31 March 2006

CLOSURE OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AT OLD HAWKHILL

Due to continued construction work on a new teaching block, student residences and a sports centre extension, the University of Dundee is to close off a section of Old Hawkhill to pedestrian access from this Saturday, April 1st.

The section of Old Hawkhill from Small's Wynd to Balfour Street will be closed to all pedestrians. Vehicular traffic will still have access. These measures will remain in place until summer 2007 and the completion of work on the new £15 million teaching block at the Heathfield site which borders this stretch of Old Hawkhill.

Alternative pedestrian routes will be made available through the University campus. These will be clearly signposted, and will include routes for disabled access. Newly created crossings will be in place throughout the alternative routes.

"We are closing off this stretch of pavement as a safety measure while construction work is ongoing," said a spokesman for the University. "We have major construction work ongoing and it simply would not be practical to maintain pedestrian access during this work."

The University is currently engaged in a £200 million redevelopment of the main campus.

For more information contact:

Roddy Isles
Head of Press
University of Dundee
Nethergate Dundee, DD1 4HN
TEL: 01382 384910
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk