THE City of Edinburgh Council has announced that a raft of infrastructure and road safety works worth over £30 million will be progressed in the coming year.
The Roads and Infrastructure Investment – Capital Delivery Priorities for 2025/26 spreads the capital budget of £25.686 million across six different work streams.
Carriageways and footways will receive £18.161 million and focus on repairing roads and pavements. Street lighting and traffic signals have £1.220 million, which will be used to maintain and improve this network. Road structures take £1.545 million and focuses on road bridges, foot bridges, underpasses, tunnels and gantries. Road operations will get £2.460 million and encompasses drainage repairs, bus stop maintenance and surface enhancement. Other asset management and miscellaneous spending amounts to £2.3 million.
The additional £12.5m of funding agreed in February’s budget has been integrated into the programme to improve paths, pavements and road conditions.
Councillor Stephen Jenkinson, transport and environment convener, said, “I’m really pleased that these two ambitious and wide-reaching reports have been agreed. Our residents have made it abundantly clear that they want and expect continued investment in our roads network. Road safety also goes hand in hand with road condition and investment, with roads that are better maintained equalling safer roads for our children and young people. This is what I’m committed to delivering.
“From carriageway strengthening in Corstorphine and surface treatment in Seafield, to street lighting in Leith and road safety education in Ratho, we’re focused on fulfilling our commitments and getting to work for the people of Edinburgh.”
