Scotland continues to be lashed by gale force winds, causing widepsread travel disruption. As at midday, this is the picture in Edinburgh, where a gust of 102mph was recorded earlier this morning:
Forth Road Bridge – closed due to high winds
Waverley Station – all rail services currently suspended
Edinburgh Airport – all incoming flights cancelled and outgoing flights severely disrupted
Local Roads:
M9 City Of Edinburgh – M9 closed in both directions between J1, A8 (Newbridge) and J2, B8046 (Old Philpstoun), because of an overturned lorry. Police directing traffic.
A720 City Of Edinburgh – A720 Edinburgh City By-Pass in Edinburgh closed and slow traffic westbound between Calder Junction and Hermiston Gait, because of an overturned lorry. Diversion in operation – A71. Travel time is 20 minutes.
A71 City Of Edinburgh – A71 Calder Road in Edinburgh partially blocked in both directions between Calder Junction and the B701 Wester Hailes Road junction, because of fallen street light. Police directing traffic.
City Of Edinburgh – North St David Street closed in both directions between the Thistle Street junction and the Queen Street junction, because of unsafe building. Police directing traffic.
Lothian Buses have also issued the following information:
Due to the severe weather the following services have been diverted
Service 1 (Fountain Bridge Closed) diverted via angle park West approach road, Lothian Road
service 2 hermiston gate closed operating via South Gyle access
Service 3 diverted via A7 via Hardengreen, Dalhousie road into Newtongrange onto route
service 7 via Pilrig Street Ferry Road
service 10 terminate at Duke street
service 14 operating via Pilrig st, Ferry Road and North Junction Street
service 15 terminting at Fairmilehead
service 16 operating via Pilrig Street, Ferry Road and North Junction Street.
service 19 will operate via Portobello Road in both directions
service 20 will not operate through the Calders
service 21 (to Royal Infirmary ) diverted via Fillyside Seafield Road.
service 22 Via Pilrig Street North Junction Street
service 23 to terminate at Greenbank
Service 25 will operate via Fillyside-Seafield road onto route at Leith Links
service 34 and 35 diverted via Angle Park Terrace,West Approach Road and Lothian Road and also will terminate at Duke Street
service 44 — Eastbound diverted from Jock`s Lodge via PiersHill Terrace; west Bound via NorthField Broadway and Portobello Road
Service 49 diverted via Seifield Road-Leith Links also not operating through Dalkieth Centre (via Melville road to Hardengreen. (not able to serve Tesco Hardengreen)
North St David Street Closed — All Services diverted Leith Street
West Approach Road Closed West Bound – all servoces diverted Morrison Link Haymarket,Dalry Road onto Gorgie.
Services 12 26 31 48 X48 100 and N26 diverted eastbound at Haymarket, click here for details.
Service 41 diverted both directions at Queensferry Road, Queensferry Terrace. Buses diverted via Craigleith Crescent, Ravelston Dykes and Queensferry Terrace due to a road closure.
For details of Princes Street diversions click here.
All other services operating on normal routes.
Conditions are expected to ease later this evening but in the meantime Lothian and Borders Police advise that only absolutely necessary journeys should be made.
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