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New tram work brings disruption

THESE were the scenes greeting shoppers and business owners in Edinburgh at the weekend – and there will be many more months of them ahead.

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS: The scenes at the weekend on Princes Street in Edinburgh where work on the tram project has begun again following the festive break. The scheduled completion date for work on the section is December with the overall project due to be finished in 2014.   Picture: Gordon Terris
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS: The scenes at the weekend on Princes Street in Edinburgh where work on the tram project has begun again following the festive break. The scheduled completion date for work on the section is December with the overall project due to be finished in 2014. Picture: Gordon Terris

The city's controversial, high-profile trams project got back into gear when all traffic was diverted from North St Andrew Street, St Andrew Square East and South St Andrew Street.

This will allow the square, one of the most picturesque parts of the city's New Town, to be prepared for a programme of tram works.