We are aiming to improve sustainable transport links to Eurocentral, Maxim Park, Mossend and Newhouse for businesses and employees.

We will create new active travel routes to connect employment areas with surrounding local communities and local rail stations. By delivering these, we will improve the accessibility of job opportunities by train, cycling and wheeling and provide alternatives to private cars.

Thanks to funding from the Glasgow Region City Deal we can carry out design work and build the infrastructure.

What will the project provide?

• New and improved shared paths for walking, wheeling and cycling
• Improved pedestrian and cyclist road crossings

The work will be done in three phases.

Phase 1: Holytown and Newhouse to Eurocentral

What we have already done

In 2023 we appointed a company to look at possible links connecting Eurocentral to Holytown. We also have a proposal to connect Newhouse to Holytown. 

In Autumn 2024 we appointed a company to develop detailed designs for both of these routes.

What’s happening next?

The detailed design will be finished in Summer 2025.  We plan to appoint a contractor in Winter 2025 to build the route in 2026.

Phase 2: Whifflet

What we have already done

We have identified a route to connect Whifflet rail station with the existing Active Travel Link at Shawhead.

We appointed a company in Autumn 2024 to develop a detailed design for this route.

What’s happening next?

The detailed design will be finished in Summer 2025. We plan to appoint a contractor in Winter 2025 to build the route in 2026.

Phase 3: Bellshill (North Rd) to Mossend via Bellshill town centre

What we have already done

We have identified options for this route, but need to do further work to make sure it can be built.

We appointed a company in Autumn 2024 to develop the options and to identify a preferred option.

What’s happening next?

The options development work will be finished in Summer 2025. We plan to appoint a company in Winter 2025 to develop detailed designs for the route in 2026. 

What's happening next?

After the design work is finished, we will appoint contractors to build the routes. This will be done in phases over 2026 and 2027.

What have we done?

At the end of August 2022, the Outline Business Case for the A8/M8 Corridor Access Improvements project was approved by Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet. This included the sustainable transport improvements and enables us to develop and design our proposals.

This was a key stage in making sure the funding from the City Deal Infrastructure Fund is provided for the project.