Catriona Grant 
Date 
13 January 2009 
 
 Your 
ref 
 
[FOI #5561 email] 
 
Our ref 
FOI ref. 2672 
Corr No. 362625  
 
 
 
 
Dear Ms Grant, 
 
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Provision of Information 
 
Thank you for your request for information dated 6 January 2008.  
 
I have dealt with this in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and 
can advise as follows:  
 
1.  The cost of repairs to the road surface on New Street on 26 and 27 November 2008 is 
£16,312.26. This information is based on the latest valuation of the works undertaken and 
therefore these figures may vary before a final valuation is agreed.  
 
2.  With regards to the timing of the work on New Street, it was decided that this small 
section of resurfacing could be best accommodated whilst the contractor was undertaking 
remedial works on the Canongate. Given the extensive disruption of October 2008 whilst 
the Canongate works were being carried out, the New Street repairs were planned to be 
carried out during night hours in order to minimise any further interference to daytime 
traffic. 
 
3.  The cost of repairs to the road surface on the Canongate in October 2008 was 
£250,545.56. As above, a final valuation is yet to be agreed and the costs may therefore 
require to be amended. 
 
Should you require any further assistance, please contact Lisa Paton, Customer Service Officer 
on 0131 529 3738 or [email address].  
 
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Scottish Information Commissioner, 
Kinburn Castle,  
Doubledykes Road,  
St Andrews, Fife  
KY16 9DS  
Phone: 01334 464610 
Fax: 01334 464611  
E-mail: [email address]
 
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Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. 
 
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2002 does not give you an automatic right to re-use that information in a way that would infringe 
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property.gov.uk/std/faq/copyright/index.htm
 
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0131 200 2340 or visit our Website at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/foi. 
 
 
Yours faithfully 
 
Signature of or on behalf of 
Mike Penny 
Neighbourhood Manager 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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