Driving back from the Gyle last week, traffic was at a standstill. The bane of every road user, three-way temporary lights mean it could only be roadworks.
Was it another water mains upgrade such as is currently causing chaos in Gorgie? Or maybe it was resurfacing or new fibre cables or gas connections being laid?
None of the above, which might be welcome once the work is done, but the construction of the West Edinburgh Link (WEL) to build cycle lanes between The Gyle and Clovenstone, tying in Bankhead, Sighthill, Wester Hailes and the Calders.
I don't know how much demand this will meet, although an educated guess from observation is very little.
This project won a competition run by the Scottish Government-funded charity Sustrans in 2017 and is estimated to cost up to £16 million. All public money of course, when the condition of the roads in the area leaves a lot to be desired and is crying out for investment.
Quality road repairs benefit all users, as in the case on the recently repaired Gilmore Place.
But with the East-West cycleway, plus the crazy paving on Leith Walk and the Roseburn-Union canal project, Edinburgh will have spent the best part of £70 million on bike routes alone, when regular cycling is declining.
