The City of Edinburgh Council Transport and Environment Committee gave its approval to commence the statutory process to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph at the various roads in Edinburgh. Locally this covers Seafield Road East; Sir Harry Lauder Road; Milton Link; Milton Road including parts known as Duddingston Cres; and Milton Road East.

“The Council’s Local Transport Strategy contains policies that set out its approach to setting appropriate speed limits on its road network. Policy Safe 5 and Safe 6 state that the Council will undertake a programme of reducing 40mph speed limits to 30mph at locations with urban frontages.

Reduced speed limits further the Council’s ambitions to create environments that encourage walking and cycling and to provide a road network that is safe for all road users. A review has recently been undertaken of all 40mph roads within the City of Edinburgh Council’s boundary to consider the potential to reduce their speed limits. The outcomes of this review were reported to the Council’s Transport and Environment Committee on 27 February 2020. The Committee gave its approval to commence the statutory process to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph at the following locations: …

Police Scotland is responsible for the enforcement of posted speed limits and has provided a statement of support for the proposal to these reduce speed limits.”

Comments and objections may be made by 19 November 2021; see: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/roads-pavements/view-comment-traffic-orders-new/4?documentId=12973&categoryId=20089

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Correspondence must include:

• the order number TRO/20/20
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