Edinburgh city centre is set for another new tram stop.
The council posted on Twitter today (March 16) to announce that they have completed the removal of the temporary tram stop at York Place.
They continued by saying that works are “progressing well” to tie into the existing tram lines on Picardy Place in the city centre.
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Picardy Place will be where the new tram stop is created, according to the Trams to Newhaven fortnightly newsletter.
It said: “The decommissioning and removal of the temporary tram stop at York Place is now complete. Works are ongoing on the installation of track to allow the existing line to tie in with the tracks at Picardy Place.
“The creation of the new tram stop at Picardy Place will begin in Spring 2022. From now until April 2022 the tram from Edinburgh Airport will stop at the West End.
“From April 2022 the tram will then terminate at St Andrew Square, until the new stop at Picardy Place becomes operational when the line to Newhaven opens.”
The newsletter also revealed that works continue to connect the existing tram with the Broughton Street/Picardy Lane junction and are scheduled to be completed by May 2022.
Once complete, access from Picardy Place to Broughton Street will be re-introduced. Work on the creation of the tram stop at Picardy Place will then commence. Diversion routes are in place for traffic travelling from London Road to Picardy Place.
Hard landscaping works are ongoing on the east side of Leith Walk . The first of the Overhead Line Equipment poles has been installed with further installation along the route to follow. .
The crossing point located at Edinburgh Playhouse will be moving further north to accommodate main infrastructure works.
In order to connect the new tram route at the Foot of The Walk (FoTW), Constitution Street to Leith Walk2, Trams to Newhaven are required to install new traffic managements at the FoTW junction. They say that further details are expected to become available in the coming weeks via the projects digital channels.
As part of ongoing localised works on the west side of Leith Walk, the traffic management at the Balfour Street junction remains under review with further updates being issued via the project’s communication channels.
The crossing point located at Edinburgh Playhouse will be moving further north to accommodate main infrastructure works.
For more information on the project or routes go to the Trams to Newhaven website.
