Ash Regan calls on Edinburgh City Council to tacking shaking houses
The Edinburgh Eastern MSP says her constituents in Restalrig Road are experiencing disruption due to traffic
Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan has called on City of Edinburgh Council to act as locals in the Edinburgh Eastern constituency continue to experience disruption through the shaking of their homes due to nearby traffic.
The poor condition of the roads in addition to the high speed of heavy buses, trucks and cars along Restalrig Road are the causes of severe vibrations to these local houses.
The severe vibrations form the road have caused damage to local residents’ properties, as the masonry on the houses has come loose as a result, in which homeowners have been forced to pay for repairs which City of Edinburgh Council refuses to take any responsibility for.
Ash Regan said: “It is long overdue that the City of Edinburgh Council acted to allow people to get back to their normal lives as they cannot be expected to experience this needless disruption on a daily basis in addition to damage to their properties.
“I am happy to meet with Council representatives to find solutions this ongoing problem, for example traffic calming measures such as a speed camera or speedbumps.”
Council have 'asked for road to be inspected'
In response, Edinburgh City Council's Transport Convener Cllr Scott Arthur told Forth News: "I would like to thank Ash Regan MSP for raising this issue on behalf of her constituents, I know many residents across the city have similar experiences.
"I have asked for Restalrig Road to be inspected, and would be happy to meet Ms Regan and her constituents to discuss the matter further.
"Having inherited a situation where road and footpath maintenance was underfunded in Edinburgh, Labour have secured £11M of additional funding for our capital. We are listening to the public, and will resurface whole streets rather than take a piecemeal approach. In addition to this, we are trailing a state-of-the-art “Pothole Killer” machine which will help automate repairs.
"We won’t get footpaths and roads back to where we want them to be in one year, but this investment will help halt the decline."