Greenmarket

Temporary Traffic Order – Greenmarket


From the City Council :

Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating the installation of electricity supply to a new development. The Order is expected to be in force for two weeks from 14 August 2023. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.

The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in in the left turn lane at the exit from Greenmarket onto West Marketgait (northbound).

This is a single lane closure prohibiting a left turn movement. This Order also includes the closure of the West Marketgait footway (west side only) between Greenmarket and Nethergate. Pedestrians are diverted to the controlled crossing points adjacent to the works.

An alternative route will be available via South Marketgait, South Union Street, Riverside Drive (westbound to Tesco roundabout), return Riverside Drive (eastbound from Tesco roundabout), South Union Street and West Marketgait (northbound).

If you have any queries, please contact the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1LS or call Dundee 433082.

Coach stop at Greenmarket #dundeewestend

We have in recent months received complaints about Greenmarket coach/bus stop.

The coaches to Edinburgh Airport and numerous coaches including holiday ones leave from there.

There’s no bus shelter and it is very exposed – so we asked the City Council if it would consider provision of a shelter at this location.

The Team Leader, Parking & Sustainable Transport advised us :

“Unfortunately there is currently no budget available for new bus shelters.

We are in on-going discussion with a number of different coach operators about suitable locations for long distance coach operations serving Dundee and our request is that they look to use the Seagate Bus Station where a full range of passenger waiting facilities are already provided. Stagecoach East Scotland who own the bus station have indicated a general willingness to accommodate different coach operators.

On a practical note, at Greenmarket, the Ember coach drivers allow passengers to board for up to 15 minutes before the coach’s scheduled departure time, thus minimising time that would be spent outside in inclement weather.”

The lack of a budget for new bus shelters in a city of 150 000 residents is a real concern and shows the impact of years of poor council budget settlements by Scottish Government.

Temporary Traffic Order – Greenmarket

From the City Council :

THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of Spaces for people works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Greenmarket (from its junction at 1-12 Seabraes to approximately 300 metres west), Dundee.

This notice comes into effect on Saturday 26 June for one night (5pm to 5am).

Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained.

No alternative routes for vehicles are available.

For further information contact 433082.

Executive Director of City Development

Dundee City Council

Temporary traffic order – Greenmarket

From the City Council :
 
THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
 
THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of crane lifting works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Greenmarket (between Greenmarket car park access and Sensation access), Dundee.
 
This notice comes into effect on Monday 24 June 2019 for 1 day.
 
Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained.
 
Access and exit to / from Greenmarket Car Park will be maintained at all times.
 
Alternative routes are available via DCA / Sensation access road.
 
For further information contact 433082.
 
Head of Roads and Transportation
Dundee City Council

Temporary Traffic Order – Greenmarket and South Marketgait

From Dundee City Council :
 
Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating traffic signal refurbishment works.  The Order is expected to be in force for two weeks from 2 July 2018.  Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.
The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in (1) the right turn from Greenmarket into South Marketgait, (2) the right turn from South Marketgait (southbound) into Greenmarket and (3) the right turn into Yeaman Shore from South Marketgait (northbound).
Pedestrian crossing facilities will be unavailable at South Marketgait, Greenmarket and Yeaman Shore and will be diverted to nearest pedestrian crossing.
Alternative routes will be available via South Marketgait, West Marketgait, Westport Roundabout, West Marketgait and South Marketgait, and South Marketgait, Thomson Avenue, South Castle Street, Riverside Esplanade, South Union Street and South Marketgait.
Please forward any comments you may have regarding this proposal to the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1LS.    If you have any queries, please call 433082.

Temporary closure of cycle path Greenmarket to Roseangle

The cycle path across the former rail goods yard, now digital media park, was closed earlier this month as a result of the construction works for the new Seabraes pedestrian bridge.    
 
The City Council has advised me :
 
“Signage was erected one week in advance to notify cyclists that the section of cycleway in question would be closed from the 14th October 2014.  Please see … photo.
 
The cycleway was closed … and appropriate diversion signs are in place.”
 
I have made the point to the City Council that, unlike a road closure, there is no advance Traffic Order notice system for cycle path closures.   So the first time one constituent who hadn’t used the path for a few weeks knew it was closed was when he walked along it, only to find the access blocked.   I have suggested an informal notice is published for such cycle path closures in future to allow advance publicity wider than at the site itself.
 
Here’s the diversion route during the works :

Impressive response from the City Council on safety concern

Earlier today, I received the following urgent concern from a constituent:
 
“I have just been out for a walk – along the cycle track and on to the DCA.  When I left the cycle track and crossed the road, heading for the back of the DCA, there is a huge cover missing from a manhole – the drop into the drain is so big that a child could fall through the gap.”
 
This was a matter of real concern and I immediately contacted the City Engineer and Roads Maintenance Partnership about it.    Within a very short period, I received the following response:
 
“The Roads Duty Inspector inspected the site an hour or so ago.   He found a gully frame cover that had been dislodged leaving an opening so put back properly.   He could not find any other issues so hopefully that was it.”
 
