Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting (Construction Phase) via Google Meet on Thursday 27 August 2020 at 5:30pm Continue reading
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Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 30 July 2020
Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting (Construction Phase) via Google Meet on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 5:30pm Continue reading
Preparatory works for Trams to Newhaven continue with vibration testing
(adapted from an email from Trams to Newhaven: view the original at https://mailchi.mp/7f4d38afd7a4/trams-to-newhaven-update-february-2019-final-business-case-233657)
Ground and Site Investigation Works update
Ground and site investigation works along the route are now in the final stages, with the last of the scheduled works due to complete in week commencing 22 July 2019.
The essential pre-enabling works, being carried out by the tram project’s Systems and Infrastructure contractor Sacyr, Farrans, Neopul (SFN), involves SFN carrying out detailed ground investigation surveys at 25 sites on the route. The work is being carried out in sections of approximately 100 metres at a time and under localised lane closures.
The purpose of ground investigation works is to determine the ground conditions along the route so that the project’s final design can be confirmed. SFN have been checking, among other things, the depth of the bedrock. This will allow us to better understand how deep tram infrastructure foundations need to be, as well as the dimensions of the ‘track slab’, which will be laid beneath the tram tracks.
Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, held at 200 Bonnington Road on Wednesday 6 June 2019 at 5:30pm
Actions and decisions are red italic.
1 Abbreviations
| BAFO = best and final offer | LLCC = Leith Links Community Council |
| CCTT = Community Councils Together on Trams | LW = Leith Walk |
| CEC = City of Edinburgh Council | NTBCC = New Town & Broughton Community Council |
| CPZ = controlled parking zone | OBC = outline business case |
| CS = Constitution St | POLHA = Port of Leith Housing Association |
| ECI = early contractor involvement | SPC = swept-path contract |
| EIA = environmental impact assessment | TAPOG = CEC’s tram all-party oversight group |
| FBC = full business case | TfE = Transport for Edinburgh |
| ISC = infrastructure and systems contract | TN = Trams to Newhaven project |
| LCCC = Leith Central Community Council | TRO = traffic regulation order |
| LHNCC = Leith Harbour & Newhaven Community Council | TT = trams team |
TAPOG is CEC’s leader and vice-leader, CEC’s transport convenor and vice-convenor, and transport spokespersons from each party Continue reading
More detail on carriageway resurfacing works – Summer 2019/20
Following on from this post, Edinburgh Council has just sent the following detail about the road resurfacing planned for this summer.
| Location | Planned Start Date | Estimated Duration | Work Detail |
| Broughton Street | 28-May + 22 Aug | 4 weeks + 2 weeks | Pedestrian crossing upgrade + carriageway resurfacing |
| Albany Street | 03-Jun | 1 week | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Hopetoun Street | 07-Jun | 2 days | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Academy Street | 11-Jun | 1 week | Overlay setts |
| Dalmeny Street | 17-Jun | 10 days | Carriageway resurfacing, overlay setts and minor footway works |
| East Hermitage Place | 26-Jun | 3 days | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Portland Place | 28-Jun | 1 week | Carriageway resurfacing |
| McDonald Road | 01-Jul | 10 days | Footway widening and carriageway patching |
| Easter Road/Duke Street | 01-Jul | 8 weeks | Junction redesign |
| East London Street | 02-Jul | 7 weeks | Pedestrian crossing upgrade and carriageway resurfacing |
| Duncan Place | 10-Jul | 2 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing and minor footway works |
| Great Junction Street | 10-Jul | 1 week | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Gordon Street | 02-Aug | 1 week | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Bonnington Road | 08-Aug | 3 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Ocean Drive | 08-Aug | 3 days | Carriageway resurfacing |
| North Leith Sands | 13-Aug | 1 week | Carriageway resurfacing and minor footway works |
| Newhaven Road | 26-Aug | 2 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Annandale Street | 29-Aug | 7 weeks | New pedestrian crossings and carriageway resurfacing |
| Broughton Road | 05-Sep | 2 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing |
| Easter Road | 11-Sep | 3 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing and minor footway works |
| Links Place | 23-Sep | 4 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing, new traffic island and footway works |
| Pilrig Street | 29-Sep | 4 weeks | Carriageway resurfacing, new traffic island and footway works |
Proposed Carriageway Resurfacing Works – Summer 2019/20
(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)
The carriageway on a number of streets in your Ward are due to be resurfaced during the Summer of 2019. The roads affected have been prioritised because of their current condition and because the upcoming tram works will prevent any planned resurfacing work from taking place in and around the proposed tram line during the construction period.
