Edinburgh Council has announced that there are proposals to proceed to the first stage of extending the Edinburgh tram line to Newhaven. If recommendations are agreed, a nine-month period of project development will commence, including the beginning of procurement processes for external support and site investigation.
Once the first stage is complete, a report will be brought back to Council recommending the way forward. If Councillors agree to continue with the extension a second stage, scheduled to take 21 months and costing approximately £8.3m (€11.8m), will include further site investigation and working with the Council’s advisors in carrying out procurement and enabling works.
It is recommended that Councillors approve, in principle, extending the tram to Newhaven over alternative options to end the line at Ocean Terminal, the foot of Leith Walk or MacDonald Road.
“This first stage of project development for the extension will allow us to take another step towards achieving this. A significant period of work will ensure robust governance, allowing financial evaluation and risk analysis to be carried out,” Council Leader, Councillor Andrew Burns, said.
Share on:
