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Article: All go for Edinburgh Park
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- July 13, 2001
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THE pounds 388 million expansion of Edinburgh Park has finally
been the go-ahead after a nervous six-month wait.
The Scottish Executive today approved the scheme which is
expected to create 20,000 jobs at the South Gyle site.
The extension will bring two million more square feet in office
space and could attract new international companies to the Capital.
It will also include shops, hotels and nurseries and
modifications to local roads.
Tackle
But the decision has also renewed concerns about whether the
existing road network can handle the increased traffic volume.
Scottish Executive officials have ordered the developers, New
Edinburgh Limited (NEL), to put a series of green transport ...