We are delighted to see the £1 million project to redevelop and improve the Queensferry High Street finally making progress with the first public consultation.

The budget for the project was approved by the City of Edinburgh Council back in January 2016 with the aim to improve the local infrastructure, parking control, traffic management and pedestrian areas of the High Street.

However, the project was delayed following staffing changes in the Council.  A commitment to making progress was given after we complained about the delays at a full meeting of the Council last October.

Since then, project consultants Ironside Farrar have been appointed and a project management board established involving representatives of the community.

The first stage consultation is underway.  At this stage the consultants want to hear your views about the High Street, what you want kept and what you would like changed.  There will be further consultation on more specific proposals in June and then September.  Actual construction works are likely to commence around February 2019 and be complete in October 2019.

You can see the presentation by clicking on the slides below.  You can submit comments to mail@ironsidefarrar.com marked ‘FAO The Queensferry High Street Team’.  Comments for this stage of the consultation need to be submitted by Thursday 2 May.