This was a most impressive rate of response to the credit of the City Council’s City Engineer and the Roads Duty Inspector. 

Council takes action stupid and dangerous vehicle manoeuvres at Dundee Station


At the recent West End Community Council meeting, a member advised that he had witnessed the driver of a vehicle – to avoid driving up to Greenmarket & then down past the Scottish Enterprise building to the station, where a diversion is in place during the Waterfront road works – simply drove across the pavement into the station car park area directly from South Marketgait, narrowly avoiding pedestrians.

As reported in today’s Courier, I raised the matter with the City Council’s Director of City Development calling for action to prevent such a stupid and dangerous manoeuvre from being possible.

In response, the Director of City Development at Dundee City Council has advised:

“From an inspection on site, we believe the motorist must have crossed the footpath at the pedestrian crossing, so as an interim measure we have installed a temporary barrier to prevent vehicular access. The contractor has been instructed to monitor this location and report to the police any driver attempting to access the Station Car park illegally.
Please note that this pedestrian corridor from the pedestrian crossing to the station will be re-configured this summer and the station car park will be closed as part of the Station Bridge replacement contract and this should eliminate this illegal manoeuvre.”

Speaking with constituents, it appears this dangerous manoeuvre was not an isolated incident and had happened on a number of occasions in recent days, so I am pleased that the City Council has taken swift action.   See photo of temporary barrier – above right.   I think it is important that all drivers observe the proper diverted route and don’t try to take shortcuts that are frankly dangerous to both pedestrians and indeed themselves.

The City Council’s Head of Transportation also advised me:

“I have also made Tayside Police Road Policing Unit aware of this manoeuvre, but the engineering measures should prevent any further incidents.”

Danny Alexander’s visit to Dundee

Danny Alexander addresses the ‘High Noon’ lunch
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce ‘High Noon’ lunch at the Hilton Hotel, where Danny Alexander MP, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was speaking.

It was good to meet Danny again and he gave an excellent speech in which he announced a further £32m Westminster Government funding for the delivery of superfast broadband across Scotland and made the positive case for Scotland remaining in the United Kingdom.  

Danny also visited Proper Games at Greenmarket in the West End Ward at which he saw a great example of Dundee’s key role in the computer games industry.

Monday activities

Following my weekly ward surgeries at the Mitchell Street Centre and at Harris Academy, I attended tonight’s meeting of the City Council’s Development Management Committee at which a planning application for office accommodation at the digital media park in Greenmarket – aimed at the digital media/creative industries sector – was considered.

The application was rightly strongly backed – by 21 votes to 2 – but I did seek – and obtained – assurances about visual appearance and the quality of design.    

Supporting our digital media sector is vital if we are to secure economic growth for our city and it is good to see the future of the digital media park at Greenmarket and Seabraes being secured. 

Cycle Path – Roseangle to City Centre

Following complaints from residents about broken glass on the cycle path that runs through the former goods yard area and now, in part, digital media park – from the City Centre at South Marketgait/Greenmarket to Roseangle – I raised the matter with Scottish Enterprise Tayside, who replied today as follows :
“I am advised that the path will be cleaned of glass by our contractor this week.”

STV briefing

Last night I attended an evening reception at the STV studios at Seabraes, Greenmarket, at which Rob Woodward, the company’s Chief Executive, gave a very interesting presentation on the future of Scottish broadcasting and STV’s broadcasting plans.
 
The company’s proposals in the area of news broadcasting are innovative.   However, I asked about what steps STV is taking to ensure that STV viewers on Sky get the correct local version of the STV news as STV viewers via Sky currently get the ‘Aberdeen/North version’ of the local news as opposed to the ‘Dundee/Tayside’ local news on STV news at 6pm.
Mr Woodward assured me that STV was in talks with BSkyB to hopefully resolve this.

Greenmarket

 
A local business has contacted me expressing concern about the state of the roadway in Greenmarket. See photos below.

It appears that a track was excavated some time ago on the public roadway, adjacent to the Seabraes car park.


Although a temporary repair was undertaken, the promised permanent reinstatement has yet to be undertaken and the excavation here is becoming very deep, presenting a road safety hazard.

I have raised the matter with the City Council requesting that permanent repair takes place before the road deteriorates further.

 

Temporary Road Closures

I have been advised by the City Council that :

Due to Virgin Media repairs works, the northbound side of South Marketgait (between the Riverside roundabout and Greenmarket) will be closed to traffic for one day only this Sunday (5th April)

and

Due to crane removal works, Brown Street (from Hawkhill to Guthrie Street) will be closed tomorrow for 2 days (4th and 5th April)

Day in Perth & Greenmarket issue

Janet & I along with Helen, Claire & Murray from Dundee Liberal Democrats spent today in Perth at a LibDem pre-election meeting. Very enjoyable day and the Scottish LibDems are in great spirits … I have no doubt that the party will perform well next May.

Here’s a couple of photos from today :

Claire, Helen, Murray & me at lunchtime!

And Janet’s in this one because I took the photo!
There’s an issue about how unswept the Greenmarket area is and the extent of litter in the area – I have raised the issue with the City Council’s Waste Management Department.