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DearSir/Madam Wearewritingtoyouinrelationtothetramworksinyourarea. Youmaybeawarethattherehavebeenpressreportstodayregardingthedisposalofsoilfromthesiteon BairdDrive.Thesearefactuallyinaccurateandmisleading.Thissoilisfromtheembankmentadjacenttothe railway. BoththeCityofEdinburghCouncilandourcontractor,BilfingerBerger,wishtoreassureresidentsthatall regulatoryprocedureshavebeenfollowedandthereisabsolutelynorisktopublichealth. ThesoilfromtheBairdDriveareahasbeentestedbyanaccreditedcompanyandindependentlyclassifiedas inert.SEPAhaveworkedwithBilfingerBergertoexaminethoseresultsandweareconfidentthatthe classificationwillremainunchanged. SEPAareworkingwithBilfingerBergertoensurepublicsafetyremainsparamount Wewouldliketoreassureyouthatthetramprojecttakesitsenvironmentalresponsibilitiesveryseriouslyand wewillcontinuetoworkwiththecontractorandmonitorthesituationclosely.Whatevertheoutcome;there willbeabsolutelynorisktopublichealth. Wewillinformyouofanyrelevantdevelopmentsastheybecomeavailable.

ilable. Inthemeantimeifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontact08003283934 Yoursfaithfully

AlastairMaclean DirectorofCorporateGovernance

Formoreinformationaboutourworkspleasevisitwww.edinburghtrams.comandclickonMyLocalUpdates. Alternatively,youcancallourCustomerHelplineon08003283934andaskforAlfOrriell,Logistics& RelationshipManageroremailtrams@edinburgh.gov.ukquoteref:TW166BairdDrive FindoutmoreaboutEdinburghTramson; Movingthecapitaltoagreenerfuture Whiletheinformationprovidediscorrectatthetimeofpublication,thismaybesubjecttochangebasedon technicalandoperationalrequirements.ThisdoesnotincludeanyemergencyworksrequestedbytheCityof EdinburghCouncil,Lothian&BordersPolice,LothianBusesorUtilityCompany

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