Source: Edinburgh Evening News

WORK was due to begin today on a £10 million air traffic control
tower at Edinburgh airport.

The 57-metre-high structure, which will replace the old building at
the former RAF Turnhouse site, is expected to be completed by the
summer of 2005.

The airport was set to hold a ground-breaking ceremony attended by
Donald Anderson, leader of Edinburgh City Council, and Richard
Jeffrey, managing director of Edinburgh Airport, who were together
cutting the first sod. Mr Jeffrey said: “The construction of this
new air traffic control tower is a further significant investment
from BAA in its Scottish airport infrastructure, offering National
Air Traffic Services a purpose-built and modern facility from which
to provide its vital control and safety services.”

Councillor Anderson added: “Demand for air travel is growing, not
least in Edinburgh and Scotland. The Capital’s airport is predicted
to carry between 17 and 19 million passengers by 2030 and this
development will ensure it is perfectly poised to cope with this
growth. A world-class city needs a world-class airport and this
investment by BAA will play a key role in securing this.”

The control tower, being constructed on the approach road to the
airport, will ensure NATS has the capacity to manage the growth in
air traffic expected at Edinburgh Airport over the next 30 years.

I remember a pic of it getting posted somewhere. I’ll see if I can find the link.