Extension will lift route down Leith Walk connecting Ocean Terminal with city’s airport,via Princes Street – whether it clears final hurdle in DecemberCouncillors in Edinburgh have voted in principle to complete the city’s troubled tram line, four years after they were forced to stop the service three miles short to avoid haemorrhaging money.
The city’s ruling Labour-Scottish National party coalition won the vote comfortably, and with Liberal Democrat and Scottish Green party support,after agreeing to carry out more detailed financial assessments of the £145m extension. Related: Unthinkable? concern-free trams in Edinburgh | Editorial Related: Edinburgh's tram fiasco has lessons for other UK transport projects Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com