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| City street reopens for Christmas | City street reopens for Christmas |
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| Edinburgh's Princes Street has reopened to traffic two-and-half-hours later than scheduled due to torrential overnight rain. | Edinburgh's Princes Street has reopened to traffic two-and-half-hours later than scheduled due to torrential overnight rain. |
| The thoroughfare had been closed since February for work on the city's new tram system. The street will not be required to close for future tram work. | |
| The street was due to open at 0530 GMT on, but bad weather caused a delay. | The street was due to open at 0530 GMT on, but bad weather caused a delay. |
| Mandy Haeburn-Little, an Edinburgh Trams spokeswoman, said everyone worked hard amid appalling weather conditions. | Mandy Haeburn-Little, an Edinburgh Trams spokeswoman, said everyone worked hard amid appalling weather conditions. |
| Lothian buses were the first to drive down the re-opened street followed by the first taxis and cyclists. | Lothian buses were the first to drive down the re-opened street followed by the first taxis and cyclists. |
| Ms Haeburn-Little added: "We are very grateful for the hard work of everyone involved in ensuring that Princes Street was ready for opening this morning - it has been a superb team effort. | Ms Haeburn-Little added: "We are very grateful for the hard work of everyone involved in ensuring that Princes Street was ready for opening this morning - it has been a superb team effort. |
| "We would also like to thank the public, retailers and other stakeholders for their patience over the past months." | "We would also like to thank the public, retailers and other stakeholders for their patience over the past months." |