West End Community Police Surgeries #dundeewestend
The next West End community police surgeries take place next Monday – details below and all residents welcome :
Temporary Traffic Order – Riverside Approach
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 gas main renewal works. The Order is expected to be in force for five weeks from 30 July 2018. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily (1) all southbound vehicular traffic in Riverside Approach from its junction with Magdalen Yard Road to its junction with Riverside Drive and (2) all right turning traffic (westbound) from Barnetts Garage onto Riverside Drive.
Pedestrian access and vehicular access to premises will be maintained where possible.
Alternative routes will be available via (1) Magdalen Yard Road, Windsor Street, Perth Road and Riverside Drive and (2) Riverside Drive (eastbound), Tesco Roundabout and Riverside Drive (westbound).
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 – contact phone number – 433168.
Friends of Wighton update …
From Sheena Wellington :
Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library
Lunchtime Recital – today! – Wednesday 25th July at 1.15am
Friends of Wighton and the Wighton Heritage Centre are celebrating Scotland’s Year of Young People with a holiday trio of Lunchtime Recitals featuring some of our finest young traditional musicians.
On Wednesday 25th July, we have our now traditional summer visit from the Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail, a recital that has been known to merge into a lively session.
This year we are delighted to welcome the Gaelic Ceilidh Trailers with Sean Clark (Guitar), Rachel Campbell (Accordion), Isla Ratcliff (Fiddle and Voice), Felix Churchill-Moss (Fiddle and Mandolin) and Duncan Macleod (Voice and Piano) focussing on Scotland’s rich Gaelic repertoire.
McGonagall’s Walk to be repaired
Following concerns expressed to me by residents that McGonagall’s Walk on Riverside Drive has been damaged during recent flood prevention works, the City Council has given assurances that the walk will be repaired.
The council’s City Development Director has now advised me :
“My Officers have investigated the damage to McGonagall’s Walk art installation and established that there are seven cracked slabs and damage to one of the words which has removed one of the letters.
The damage to the slabs occurred during the construction of the new seawall. This has been raised with the contractors and who have advised that they will replace the damaged slabs, including the art work. The damage to the individual letter was not caused by the contractor and this will be replaced by the Council.”
I am pleased the walk is to be fully repaired as it is part of the city’s heritage – the work will be completed in the coming months.
McGonagall’s Walk is embedded in the pavement for 150 metres along Riverside Drive west of the V&A at Dundee. It is includes an inscription of McGonagall’s poem, “The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay.”
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT
REPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 23 JULY 2018
Perth Road (at Arnhall Drive) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 23 July for one week for gas service connection.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Riverside Drive (at Riverside Approach) – temporary traffic lights from Monday 30 July for 5 weeks for gas main renewal. Riverside Approach closed southbound and prohibition of right turn from Barnetts Garage will be in force for periods of the 5 weeks.