Significant update given on Union Street as works set to last until July

Work is now underway to stabilise the gable wall adjoining Central Station Hotel that was exposed by the collapse and demolition of the building affected by the Union Street fire.

With most of the rubble now cleared from the site, it is anticipated that stabilisation works will last until early July.

Until this work is complete, the gable wall remains in a dangerous condition with the structure still at risk of further collapse. This means the current safety cordon on Union Street and Gordon Street must remain in place to protect the safety of the public and those working on the site.

Progress with stabilisation work will be subject to on-going review. If work progresses well, we will be assessing whether we can move more quickly to relax the safety cordon to allow footways around the site to reopen before all work is completed, which would provide access to some of the buildings currently within the cordon.

However, it is anticipated that access to affected buildings that are part of Central Station or Central Hotel will not be possible until all stabilisation works have been successfully completed.

The council remain in contact with businesses and keyholders affected by the safety cordon to keep them advised of developments with work to make safe the dangerous structures on Union St and Gordon St.