Leith Business Association

(a) The Contractor shall ensure that all working areas are sufficiently and adequately fenced off from members of the public and to prevent animals from straying on to working area. Hoardings shall be provided to suit the location but may be:

(i) A wire mesh fence, where appropriate for minimum security needs, or
(ii) A 2.4 m minimum height, plywood faced, timber framed boundary hoarding, of a surface density of not less than 7kg/m² or other hoarding providing equivalent security and noise attenuation, in the vicinity of noise sensitive neighbours, or
(iii) Or other designs where a particular appearance or acoustic rating is considered to be
required and is agreed with The City of Edinburgh Council.

(b) Hoardings that create poorly-lit pedestrian routes shall have bulkhead lights fitted and these shall be illuminated in hours of darkness.

(c) The location and design of site boundaries, hoarding and temporary structures on the public road shall permit adequate visibility at junctions and proper forward visibility along the roads in accordance with the National Roads Directorate advice notes and the requirements of The City of Edinburgh Council.

(d) The Contractor shall ensure that where hoardings are provided, they are painted on the side facing away from the working area in a colour and style to be approved by tie and The City of Edinburgh Council and include identification of the project and contact information.

(e) All hoardings shall be maintained by the contractor in a neat and tidy condition.

(f) The Contractor is expressly prohibited from displaying or allowing to be displayed any advertisement, notice, etc including illicit bill or fly posting on the hoardings. The Contractor shall ensure that all graffiti, fly posting or defacement to the hoardings is removed and made good or obscured within 24 hours.

(g) An information board shall be provided at each working area detailing information on the work programme and estimated duration of the works, together with the location of the Information Centre, the web address and a 24 hour telephone number for use by members of  the public who wish to lodge complaints or comments (see Section 2).

(h) All fencing and hoarding shall be removed as soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of work.