Work to install overhead and underground tram cables is set to get under way in the city centre from this week.
Information about overnight working for the cable installation and any impact on traffic management has been communicated to residents and stakeholders and posted to the Council’s tram web pages.
Broughton Street
- Works to install overhead cables at the junction of Broughton Street and Picardy Place will be carried out on the night of Monday 10 June, between the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.
- In order to carry out these works, the road junction will be closed during the hours of 22:00 and 05:00.
- Local traffic management arrangements will be installed, including a local traffic diversion route.
Princes Street
- Princes Street will be closed between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00 between South Charlotte Street and South St David Street during these cabling works:
- Tuesday 11 June to Friday 14 June: four nights, to install overhead cables
- Monday 17 June to Saturday 13 July: This is a four-week programme, with the contractors working four nights each week to install underground cables
- During the road closure times, services buses will be diverted along George Street.
- Every effort will be made to minimise any disruption to the local area.
In addition to the information about the above cabling works, a letter has also been sent to residents and businesses in Morrison Street, concerning essential works there to build a new signalised junction.
These works will be carried out in three phases over a period of seven nightshifts. The schedule of works has been planned as follows:
• Monday 10 June – Wednesday 12 June from 19:00 to 06:00
• Thursday 13 June and Monday 17 June – Tuesday 18 June from 19:00 to 06:00
• Wednesday 19 June -Thursday 20 June from 19:00 to 06:00
Every effort will be made to complete any noisy operations by 22:00.
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