Overview

Edinburgh’s City Centre West-East Link (CCWEL) is transforming active travel infrastructure in Scotland’s capital city. Construction began on the £19m scheme in February 2022 and, upon completion, CCWEL will connect Roseburn in the west to Leith Walk in the east with a largely protected cycle way.

Alongside the construction of segregated cycle ways and more cycle parking, cyclists and pedestrians will be given priority at new and improved junctions along the route.

Upgrades will also be made to public realm, with dedicated placemaking improvements at Roseburn, Haymarket and Randolph Place.

In this Webinar, you will hear from one of the Council officers responsible for delivering CCWEL who will provide an overview of the scheme; explain the challenges they faced; and how the scheme will contribute to transforming travel in Edinburgh.

Why you can't miss the event

• Fantastic CPD opportunity
• Listen to an overview of the scheme, the challenges and the impact it will have
• Q&A Session and discussion around the subject - get your questions answered by those directly involved in the scheme

Who is the event for?

This webinar is open to anyone with an intertest in highways and transportation. It is particularly aimed at Transport Planners, Civil/Highways Engineers and urban planners with an interest in active travel infrastructure.

Speaker

Rurigdh McMeddes, Senior Project Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
Rurigdh is a Senior Project Manager currently working within the Active Travel Team at City of Edinburgh Council. He is the Project Lead for the CCWEL project along with various other schemes at different stages of development. Previously, Rurigdh worked with Sustrans before gaining his MSc in Transportation and Highway Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University.

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Help and support

For further information, please email Scotland@ciht.org.uk