Below is a briefing I received from Council Officers on traffic management arrangements designed to accommodate the redevelopment of the Jenners site.

Briefing
As you will be aware, work on the redevelopment of the Jenners building is now underway. To safely facilitate this work, a change to traffic management arrangements in the area is proposed. This includes changes to traffic priorities, pedestrian access and bus stop arrangements. A temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) will be advertised shortly, with temporary arrangements expected to be in place for approximately 2 years.

The TTRO will come into effect on 24th June 2024. Below is a copy of the South St. David Street traffic management layout plan for your information. This layout requires us to move the Airlink buses from South St. David Street for the duration of the works. In order to provide an alternative bus stop for this service the TTRO will introduce a bus gate on Waverley Bridge, reopening the bridge for to the airport bus services provided by Lothian and McGill’s buses. Bus operators are aware of this change, and they are in the process of applying to the Traffic Commissioner for permission to amend their services for this period. Bus operators understand that the reopening of Waverley Bridge is a short-term measure, and that the expectation is that they will return to their current stops once the work at Jenners is complete. No other traffic will be permitted to access Princes Street from Waverley Bridge.

The Placemaking, Events and Public Safety teams have been consulted about this change to ensure that we can safely facilitate pedestrians, cyclists and maintain the functionality of the area for the summer and winter festival periods. The new design will incorporate footway widenings at the north and south pedestrian accesses to Princes Street Gardens, bus access points and the flexibility to install hostile vehicle mitigation apparatus when required. The design for the new layout is still being progressed but once ready, will be circulated.

Provisions contained within the TTRO include:

• No Waiting Loading Unloading
  South St David Street from its junction with St Andrew Square to its junction with Princes Street on both sides.
  Rose Street (between South St David Street and Hanover Street) from the east side of its westerly junction with Rose Street North Lane to its junction with South St David Street (approx. 110m) on both sides.
  Rose Street South Lane (between South St David Street and Hanover Street)  from its eastmost junction with Rose Street southbound for approximately 25 metres.
  
• Road Closure
  Rose Street South Lane (between South St David Street and Hanover Street)  from its eastmost junction with Rose Street southbound for approximately 25 metres. Diversion via West entrance to Rose Street South Lane.
  
• Buses, Cycle and Taxi Only
  Buses, Cycles and Taxis only permitted to travel in the southbound direction of South St David Street from its junction with Rose Street to its junction with Princes Street
  
• Bus Only
  Buses permitted to exit Waverley Bridge onto Princes Street in a northbound direction. (Exit Only).
  
• Banned Turn
  Right turn manoeuvre prohibited from Waverley Bridge into Princes Street. Left Turn From Waverley Bridge into Princes Street Permitted to Buses Only.
  Left turn manoeuvre prohibited from Meuse Lane into South St David Street for all traffic except Buses Cycles and Taxis.