Edinburgh council puts brakes on £165m tram project

By Jordan Marshall2018-10-23T14:17:00

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Scheme will see route extended from Edinburgh airport to Newhaven on the coast

Edinburgh councillors have pushed back the deadline for making a final decision on whether or not to proceed with a £165m tram scheme until March next year, despite initial hopes a resolution would be decided before the end of the year.

The original aim had been to make a final decision on the Trams to Newhaven and, assuming the project was given the green light, sign the contract before Christmas.

Tenders for the project, which would complete the route which was famously downscaled in 2011 following massive cost overruns, were received in early September and evaluations are ongoing.

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