Edinburgh roads: Key Meadows to George Street active travel project and road closures move a step closer


by www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— A major active travel project in the centre of Edinburgh, including several permanent road closures, has moved a step closer. The city council’s Meadows to George Street scheme will mean new cycle lanes, more space for pedestrians, bus gates to stop through traffic and a car ban in some streets. The statutory orders to allow the construction stage to begin have are now being advertised in what the council described as a major milestone in the project. The council says there has been...

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