Christmas Shut Down Plan
The Trams to Newhaven work sites will shut down between Friday 18 December and Tuesday 5 January,
The Trams to Newhaven project construction will shut down from 5pm on 18 December 2020 until 7am on Monday 4 January 2020. Both contractors will return to work on Monday 4 to review all safety measures ahead of recommencing construction activities on Tuesday 5 January 2021.
All main works finished on the evening of the Wednesday 16 to allow two full days on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 for general housekeeping and security.
All open excavations will be backfilled for health and safety purposes and to protect assets.
During the period of site shutdown, the entry and exit gates will be secured using a coded padlock. All emergency services have been given the code should they need to gain access.
Traffic management maintenance crews will be operational 24/7 over the Christmas period. The site will be inspected twice a day.
Over the festive period our contact centre hours will be as follows:
|
Date |
Hours |
|
19 December to 23 December |
8am – 8pm |
|
Christmas Eve |
8am – 6pm |
|
Christmas Day |
Closed |
|
Boxing Day |
Closed |
|
27 December to 30 December |
8am – 8pm |
|
Hogmanay |
8am – 6pm |
|
New Years Day |
Closed |
|
2 January |
Closed |
|
3 January and 4 January |
8am – 8pm |
In the event of an emergency out with our operational hours please call our number on 0131 322 1122 where your call will be diverted to our out of hours contact.
Contact details are:
Telephone: 0131 322 1122
Email: Newhaven.tram@edinburgh.gov.uk
The operating times for the Logistics Hubs over the period are:
|
Date |
Hours |
|
21 December to 23 December |
8am – 6pm |
|
Christmas Eve |
8am – 3pm |
|
Christmas Day |
Closed |
|
Boxing Day |
Closed |
|
27 December |
Closed |
|
28 December to 30 December |
8am – 6pm |
|
Hogmanay |
8am – 3pm |
|
New Years Day |
Closed |
|
2 January and 3 January |
Closed |
|
4 January |
8am – 3pm |
From Monday 11 January the new opening hours for the contact centre will be Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm. Our email, Twitter and Instagram accounts will be monitored Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.