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Monday 1 st June 2009 Major Projects Dewar Place Cable Tunnel Works at Gardner’s Crescent Update Meeting
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Major Projects Introductions Kevin Smith, Project Manager, ScottishPower Phil Rosney, Contracts Director, Donegans Gordon Vickors, Assistant Project Manager, ScottishPower Angela Reddington, Community Liaison Officer, ScottishPower
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Major Projects Reasons for Work Main 275,000 Volt cables in Edinburgh need to be replaced Cable runs from Loanhead to new substation at Dewar Place Work is essential to secure the future security of supplies for the Edinburgh area
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Major Projects Gardner’s Crescent Tunnel Work Phil Rosney, Donegans Tunnel Progress Removal of 10m section of rock – drilling and bursting method Probing of the route length and identification of further bands of harder rock Modification of Tunnel Boring Machine to prepare for further hard sections Progress in recent weeks from 20m to 85m progress
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Major Projects Gardner’s Crescent Cable Installation Prysmian –Installation of Cables Will arrive on site directly after Donegans are completed Preparation works to be carried out before cable installed Jointing bays in Gardners Crescent and Lower Gilmour Place to be excavated Support scaffolding and Steelwork to be installed in tunnel Cables installed Jointing of 275,000 volt cables Reinstatement of Jointing Bays and removal of scaffolding/steelwork from the tunnel Installation of Tunnel cover Garden reinstatement to commence
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Major Projects Gardner’s Crescent timescales Due to delays with tunnel, completion date will now be the latter part of 2009 (Nov- Dec) Further update meeting will be arranged for September/October 2009
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Major Projects Gardner’s Crescent Reinstatement 1st window clean has been carried out (2 nd clean will be carried out after work is completed) Trees which have been removed will be replaced with mature trees (removed 3 trees and replacing with 6 trees) New path will be created with stones in keeping with Edinburgh environment Grass and Shrubs will be renewed The wall at each end of the gardens will be reconstructed by skilled craftsmen
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