I Can't Forwait the N CH a GES

I can't forwait the N CH A GES

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

In order to carry out essential utilities and improvement works, a closure of a section of Leith Street is required, URGH between the junction of Princes DINB Street (Waterloo Place) and the E 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. ET'S KEEP L MOVI OPEN AS USUAL B901 NG

E LONDON ST John Lewis will remain open throughout Customer and public parking is

MONTGOMERY ST the construction of Edinburgh St James available in the nearby Q-Park at

DUNDAS ST and the Leith Street works programme. the OMNI Centre, which will remain accessible throughout the Leith B901 John Lewis entrances are located on Street works programme. BARONY ST LONDON ROAD Leith Street, opposite the turning to ALBANY ST EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE Greenside Row, and opposite the OMNI ROYAL TERRACE P EASTER RD YORK PLACE Access to Greenside Row Centre. John Lewis Customer collections ST. MARY’S BUS CATHEDRAL and entry to Calton Road STATION from Leith Street maintained is accessed via the main entrance.

JOHN LEITH ST LEWIS CALTON HILL MULTREES WALK UNDER GREENSIDE ROW CONSTRUCTION QUEEN ST

MILTON ST ST. ANDREW CALTON SQUARE ROAD Pedestrian and cycle A1 LEITH WALK access maintained YORK PLACE THISTLE ST

OMNI YORK PLACE CALTON ROAD GEORGE ST ST. MARY’S SCOTT MONUMENT R.C. CATHEDRAL E MARKET ST P PRINCES STREET P NORTH BRIDGE Left turn for buses ST. ANDREWS THE ROYAL MILE and taxis only Diversions HALL PRINCES STREET HIGH ST SALISBURY CRAGS GARDENS In order to keep all traffic These will be published by CALTON SQ ELDER STREET MAP KEY flowing efficiently throughout Lothian buses in advance of the Section of Leith the closure, a clearly marked works commencing. Street fully closed HOLYROOD ROAD KEY Proposed Bus diversion route with increased Diversions* ST.GILES Section of Leith Street fully closed LEITH STREET Signposted Private capacity will be put in place. This Leith Street will remain open Transport Division CATHEDRAL Proposed Bus Diversions* EDINBURGH CASTLE COWGATE route has been carefully tested, to pedestrians, cyclists and UNDER Pedestrian route to John Signposted Private Transport Diversion Lewis and around the site using virtual traffic modelling, emergency services throughout. CONSTRUCTION Pedestrian route to John Lewis Edingburgh St James to ensure additional vehicles will GREENSIDE ROW Under Construction and around the site MULTREES WALK be effectively accommodated Access to Greenside Parking throughout the closure. RowEdinburgh and entry St James to Calton Under Construction PLEASANCE John Lewis Entrances NATIONAL MUSEUM Parking GRASS MARKET OF SCOTLAND Road from Leith Street will be Pedestrian route to Alterations to bus services are maintainedJohn Lewis Entrancesfor local businesses John Lewis from Q Park Pedestrian route to John Lewis from Q Park Vehicle access to Q-Park being planned by Lothian buses. and parking throughout. FESTIVAL THEATRE Vehicle access to Q-Park WEST PORT EDINBURGH N

New Leith Street WHAT S BEING DELIVERED? Entrance to John Lewis John Lewis Main Entrance (opposite OMNI) • The removal of the Leith • Re-profiling of road levels • Installation of new CALTON HILL Street central reservation • Footpath widening and street lighting • Removal of the pedestrian surface upgrades • Picking up surface

overbridge between Q-Park • Improved pedestrian and wastewater CALTON ROAD and the former St James crossings, cycle lanes requirements from the Shopping centre and bus stops new Edinburgh St James. FROM PRINCES STREET WATERLOO PLACE HAT WILL W What time of the day will works Can you confirm that this take place? Will any work be closure has been agreed Q. carried out over the weekend? Q. by emergency services and Council? Site working hours are from The closure of Leith Street . 7am until 7pm Monday to A was approved by the City of Friday, with noisy works taking . Edinburgh Council’s Transport place between 8am until 6pm A and Environment Committee IVER on weekdays and between EL in March. The programme D ? 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 30 NEW RESTAURANTS Street to Multrees Walk/York Place AND BARS Who is actually carrying for the first time in over 40 years, Q. out this work? enabling important ease of access 150 NEW HOMES for pedestrians and cyclists. Laing O’Rourke, the PORTANT . main contractor for the 1,600 COVERED CAR To find out more, visit IM A Edinburgh St James project, PARKING SPACES edinburghstjames.com will be managing all work taking place. Individual 1ST EVERYMAN CINEMA information subcontractors will be IN SCOTLAND appointed to carry out different elements. 3 NEW ATTRACTIVE Working in partnership for a PUBLIC SQUARES better Edinburgh Is the full closure of a section 250+ ROOM of Leith Street anything to W EDINBURGH HOTEL. Want to know more? Q. do with the Picardy Place THE FIRST W HOTEL tram extension? IN SCOTLAND If you have any questions please don’t No, these works are to hesitate to contact Laing O’Rourke 70+ ROOM . facilitate the building of the via [email protected] ROOMZZZ APARTHOTEL A or on 07823362404 Edinburgh St James project. URE UT F the I'VESEEN

people of today and tomorrow can have a shared part in this once-in-a ANK generation project TH you in advance for your patience.