Building Briefs - April 12th
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- Work to start on road improvement plan for A70
An £80,000 package of road improvement work and essential repairs is to be carried out on the A70 through Douglas this month.
The works will require two initial evening closures on the A70 Ayr Road at Colonel’s Entry, between 6pm and 10pm on April 20 and 21 to allow for resurfacing and the installation of a section of anti-skid surfacing.
This will be followed by the weekend closure of the A70 between Springhill Road and Main Street from 6am on April 24 until 8pm on April 25. No unauthorised vehicles will be able to park or drive on the road during these times.
- Doune quarry extension planned
Quarry operators near Doune say a bid to extend work on the site will have both economic and environmental benefits.
Cambusmore Trust Estate and Breedon GB Material Ltd have submitted an application to Stirling Council planners seeking an extension of the mineral extraction operations and the construction of a conveyor bridge south of Cambusbmore House.
The application also includes details of site restoration.
The area involved contains around 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel aggregate - enough to maintain output at Cambusmore Quarry for four to five years.
The developers say that, in addition to the significant economic benefits, the restoration plan for the quarry is also predicted to lead to significant environmental benefits through the creation of new habitat, to the benefit of various protected and non-protected species.
- Dennistoun drive-thru coffee shop plan abandoned
A bud to develop a drive-thru coffee shop in Glasgow’s East End has been shelved for a second time.
The Starbucks had been proposed for Alexandra Parade, in the grounds of the 24-hour BP filling station between Craigpark and Lloyd Street.
Glasgow City Council’s planning committee initially delayed coming to a verdict in January saying more information was required.
The application was on the agenda again in February but was put off because it was discovered there was an error in a document showing the boundary of the development.
This meant additional properties needed to be notified about the application before it could be considered again.
But last week the applicant — The Motor Fuel Group — has withdrawn the current proposal meaning it will not be considered any further by the council.
- Paisley Road West to benefit from new bus priority measures
Work starts this week on Paisley Road West at Pollokshields, to create pop-up bus lanes that extends upon existing provision, to improve bus journey time and reliability.
These temporary measures will be created using Bus Priority Rapid Deployment funding which will see a series of interventions implemented in the coming months to give priority to buses at key points across Glasgow’s road network.
It is intended that the temporary infrastructure delivered through the programme, which will include pop-up bus lanes and upgrades to road traffic signals - will improve journey times and the reliability of bus services which will be of particular benefit to those using public transport for essential journeys during COVID-19. It is also anticipated that the new infrastructure will support the bus industry by incentivising bus trips ahead of private car, and in doing so help protect air quality.
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