Edinburgh Princes Street to Remain Shut for Three More Weeks in 'Concerning' Update

Princes Street fire: Treasured historic features of building survived the blaze

Staircase and stained glass window ‘relatively unscathed’

Edinburgh Princes Street to remain shut for three more weeks in 'concerning' update

'The complexity of the remedial work cannot be understated'

Edinburgh Fringe chiefs 'increasingly concerned' about Princes Street closure

The Fringe Society has warned urged the city council and Lothian Buses to "take a more proactive and coordinated approach" to the closure of the key thoroughfare.

Frustration over Princes Street being closed for another three weeks

The council say it remains impossible to move trams past the site of the Princes Street fire which took place in the early hours of the morning on 9 July. It is also impossible to understand why it is taking so long to get the city moving again on the eve of the Edinburgh festivals. […] The post Frustration over Princes Street being closed for another three weeks appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.

Work to continue at fire-damaged Princes Street site for 'at least' three weeks

WORK is expected to continue on the site of the Princes Street fire for ‘at least’ three weeks, the City of Edinburgh Council has said. The major fire occurred at a former department store building on July 9, with around 50 firefighters battling the blaze at its peak. Structural engineers have concluded that the building’s ‘fragile state’ means vehicles – including trams – should not pass, even at low speeds. Doing so would pose a ‘serious risk’…