Smith welcomes Final Business Case for Trams

18/10/07

Margaret Smith MSP has welcomed the release today of the Final Business Case for Edinburgh’s Trams project. The document updates the draft version which was published in November of last year and details the costs, operational details and impacts of the tram development.

Commenting, the Edinburgh West MSP said: “As a long time supporter of the trams project, I am pleased that a further step forward has been taken with the publication of the Final Business Case. I am particularly pleased that negotiations have brought down the estimated costs of the project by nearly £50 million.

“I hope that the City of Edinburgh Council will approve the Final Business Case so that construction of the tram system can proceed as I believe that it will have numerous and wide-ranging benefits for the city and Scotland as a whole.”