part of deputation.. DANGEROUSLY PITTED ROAD SURFACE: West Mill Road, Colinton Recent History Following many complaints from local residents about the deteriorating state of this carriageway both to Colinton Community Council (Colinton CC) and to local city councillors, Cllr Neil Cuthbert wrote to Transport Officers last September requesting action on a number of issues including: “Conduct an urgent safety inspection of West Mill Road”, “Prioritise emergency repairs for the most severe potholes” and “Schedule comprehensive resurfacing for the worst-affected sections”. He included a number of photographs at the time to illustrate the need for these actions. In the light of further deterioration of the road surface and no apparent action, Colinton CC approached the Senior Transport Team Leader in January 2026 to discover that although there had been a professional assessment done shortly after Cllr Cuthbert’s request, the shocking result was that no resurfacing work was programmed for West Mill Road for at least three years. We then requested that the road surface be reassessed and a meeting take place with the inspection team to understand why such a dangerously pitted surface was not considered high priority. No such meeting has taken place and only after repeated requests was a safety inspector sent to the site with the result that only four out of dozens of potholes have been dealt with on a temporary basis. Moreover, the most dangerous stretch of badly pitted surface at the steeply sloped section near Woodhall Road appears to have been completely ignored by the inspector. Why is Resurfacing West Mill Road Important? West Mill is far more than a normal side road. It provides access to the Water of Leith Walkway – particularly for cyclists and pedestrians – and in the last 30 years has had a large number of flatted accommodation units and other houses built on its first 300 metres or so. This has generated a huge volume of traffic and wear on the road. A culvert u…
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