DRIVERS face a month of disruption as Waverley Bridge in Edinburgh is made one-way from tomorrow.

Vehicles travelling south will be diverted away from the bridge so that further work can begin on improving pedestrian access around Waverley railway station.

For four weeks from 6am on Tuesday Waverley Bridge will become one-way to northbound traffic only.

Edinburgh City Council said it to allow the construction of a "setted raised table", or an elevated section of road, on the bridge between the north and south ramps of Waverley Station.

The works are part of a £1 million programme to improve pedestrian access.

The first phase of works on Market Street was completed in mid-2014 and included the creation of a temporary taxi rank, new loading areas and a cycle lane.

The second phase, which is ongoing, involves carriageway resurfacing and the widening of footways on Waverley Bridge, as well as the installation of upgraded drainage, kerb realignment, laying of sandstone and Caithness paving and improved pedestrian crossing facilities.

The raised table is designed to act as an informal or uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, encouraging traffic to slow down and making it much easier for pedestrians to cross the Bridge to and from the Station ramps.

Lesley Hinds, Edinburgh Transport Convener, said: "We appreciate that these works will inevitably cause some inconvenience for traffic heading south and we would ask for the public's patience while we get this much-needed improvement work completed.

" The new raised section will create an informal pedestrian crossing so that people leaving or arriving at the Station on foot can feel much safer about crossing Waverley Bridge."

Diversion routes will be set up for southbound traffic.

The Airlink bus service will remain on Waverley Bridge and the tour buses will be relocated to Market Street.

The taxi rank on Waverley Bridge will remain in its current position.