CONSTITUENCY
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As many residents will be aware, construction work is due to start on the James Gillespie’s Campus this year.
fully reinstated as part of the complete refurbishment and repair of the historic boundary wall. During the construction period, two parking spaces at the construction entrance will be lost. The main entrance to the school during construction works will be on Whitehouse Loan.
Since the new school is being built in a number of phases, arrangements have been put in place that will see senior pupils at the school decanted to the former Darroch School at Tollcross for most subjects during the main construction programme. Some temporary accommodation will be
This project is being taken forward by Hub South East Scotland Limited with Morrison Construction Scotland being appointed as Tier 1 contractor. The initial work will see the creation of the
new nursery and games hall for the Primary School with a completion date of August 2013. The main construction programme is planned
to start in August 2013 and, as part of this, temporary units are being installed in the existing high school car park to provide additional decant accommodation during the first phase of the main works programme, with a new substation installed where the recycling centre is currently situated. More information on this stage of the project will be provided nearer the time.
The primary school project includes a new nursery building, which is being constructed in the existing primary school car park. This means the existing entrance on Warrender Park Road will become the main construction site entrance during these works. To allow deliveries to take place, a section of the existing wall will be dismantled but this will be
required on site for pupils during the build programme and this will be installed on the existing school car park. This work is due to take place in July 2013.
Existing entrances to the school site will be
used during the construction programme and this means there is no need to reduce on-street parking. A construction site office will be set up between
Bruntsfield House and the primary school for the duration of the three year construction programme. The existing car park, which is accessed via
Whitehouse Loan, next to the Children First building will be the contractors’ car park. This car park will be used purely for contractors’ cars and vans and no construction vehicles or materials will be stored in this area. The entrance to the car park will be improved as it is currently a narrow entrance. The Parent Council and School have advised
me that parents and local residents will be kept updated with regular newsletters. These will include contact details that can be used if you have any issue or concern that needs to be addressed. Everyone is looking forward to the gradual
development of the new campus which will provide a modern setting which will allow our young people to develop and learn.
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