Adapted from an email sent by Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, on 2016_10_03 at 10:23)
Work is due to start on the upgrade to the Pilrig Street junction on 10 October 2016. The upgrade reflects the principles of the Scottish Government’s ‘Designing Streets’ guidance and the design principles for the Leith Programme as a whole that has promoted simplified road layouts which are more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists. Continue reading
Allenbuild advise that
works at the Shrubhill former bus and tram depot will commence in late August 2016, with site-surveying and initial site clearance…. Piling works are scheduled to commence in late October 2016 and will last around 9 weeks, followed by below-ground foundations and the carpark structures. The superstructure of Block A on Leith Walk will commence early in 2017. The construction of the car park will be ongoing during 2017 with superstructure of the two blocks behind Block A both commencing later in 2017.
Fuller details are in this PDF. Continue reading
(adapted from an email sent by Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, sent on 2016_09_27 at 16:36)
We would like to inform you that the draft TRO and RSO for the next phase of the Leith Programme, Brunswick Street to Montgomery Street, have now been formally advertised. The Orders have been advertised in accordance with statutory requirements and details are viewable on the Council’s website or in person at the City Chambers on the High Street. Please click here to see the details of the proposals contained in both draft Orders. Continue reading
(adapted from an email sent by Alan Dean, Partnership Development Officer, sent on 2016_09_09 at 15:49)
Following their site mobilisation and initial preparatory works this week, Land Engineering Ltd, the contractors appointed to deliver the Pilrig Street to McDonald Road section of our improvement works, will commence construction next week (12 September 2016) adjacent to the Shrubhill redevelopment site and Middlefield on the west side of Leith Walk. These works will concentrate on footway reconstruction. The traffic management will consist of a single lane closure in order to ensure minimal disruption and traffic flow. Continue reading
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