Turnhouse Road Bus Gate

At the end of January, Lothian Buses announced their plans to change the route of the 31 bus so it serves West Craigs, running along Craigs Road and Turnhouse Road. 

Lothian have said they will make this change when the new Craigs Road/Maybury Road junction is complete and when the new southbound Turnhouse Road bus gate is put in place. 

However, the Lothian announcement said the new southbound Turnhouse Road bus gate (restricting access to buses only) will operate 7am-7pm every day.

This completely contradict the information we were given by council transport officials last year, which said the bus gate would operate only at peak times: 7am-9.30am and 4pm-6.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The commitment that the bus gate would operate only at peak times is information we passed on to residents in good faith. It is extremely frustrating and deeply concerning that completely different information has now been published. 

We have contacted council transport for urgent clarification on this. We will let you know as soon as we have more information.

We have also been copied in to emails from residents trying to lodge objections to the bus gate, quoting a traffic regulation order reference ‘TRO/24/30’. Please note that this TRO refers to parking restrictions in Craiglockhart and does not relate to the bus gate. 

The TRO for the bus gate has not yet been published, so there is as yet no ability to formally comment. We will provide full details as soon as the formal consultation starts.

Local Lib Dem councillor Ed Thornley said, "As a local councillor, I'm very concerned that there appears to be new, changed information now about the bus gate. We need that clarification urgently. 

“It is also vital that local people get the chance to have their say before any final decisions are taken.”