From 10am on Monday 5 March, the one-way system on Forth Street will be temporarily reversed, meaning that drivers will not be able to enter from Broughton Street.
The switch is to accommodate possible re-routing of traffic made necessary by diversions around tramworks elsewhere (see Issue 204, page 1).
Although the change is expected to last only until November, it has not been greeted with unalloyed joy by local residents and businesses.
One such contacted by Spurtle displayed typical Edinburgh optimism. His prediction: 'sheer bloody chaos'.
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Dundas Street is another Broughton area you may wish to avoid for the next two weeks.
Contractors will start 'essential cabling work' on Monday which is expected to cause disruption.
Enterprise PLC have apologised in advance for any inconvenience.
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On Sunday 4 March, adult fares are going up on Lothian Buses. You can read the details and explanation by following this link.
From Monday 5 March, the 23 and 27 buses will begin running every 12 minutes during the daytime, Monday–Friday. There will be minor changes to the 27's Saturday timetable. Read the details in the files at the foot of this page.