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Below is a list of all current and planned tram work works.

Our normal working hours are between 7.00am and 7.00pm Monday to Friday and between 8.00am and 1.00pm on Saturday. In order to minimise the overall disruption, the City of Edinburgh Council may grant permission for work to be carried out at weekends and in the evenings if required. If we are required to work on Sunday it will be between 10.00am to 6.00pm.

Please visit www.lothianbuses.com for information on any bus diversions.

ENABLING WORKS

Current work sites
Area Start Date Duration
South St David St, St Andrew Square
and North St David St		 1 September 08 4 weeks (approx)
Princes St/South St David St junction 1 September 08 4 weeks (approx)
Mound/Market St junction 1 September 08 4 weeks (approx)
York Place (Elder St to North St Andrew St) 29 September 08 2 weeks (approx)

UTILITY DIVERSIONS

Current work sites
Area Start Date Duration
London Road to McDonald Rd 2 June 08 24 weeks (approx)
Academy Street one way
(Local access via Duncan Place) 		11 August 08 8 weeks (approx)
Leith Walk (Stead's Place to Kirk St) 12 August 08 End September 08
Closure of Manderston St junction with Leith Walk 12 August 08 8 weeks (approx)
Haymarket utility works
(Haymarket Terrace to Manor Place)		 18 August 08 6 months (approx)
Constitution Street 18 August 08 20 weeks (approx)
South Gyle Access 25 August 08 4 weeks (approx)
Edinburgh Airport – trial holes w/c 1 September 08 4 weeks (approx)
Closure of North/South St Andrew
St and East side of St Andrew Square		 20 September 08 Early 2009 (Break for Christmas embargo)

Planned work sites
Area Start Date Duration
Princes Street
(Junction with The Mound and Hanover Street)		 1 October 08 12-16 weeks (approx)
Lothian Road junction with Princes Street October 08 End November 08
York Place (Elder St to North St Andrew St) 13 October 08 End November 08 (approx)


INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS
Current work sites
Area Start Date Duration
Site clearance at Murrayfield Stadium 7 July 08 12 weeks (approx)
Balgreen Road (off road) 11 August 08 2 months (approx)
Roseburn Street building demolition 18 August 08 5 weeks (approx)
Russell Road Bridge – enabling works 18 August 08 6 weeks (approx)
Baird Drive retaining wall 25 August 08 7 months (approx)
Water of Leith Bridge footpath (Restricted
access between Balgreen Rd & Baird Drive)		 25 August 08 9 months (approx)
A8 underpass – Phase 1 1 September 08 3 months (phase 1)
Carrick Knowe – enabling works 1 September 08 10 months (approx)
Haymarket Viaduct 1 September 08 3 months (approx)

Planned work sites
Area Start Date Duration
Foot of Leith Walk
Leith Walk Infrastructure Contract Works
2 October 08 8 months (approx)
Gyle Broadway retaining wall Mid October 08 5 months (approx)
Broomhouse Drive site office construction Mid October 08 2 months (approx)
Carrick Knowe – Construction of bridge Mid October 08 10 months (approx)
South Gyle Access/Bankhead Drive November 08 6 months (approx)
Saughton Road November 08 6 weeks (approx)
Murrayfield Tramstop retaining wall November 08 4 months (approx)
Enabling works for Princes St closure
(from January 09) 		November 08 4 weeks (approx)
Gogar Depot construction November 08 12 months (approx)
Russell Road Bridge
(Road closure at the bridge) 		Mid November 08 9 months (approx)
Earthworks between Haymarket and Roseburn Mid December 08 4 months (approx)

During the construction of Edinburgh’s 21st century tram network, we would like to thank you all for your support and patience in helping to build a new and modern transport system.

 

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