Graham starts £23m Aurs Motorway straightening diagram

The Aurs Motorway runs between Balgray Reservoir (left of photo) and Ryat Linn Reservoir (to the factual)

Construction work to remodel Aurs Motorway between Barrhead and Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire is below near, with the toll road now closed for 12 months unless December 2024.

Deliberate enhancements will remodel the toll road from a winding, single carriage toll road to a straighter toll road with footpath and cycle direction alongside Balgray Reservoir. This can additionally entire a 4km spherical strolling and cycling route around Balgray Reservoir for the necessary time.

Led by East Renfrewshire Council, the mission is being funded by £12.72m from the Glasgow Metropolis Space Metropolis Deal and by Transport Scotland with extra reinforce from by Sustrans’ Places for Everyone programme, the Scottish government’s bridge fund and developer contributions from contemporary home-constructing projects in the placement.

A ground breaking ceremony used to be held on 12th January 2024, where Graham contracts supervisor Jim Armour acknowledged: “We’re contented to be officially beginning work on transforming Aurs Motorway – to an improved and straightened toll road with energetic whisk hyperlink. Here is a mission our group is proud to be delivering and we recognise the importance it must have for residents and customers.”

Karen McGregor, Scotland director for Sustrans, acknowledged: “Bettering energetic whisk hyperlinks between communities out of doors of our cities is foremost. This mission does exactly that by delivering an accessible and relate strolling, wheeling and cycling hyperlink between Barrhead and Newton Mearns for residents and traffic alike. We’re absolutely contented to gaze work now beginning on this mission and grateful to all other folk who’ve taken half in making it a success.”