The resurfacing works are planned to start on 27 May and will be carried out during weekdays in separate phases in order to minimise disruption to the public. On some traffic sensitive routes, work may be carried out under nightshift to minimise the impact on traffic. Most roads affected will be fully or significantly resurfaced with a select few being only partially resurfaced or patched as required. There will also be some improvements to pedestrian facilities, traffic signal upgrades and renewal of some street furniture.
LHNCC minutes: April 2018
Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council meeting, held at Leith Community Centre on Tuesday 24 April 2018 at 7.00pm
Actions and decisions are red italic underlined. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading
Tram plans
These were downloaded from http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/tramstonewhaven and are presumably © their creators and/or Edinburgh Council.
Landscape proposals
- Landscape_proposals_1_Newhaven_to_North_Leith_Sands
- Landscape_Proposals_2_North_Leith_Sands_to_Portland_Gardens
- Landscape_Proposals_3_Portland_Gardens_to_Ocean_Terminal
- Landscape_Proposals_4_Ocean_Terminal_to_Ocean_Drive
- Landscape_Proposals_5_Ocean_Drive_to_Tower_Place
- Landscape_Proposals_6_Tower_Place_to_Tower_Street
- Landscape_Proposals_7_Tower_Street_to_Queen_Charlotte_St
- Landscape_Proposals_8_Queen_Charlotte_St_to_Foot_of_Walk
- Landscape_Proposals_9_Foot_of_Walk_to_Steads_Pl
- Landscape_Proposals_10_Steads_Place_to_Pilrig_St
- Landscape_Proposals_11_Pilrig_St_to_Middlefield
- Landscape_Proposals_12_Middlefield_to_McDonald_Rd
- Landscape_Proposals_13_McDonald_Rd_to_Gayfield_Sq
- Landscape_Proposals_14_Gayfield_Sq_to_Picardy_Pl
Traffic management proposals
- Phase_1___Albert_Street___Elm_Row
- Phase_1___Constitution_Street___Queen_Charlottle_Street
- Phase_1___Constitution_Street___Steads_Place
- Phase_1___Newhaven___North_Leith_Sands
- Phase_1___North_Leith_Sands_to_Ocean_Terminal_Southside
- Phase_1___Ocean_Terminal_Southside
- Phase_1___Ocean_Terminal
- Phase_1___Steads_Place___Albert_Street
- Phase_2___Foot_of_the_Walk_to_Manderston_Street
- Phase_2___Ocean_Drive___Tower_Place
- Phase_2___Ocean_Terminal___Ocean_Drive
- Phase_2___Picardy_Place___Union_Street
- Phase_2A___Queen_Charlottle_Street___Coatfield_Lane
- Phase_2B___Stevedore_Place___Constitution_Street
- Phase_2C___Tower_Place___Stevedore_Place
- Phase_2D___Stevedore_Place___Ocean_Way
- Phase_2E___Ocean_Way
- Phase_3___Union_Street___London_Road
- Phase_4___York_Place___Picardy_Place
Traffic regulation orders
- 1._Newhaven___North_Leith_Sands
- 2._North_Leith_Sands___Portland_Gardens
- 3._PortlandGardens___Ocean_Terminal
- 4._Ocean_Terminal___Ocean_Drive
- 5._Ocean_Drive___Tower_Place
- 6._Tower_Place___Tower_Street
- 7._Tower_Street___Queen_Charlotte_Street
- 8._Queen_Charlotte_Street___Foot_of_the_Walk
- 9._Foot_of_the_Walk___Steads_Place
- 10._Steads_Place___Pilrig_Street
- 11._Pilrig_Street___Middlefield
- 12._Middlefield___McDonald_Road
- 13._McDonald_Road___Gayfield_Square
- 14._Gayfield_Square___Picardy_Place
- A._Island_Tram_Stop
- B._Foot_of_the_Walk_Tram_Stop
- C._Newhaven_Tram_Stop
