Station car park on typical weekday
Following earlier announcement of a new traffic and parking plan for Lenzie (see East Dunbarton Council micro website) the public consultation meeting in Lenzie Public Hall on 19th August was packed out. Every view from scepticism to qualified approval was expressed.
Only those views and comments that are made via the consultation response form will be considered by the Transportation Planning Team and the deadlines for submission are 5 pm on Friday 27th August for the B757 traffic management plan and Friday 17th September for the Station Parking Management scheme. All plans and information for both schemes are on view in Lenzie Library.
Question was asked at the meeting – what traffic reduction on B757 would be expected when the Link Road is open? A traffic model produced by KI (before the present B757 plan was developed) suggested the following:
Hornshill M80 roundabout to Lenzie Station predicted 60-70% daily reduction
Lenzie Station to Whitegates predicted 52% daily reduction (48% am peak; 29% pm peak)
Whitegates to Donaldson St 39% daily reduction; (30% am peak; 16% pm peak).
Following earlier announcement of a new traffic and parking plan for Lenzie (see Archive for details) there will be a public meeting at 7 pm in Lenzie Public Hall on Thursday 19th August and drop-in sessions on the following day 12-2 pm and 4-7 pm.
These sessions will cover the B757 Phase 1 proposals and parking issues. Residents will also receive a letter outlining the plans.
East Dunbartonshire Council Transportation Group have proposed a new parking and traffic plan for Lenzie. Under the ‘traffic’ heading, Kirkintilloch and Auchinloch Roads, between Gallowhill Road and Crosshill Road will be ‘visually narrowed’ to slow traffic, encouraging use of the Link Road and leading to a quieter and more pleasant village.
A 2-hour ban on off-street parking in a zone around Lenzie Station will be applied to reduce all-day commuter parking, which has been causing increasing problems for residents and businesses. This will be combined with plans to create more off-street parking using identified land. There will be provision for resident parking and other needs.
Detailed plans are given in the Development & Infrastructure Committee June papers. The plans will be set out for public consultation, probably in early August and necessary Traffic Regulation Orders sought thereafter. Extensions to off-street parking will take some time to negotiate and implement and the timescale for completion is given as 18-24 months.
railway path
SEE 1st Nov UPDATE below
Construction works for the Kirkintilloch Link Road have caused some difficulties for walkers on many popular local paths, but the contractor has responded well to suggestions. For example, part of the informal path from the Larkfield corner to Woodilee Cottages was obliterated as it cut right across the line of the Link Road. However, hard core was laid to form a useable footpath on the East side of the Link Road works, to join up with the original path as it goes up the hill. This remains a much safer alternative to walking on Woodilee Road.
The former Woodilee Hospital site is currently being used for temporary storage of earth from the roadworks and it is now difficult to cross the site in this area. The situation will gradually improve over the winter as the earth is taken back to form road embankments.
1st Nov update – The original low-level Railway Path from Garngaber Avenue and the high-level path from Eastern Garngaber are effectively closed for the time being, even when work is not obviously in progress. The earthworks for the Link Road cut across both of these routes and can’t be negotiated at present. The alternative return route from the diverted Strathkelvin Railway Path is via the access track up from Bothlyn Bank and then along Lindsaybeg Road.
Gadloch from Lenzie Golf Course
The Right-of-Way across Lenzie Golf Course to Auchinloch was impassable for all of the most recent winter, due to high water levels in the Gadloch. The flooding receded from April to June, but the quantity of mud deposited on the low-lying part meant that it was very rarely walkable. The Community Council has an ongoing investigation into the causes.
Three different Councils are involved, together with the landowners and it has not been straightforward to determine responsibilities for the various factors that have led to the flooding. East Dunbartonshire Council have designated the part of this path that lies within their territory as a Core Path and North Lanarkshire Council have been encouraged to so designate the remainder to Langmuirhead Road. Auchinloch Community Council are also keen to see an improvement, as is Lenzie Golf Club.
The problem, put simply is that the inflow rate to the loch, via the Standburn, is often greater than the outflow, which goes down through brick manholes into an underground tunnel to the Park Burn. Glasgow Council is responsible for the inflow but claim that the problem is probably due to blockages in the outflow tunnel. Observations show that this has not been the case recently. Long standing observers maintain that, whereas flooding used to be a winter problem only, it has got worse since a flood attenuation scheme was created at Robroyston in Glasgow Council’s territory.
First Scotrail contacted the Community Council to suggest that groups in Lenzie might join Scotrail’s scheme to enhance the appearance of Lenzie Station through flower displays or similar arrangements. Many stations throughout Scotland have benefited from such treatment. Scotrail provide the funding and organisations such as Rotary, or local Flower Groups undertake to plan and maintain the displays. Lenzie Community Council has not so far identified such groups in the community, although a number of individuals have expressed interest. However, a limited start has been made by establishing a rotation of bulbs and bedding plants in the existing planters on the Station platforms and these have added a touch of colour.
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