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Dayna McAlpine

Edinburgh's latest road closures and temporary traffic light works across the city

Driving in Edinburgh can be no easy feat - with motorists keen to avoid any traffic works or road closures in order to prevent themselves from being caught up in delays.

The City of Edinburgh Council regularly shares roadworks and events reports to keep the city's drivers in the know about any new or extended works that they need to be aware of before heading out in their car.

In its bulletin for Monday June 6, the council shared key updates including Scottish Water repairs, BT works and cityfibre installation points that will affect drivers this week.

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Starting with the city centre, Princes Street will see lane closures until the end of today (Tuesday 7 June) as a result of manhole cover repairs on the city's busiest street - with lane closures westbound at Princes Street and southbound on South Charlotte Street.

Meanwhile, Glasgow Road is facing a citybound lane closure, midway between the Edinburgh Airport on-slip and RBS Bridge as Scottish Water works to repair a burst pipe. The closure is expected until EOD June 9.

For anyone hoping to pop down to Portobello for a day out, temporary traffic lights have been installed today, June 7, on the high street at Beach Lane while Scottish Water makes urgent repairs to address flooding in properties.

It's good news however for anyone who uses Colinton Road , as three-way traffic lights planned for this week have been postponed until the end of the month.

Corstorphine Bank Drive has temporary traffic lights in place at Templeland Road while Scottish Power makes cable connections - these will be in action until the end of the week at least.

St John's Road at Clermiston Road has overnight temporary traffic lights every night until EOD June 9 (8pm - 7am) as Cityfibre is carrying out cable and ducting installation.

More temporary traffic lights have been installed on Seafield Road East at Fillyside Road - there hasn't been any indication as to when the three-way lights will be in action until.

Meanwhile, West Granton Road , between Waterfront Broadway and Granton Square, will be faced with a rolling programme of lane closures, temporary traffic lights and side-road closures as required by Cityfibre. It's estimated the works will end somewhere mid-July.

Lasswade Road at The Murrays also has temporary traffic lights in place until EOD Friday 10 June while Cityfibre carries out ducting installation.

Sheriffhall to Old Craighall on the A720 will see the installation of traffic monitoring equipment and the road will be closed to eastbound traffic by BEAR Scotland from 8.30pm - 6am nightly until Friday 10 June.

Drivers will find a the short citybound lane closed under the rail bridge on Gorgie Road between Westfield Street and Robertson Avenue while Cityfibre carries out ducting installation until June 9.

The next few weeks with also spell lane closures for A701 drivers as Straiton Road's southbound carriageway from Loanhead Road begin this week until the 26 June while Scottish Power installs new cables.

You can read the full report - which also contains all closures for Spaces for People measures - here.

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