braking down ice and gritting at Frogston Road West and Mounthooly Loan today.
Grit Dumps
We are currently identifying possible locations within residential areas to provide grit so residents can help themselves as per requests we have received. Once these sites have been identified we will provide exact locations.
Refuse Collection Update
Refuse have reported that collections have returned to their normal cycle, and collections were completed on Monday as scheduled.
Temporary strategic refuse collection points (skips) have been put in place across the city. Within the South West skips have been put into the following locations:
- Longstone - old B&Q site
- Ratho - Baird Road opposite church
- Westside Plaza - located within the car park behind the shopping centre
The link below indicates where these skips are located:
City of Edinburgh Council - Skip bin locations
Winter Maintenance Update - 13 December 2010
The South West Neighbourhood are continuing to work on snow / ice clearance and gritting works within the area.
Core Roads Update
Due to the freezing conditions on Saturday night, category one routes were prioritised, and all were treated.
Core Roads are working to fill grit bins across the city.
Operational Update
The following information is an update of works carried out by ward on 11 & 12 December 2010 and scheduled works for 13 December 2010:
Ward 2
Works carried out on 11 & 12.12.10
Footpaths have been cleared and gritted, and ice removed from carriageway in:
- Baberton Mains Loan
- Baberton Mains Drive
- Baberton Mains Wynd
- Baberton Mains Park
- Baberton Mains Avenue
- Baberton Mains Place
- Baberton Mains Grove
- Baberton Mains Dell
- Baberton Mains Lea
- Baberton Mains Rise
- Baberton Mains Way
- Baberton Mains Road
Snow removal was carried out in Baird Road, Ratho to allow the number 48 bus to pass.
Grit laid at Baberton Park.
Ward 8
Works Carried out on 11 & 12.12.10
Footways cleared and gritted:
- From Fairmilehead Crossroads to Marie Curie, and into Margaret Rose Rise
- Mount Hoolie (to be completed on 13.12.10
Scheduled works for 13.12.10
- Remainder of Mount Hoolie, and into Margaret Rose Close
- Tryst Park & New Swanson
Refuse Collection Update
Waste services are resuming scheduled refuse collections from today. Temporary strategic refuse collection points (skips) have been put in place across the city. See map here.
Winter Maintenance Update - 10 December 2010
The South West Neighbourhood are continuing to work on snow / ice clearance and gritting works within the area.
We are continuing to work through enquiries and prioritising them into the following categories:
- Individual life / limb medical emergencies
- Outlying areas
- Multi-Storey Refuse Collections
If schools are located within areas that contractors are currently working in then resources will be diverted to these areas for snow clearance / gritting of footways / access only and not the school grounds.
Core Roads Update
Core Roads confirmed on 09 December 2010 that all category 1 &2 routes have been gritted.
Operational Update
The following information is an update of works carried out by ward on 09 December 2010 and scheduled works for 10 December 2010:
Ward 2
Works carried out on 09.12.10
Pavements and Carriageways
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Bridge Road
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Johnsburn Road
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Main Street
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Bridge Road
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Deanpark Brae
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Deanpark Avenue
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Deanpark Place
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Marchbank Way
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Marchbank Gardens
Scheduled works for 10.12.10
Pavements and Carriageways:
Ward 8
Works Carried out on 09.12.10
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Pavement & Carriageway:
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Buckstone Loan East
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Buckstone Circle leading to the school
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Oxgangs Avenue from Oxgangs Road North junction heading east to the opening of Oxgangs Hill
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Oxgangs Green to Comiston Primary
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Pentland Drive
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Oxgangs Road North entrance to Firhill, Firhill Crescent and Braid Primary School
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Redford Walk
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Redford Gardens
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Redford Bank towards Colinton Primary
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Bonaly Crescent
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Rockdale Lane
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Dreghorn Loan
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Redford Drive
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Pentland Avenue (widened)
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Spylaw Bank heading to Lanark Road (widened)
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Pavements:
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Caiystane Avenue to Caiystane Terrace leading to Oxgangs Brae
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Oxgangs Path
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Colinton Mains Drive (leading to Tesco)
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Redford Road from Redford Barracks to entrance at Gallowlee
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Bonaly Avenue
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Bonaly Terrace
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Bridge Road
Scheduled works for 10.12.10
Libraries
All Libraries within the South West Neighbourhood are open.
Refuse Collection Update
As you will be aware it has not been possible to collect refuse in many areas of the city, particularly where there is an individual wheeled bin collection.
Temporary strategic refuse collection points (skips) have been put in place across the city, the link below indicates where these skips are located:
City of Edinburgh Council - Skip bin locations
Waste Services are attempting all scheduled collections for the following services:
Domestic Collection:
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Side Loading Bin - reduced service but collecting
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Individual Wheeled Bin - no service
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Communal Wheeled Bin - reduced service but collecting
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Sack Collection - reduced service but collecting
Trade Waste:
Recycling / Packaging:
Paladin Bin Collections:
Bin Repairs:
Garden Waste:
Special Bulk Uplift:
Snow Clearing / Gritting:
Access to Carry Out Snow Clearance
There have been a lot of reports regarding blocked access routes by vehicles which is causing problems for gritting vehicles and snow ploughs. Joint work is ongoing with Environmental Wardens and Lothian & Borders Police to identify owners of these vehicles and make contact with them to move vehicles to allow access into residential areas.
