Action on tour buses and heavy goods vehicles passing through a neighbourhood due to a road closure has been asked for by Edinburgh councillors .

In July, a stretch of Craighall Road adjacent to Trinity Academy was closed to road traffic with little prior notice for three years to enable rebuilding works on the school.

Now, local councillors have said that the closure has led to heavy goods vehicles and tour buses making their way into previously quiet roads, especially the cobbled Whale Brae.

After a vote at Thursday’s Transport and Environment Committee meeting, council officers will brief local councillors on options to tackle the impact of the closure.

They have been asked for measures to be proposed on closing Whale Brae and Stanley Road to tour buses, and placing signs on Wha

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