We have been informed of major road works to resurface parts of the Barnton junction and Queensferry Road.  These will start on 26 February and involve closures, temporary traffic lights and diversions so it is important for people to plan ahead.

The works will take place in the evenings and at night in order to avoid the busy peak traffic periods.  The roads should be open as normal during the day.

Details of local bus diversions can be found here

 

• 26 February – 11 March: Barnton junction resurfacing

 

The junction carriageway on the Queensferry Road at the junction with Whitehouse Road is to be completely resurfaced. These works should take around two weeks to do but could be completed earlier if there is good weather.

The works will start at 7pm each weekday evening with the noisier operations stopping at 11pm.  Quieter work will continue into the early hours of the morning. This will allow the works to be carried out during times of low traffic volumes and therefore reduces the risk of congestion and delay.

The junction will be open to traffic from 7am-7pm each day as normal.  However, when work is being carried out in the evening and at night, the junction will be closed to east bound traffic along Queensferry Road.

A diversion system will therefore operate along Whitehouse Road, Gamekeeper’s Road and Cramond Road South when the east bound part of Queensferry Road is closed.  Residents here should therefore expect a significant increase in city bound traffic during this time.  You can see a detailed map showing the diversion arrangement here.

Map showing the diversion during Barnton junction works

• 12 – 25 March: Queensferry Road surfacing

The second part of the resurfacing works will take place on Queensferry Road near the Parkgrove shops.

These are due to start on 12 March and will take two weeks, subject to weather.  Just like the Barnton junction works, the resurfacing will take place each weekday evening from 7pm and with the noisier operations stopping at 11pm. Again, this will allow the works to be carried out during times of low traffic volumes and therefore reduces the risk of congestion and delay.

The junction will be open to traffic from 7am-7pm each day as normal.  However, when work is being carried out, the entrance to Barnton Park Drive from Queensferry Road will be closed off.  Access to and from the Barton Park estate will have to be via Barnton Grove and Whitehouse Road.

The flow of traffic along Queensferry Road will be controlled using temporary traffic lights and a contraflow.  You can see a detailed map showing some of these arrangements here.

Map showing works and contraflow arrangements on Queensferry Road

Whilst we are pleased to see that works are being timetabled to try and minimise disruption, the nature of the junction and the Queensferry Road means we still expect delays.  We would encourage all our constituents to plan ahead and allow more time for their journeys.