Cowgate Roundabout and Shops

Work starts today on the redevelopment of the nightmare that is Cowgate roundabout.

I'm no expert on the subject but my theory is the bigger the road you build the more traffic use them so I guess it will soon become a bottleneck again.






14th December 2015





















Cowgate Roundabout.























Nearby Shops and Flats.







28th December 2015










1967



Construction of the Cowgate Roundabout.

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Cowgate roundabout pedestrian underpass.

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Building of underpass at Cowgate roundabout.

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Moorside Court near Cowgate roundabout.

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Cowgate roundabout constuction and Sunset Brick and Tileworks.

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See my other photos around Cowgate: