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                        Redefining Edinburgh’s east
                        end with a world-class
                        regeneration including new
                        retail, leisure, residential
                        and dining offers for the city.

Leith Street improvement works
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ENHANCING
                                         city, we will soon be commencing
                                         with essential works to reconfigure
                                         and renew the whole of Leith Street.

                                                                                                EDI N B U R G H
                                         In order to carry out essential utilities
                                         and improvement works, a closure of
                                         a section of Leith Street is required,
                                         between the junction of Princes
                                         Street (Waterloo Place) and the
                                         turning into Calton Road, for up to
                                                                                     The Leith Street works programme          By renewing and enhancing below
                                         ten months. Works will commence
                                                                                     will allow us to reconfigure and          ground local infrastructure, we are also
As part of the plan to help facilitate   from 4 September 2017, with traffic
                                                                                     renew the whole of Leith Street           greatly reducing the requirement for
Edinburgh St James and the wider         management changes implemented
                                                                                     in the most efficient way possible,       future works and repairs.
regeneration of the east end of the      in the few days prior.
                                                                                     creating a high quality,
                                                                                     much-improved environment, that           The works programme has been
                                                                                     better serves Edinburgh’s pedestrians,    approved by the City of Edinburgh
                                                                                     public transport and cyclists.            Council’s Transport and Environment
                                                                                                                               Committee and is supported by
                                                                                     Instead of prolonged, severely            the Council’s City Wide Traffic
                                                                                     restricted access along Leith Street,     Management Group, which includes
                                                                                     this solution ensures that works          representatives from the Council,
                                                                                     will be contained over a ten month        local transport providers and
                                                                                     period between the end of the 2017        emergency services.
                                                                                     Edinburgh festival period and the start
                                                                                     of the 2018 Edinburgh festival period,
                                                                                     mitigating any unnecessary
                                                                                     disruption to the wider city.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                New Leith Street

             WHAT S BEING DELIVERED?
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             • The removal of the Leith                                                            • Re-profiling of road levels                                • Installation of new                                                                                                                                           CA

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               Street central reservation                                                          • Footpath widening and                                        street lighting

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             • Removal of the pedestrian                                                             surface upgrades                                           • Picking up surface
               overbridge between Q-Park                                                           • Improved pedestrian                                          and wastewater
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                                                                                           What time of the day will works            Can you confirm that this

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                                                                                           take place? Will any work be               closure has been agreed
                                                                                           carried out over the weekend?              by emergency services

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                                                                                                                                      and Council?

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                                                                                           Site working hours are from
                                                                                                                                      The closure of Leith Street

                       DELIVER ?
                                                                                           7am until 7pm Monday to
                                                                                                                                      was approved by the City of
                                                                                           Friday, with noisy works taking
                                                                                                                                      Edinburgh Council’s Transport
                                                                                           place between 8am until 6pm
                                                                                                                                      and Environment Committee
                                                                                           on weekdays and between
                                                                                                                                      in March. The programme
                                                                                           8am until 2pm on Saturdays.
                                                                                                                                      has also been reviewed and
                                                                                           In exceptional circumstances,
This closure will facilitate the       Around 3,000 full time equivalent                                                              approved by the Traffic
                                                                                           some work may be required to
Edinburgh St James project.            jobs in a variety of sectors will                                                              Management Review
                                                                                           take place outside these hours.
Upon completion in 2020,               also be created as a result of                                                                 Panel, which includes the
                                                                                           Prior notification will always be
Edinburgh St James will transform      Edinburgh St James, which will                                                                 emergency services as well
                                                                                           provided in these instances.
the east end of the city, providing:   move Edinburgh from 13th to                                                                    as the CEC roads officers and
                                       8th in the UK retail rankings.                                                                 other statutory stakeholders.

       80 NEW SHOPS
                                       The development will also enhance
                                       links through this site from Leith

                                                                                                                               Q.
       30 NEW RESTAURANTS
                                       Street to Multrees Walk/York Place
       AND BARS                                                                                                                       Who is actually carrying

                                                                                     Iinformat
                                       for the first time in over 40 years,

                                                                                     MPORTAioNnT
                                                                                                                                      out this work?
                                       enabling important ease of access

                                                                                                                               A.
       150 NEW HOMES                   for pedestrians and cyclists.                                                                  Laing O’Rourke, the
                                                                                                                                      main contractor for the
       1,600 COVERED CAR               To find out more, visit                                                                        Edinburgh St James project,
       PARKING SPACES                  edinburghstjames.com                                                                           will be managing all work
                                                                                                                                      taking place. Individual
       1ST EVERYMAN CINEMA
                                                                                                                                      subcontractors will be
       IN SCOTLAND
                                                                                                                                      appointed to carry out
                                                                 Working in                                                           different elements.
       3 NEW ATTRACTIVE
                                                                 partnership for a
       PUBLIC SQUARES
                                                                 better Edinburgh

                                                                                      Q.
                                                                                           Is the full closure of a section
       250+ ROOM
                                                                                           of Leith Street anything to
       W EDINBURGH HOTEL.
                                                                                           do with the Picardy Place
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                                                                                      A.
                                                                                           tram extension?                     If you have any questions please don’t
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                                                                                           No, these works are to              hesitate to contact Laing O’Rourke
       70+ ROOM                                                                                                                via esjcommunity@laingorourke.com
                                                                                           facilitate the building of the
       ROOMZZZ APARTHOTEL                                                                                                      or on 07823362404
                                                                                           Edinburgh St James project.
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people of today

                                                    THANyKou
and tomorrow can
have a shared part
in this once-in-a
generation project
                                                       in advance for
                                                       your patience.

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