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CH A NGES
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
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.LET'
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OPEN AS USUAL
Customer and public parking is
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the construction of Edinburgh St James available in the nearby Q-Park at
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and the Leith Street works programme. the OMNI Centre, which will remain
accessible throughout the Leith
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John Lewis entrances are located on Street works programme.
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Leith Street, opposite the turning to
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PLAYHOUSE
Greenside Row, and opposite the OMNI
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Centre. John Lewis Customer collections
Access to Greenside Row
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and entry to Calton Road
is accessed via the main entrance.
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and taxis only
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In order to keep all traffic These will be published by
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MAP KEY flowing efficiently
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Section of Leith the closure,
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diversion route with increased KEY
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Proposed Bus S
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Diversions*
ST.G DRAL Section of Leith Street fully closed
E capacity will be put in place. This Leith Street will remain open
UNDER
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Signposted Private
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Transport Division C TE route has been carefully tested, Proposed Bus Diversions*
to pedestrians, cyclists and
COWGA
CONSTRUCTION
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Pedestrian route to John
using virtual traffic modelling, Signposted Private Transport
emergency services throughout.
Diversion
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Lewis and around the site
Pedestrian EES W
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to ensure additional vehicles will route to John Lewis
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Edingburgh St James
Under Construction and around the site
be effectively accommodated Access to Greenside
ET EUM
MUS D
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AR throughout the closure. RowEdinburgh St James
and entry Under Construction
to Calton
M AL N
SS ION TLA
NAT F SCO Parking
RA Road from Leith Street will be
PLE
John Lewis Entrances
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Pedestrian route to
John Lewis from Q Park
Alterations to bus services are maintained for local businesses
John Lewis Entrances
being planned by Lothian buses. andPedestrian
parkingroute
throughout.
NCE
Vehicle access to Q-Park
to John Lewis from Q Park
FESTIVAL THEATRE
Vehicle access to Q-Park N
EDINBURGH
New Leith Street
WHAT S BEING DELIVERED?
Entrance to John Lewis
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John Lewis Main Entrance N HIL
(opposite OMNI) LTO
• The removal of the Leith • Re-profiling of road levels • Installation of new CA
ROAD
Street central reservation • Footpath widening and street lighting
CALTON
• Removal of the pedestrian surface upgrades • Picking up surface
overbridge between Q-Park • Improved pedestrian and wastewater
CE
and the former St James requirements from the PLA
crossings, cycle lanes LOO
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Shopping centre new Edinburgh St James. FROM PRINCES STREET WA
and bus stopsWHAT WIL
Q. Q.
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
A.
and Council?
A.
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
Want to know more?
THE FIRST W HOTEL
A.
tram extension? If you have any questions please don’t
IN SCOTLAND
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.TURE
FU
the
SEEN
I'VE
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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