Tuesday 7th of December
Due to the heavy snowfall yesterday and the scale of the project we must prioritise resources into the following categories for priority:
- Outlying areas
- Multi-Storey Refuse Collections
- Individual life / limb medical emergencies
If schools are located within areas that teams are currently working in then resources will be diverted to these areas for snow clearance / gritting of footways / access only and not the school grounds.
The core Roads Department have moved on to category 2 routes this afternoon but conditions are proving extremely difficult and as a result this is taking more time than expected to get through.
The following information is an update of works being carried out today.
Ward 2
Teams are currently working in the following locations snow clearing / gritting footways:
- Access was cleared at Clovenstone Primary today
- Currie - To be complete tomorrow, then heading to Juniper Green
- Ratho - Teams have returned to Ratho and will finish this evening. Teams will investigate Hillview Cottages and update on progress within this area. Access street is very tight and this will require additional resources
- Balerno - Returning to area tomorrow morning to go over areas completed on Saturday. If possible will try and clear Spylaw at Pentland View
- Task Force staff have been deployed to clear / grit footways in Balerno including Harlaw Road today
Ward 8
Teams are currently working in the following locations snow clearing / gritting footways:
- Bonaly - Full length of both Bonaly Road and pavement is complete. They turned into Bonaly Avenue at the shops and cleared the road and pavements. Tomorrow they will work towards Redford
- Buckstone Road up to Buckstone Loan leading to Buckstone School including Buckstone Crescent. Work will commence tomorrow clearing the final part towards the school and Buckstone Crescent.
- Colinton Village
- Colinton - Work has commenced on clearing pavements in Colinton Mains Drive towards the Chip Shop and will continue tomorrow
- Caiystanes
- Oxgangs - The pavements from the Chip Shop in Oxgangs at the bottom of the road going East have been cleared
- Swanston - Avenue, Grove, Drive, Terrace, Gardens, View West, Place
Libraries
All Libraries within the South West Neighbourhood are open with the exception of Ratho Library which remains closed due to snow. A revised opening / closing time is in place for all libraries from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Refuse Collections
Waste Services are attempting all scheduled collections for the following collections:
Domestic Collections:
- Side Loading Bin - reduced service but collecting
- Individual Wheeled Bin - no service
- Communal Wheeled Bin - reduced service but collecting
- Sack Collection - reduced service but collecting
Trade Waste:
- Operating reduced service but collecting
- Sack Delivery - operating but back calls
Recycling / Packaging:
- Operating reduced service but collecting
Paladin Bin Collection:
- Reduced service but collecting in multi-storeys. (Extra resources deployed to clear excess waste from Paladin bin rooms)
Bin Repairs:
- Operating
Garden Waste:
- No service
Special / Bulk Uplift:
- Operating reduced service but collecting
Snow Clearing / Gritting:
- Crews are attempting to clear snow and ice from on street communal bins before emptying them
Monday 6th of December
Ward 2
Across the weekend, the following routes were cleared by contractors:
- Ratho
- School Wynd
- Main Street
- Wilkieston Road
- Baird Road
- Dalmahoy Road
- Balerno
- Bavelaw Road
- Mansfield Road
- Cockburn Crescent
- Johnsburn Road
- Main Street
- Bridge Road
- Deanpark Brae
- Deanpark Avenue
- Deanpark Place
- Marchbank Way
- Marchbank Gardens
Bulk snow clearance work was undertaken at the weekend, and will continue this week in:
- Juniper Green
- Currie
- Baberton
Tomorrow, contractors will be working on:
- Bonaly Drive
- Thompson Road
Ward 8
Across the weekend, the following routes were cleared by contractors:
- Colinton Village
- Bridge Road
- Pentland Avenue
- Spylaw Bank Road
- Woodhall Road
Work began at the following locations at the weekend, and is continuing this week:
- Buckstone; Bulk snow removal, and clearance of pavements
- Fairmilehead / Swanston
Contractors will be working on the following areas tomorrow:
- Caiystane Gardens
- Oxgangs Farm Drive
Libraries
All Libraries within the South West Neighbourhood are opened with the exception of Ratho Library which is closed due to snow and Currie Library as the bus service has been withdrawn.
All libraries closed at 4pm today, and will open from 10am and 4pm tomorrow.
Friday 3rd of December
Update from Gritting Control
The teams are now scraping and gritting the category 2 routes across the city as the category 1 routes are up to date and there has been no further snowfall.
Ward 2
Contractors are currently working in Ratho clearing the Main Street. A team of 30 men are currently working in this area to assist with snow clearing and gritting footways and carriageways.
Road Services have started clearing the secondary routes in this ward but are finding this very difficult due the depth of the snow.
Work will be starting in Blinkbonny Road to access the village this afternoon.
Work will commence in Balerno this afternoon clearing snow on footways and carriageways.
Ward 8
Snow clearance work has been carried out in the following areas:
- Oxgangs Road North from Tesco North to mini roundabout
- Colinton Mains Drive
A plan is currently being drawn up for priority works within ward 8 in the following locations:
- Colinton
- Buckstone
- Oxgangs
- Redford
- Bonaly
Libraries
All South West Libraries are open with the exception of Ratho Library which is closed due to heavy snow.
All libraries with the exception of Ratho will be open as usual at the weekend.
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