East Lothian Council has successfully secured £1.4m of Spaces for People funding to introduce a series of temporary changes to streets to provide more space for people to access businesses in our town centres and to exercise whilst observing current physical distancing health guidelines. Many local shops have been able to re-open for business this week and these temporary changes are focused on protecting public health, supporting social distancing and preventing a second wave of the outbreak by providing necessary space.
A staged approach will be taken over the coming weeks, and measures to be introduced will include the temporary widening of some footways, 20mph limits, some segregated space for cycling and opportunities for businesses to use pavement space for customer queuing. Some parking spaces within town centres may be temporarily removed during this period but it’s considered that sufficient capacity will be available for expected use.
Please find attached for your information the Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders for the restrictions required to implement the Spaces For People interventions.
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