Several road closures have been added to the already long list by Edinburgh City Council as the Scottish capital prepares to welcome the Queen for the final time after her passing.
The Queen’s body is expected to arrive in Edinburgh at around 3:30pm following a long journey down from Balmoral in Aberdeenshire.
It is expected that the procession will enter the city via the Queensferry Crossing in the west.
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From there, it will travel past Edinburgh Castle and down the full length of the Royal Mile where it will pass the Scottish Parliament before making its way to the royal residence at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and opposition party leaders are expected to gather at the Parliament to observe the Queen’s coffin passing.
As a result of the procession, drivers in the capital have been urged not to travel by car if they wish to say their goodbyes.
Road closures are expected to remain in place tomorrow (Monday 12) where the Queen’s body will be transported from Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral for a service at around 3:00pm.
Instead the local authority is advising that anyone wishing to enter the city centre do so by using one of the seven park and rides to bus or train into the capital.
The arrival of the coffin will mean that several road closures will be in order to ensure the security of the event.
The following roads will be closed:
- Abbey Mount at Regent Road: road closed
- Abbeyhill at Abbey Lane: road closed
- Abbeyhill at Abbeyhill Crescent: road closed
- Blackfriars Street: road closed
- Calton Road at Abbeyhill Crescent: road closed
- Calton Road at Leith Street: local access only
- Canongate at St Mary Street and Jeffrey Street: road closed
- Carrington Road at Crewe Road South: road closed
- Carrington Road at East Fettes Avenue: road closed
- Castle Terrace: road closed
- Castlehill: road closed
- Chambers Street: road closed
- East Market Street at junction with Jeffrey Street: road closed
- Fettes Avenue: road closed
- High Street at Cockburn Street: road closed
- High Street at George IV and The Mound: road closed
- Holyrood Park entrance at Meadowbank Terrace: road closed
- Johnston Terrace: road closed
- Lawnmarket: road closed
- New Street, south of the entrance to Waverley car park: road closed
- Nicolson Street at West Nicholson Street: road closed northbound only: local access provided to Blair Street
- Niddry Street: road closed
- Old Tolboth Wynd: road closed
- Queen's Drive: road closed east of the roundabout at Holyrood Gait entrance to Meadowbank Terrace entrance
A statement by the council on their website read: “Road closures are in place in the city centre, with further closures planned in the coming days.
“There might also be additional closures at short notice, please be prepared for significant disruption if you are travelling.
“If you are travelling to Edinburgh, consider using one of seven park and rides and get a bus or train into the city.”
You can keep up to date with all the road closures on the council's website here.
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