Lochgilphead active travel link new design unveiled
The new, detailed design for Lochgilphead’s active travel link to the Crinan Canal was launched this week at a special public event in the town and with a live online consultation.
On Tuesday March 4 the project’s design team met with residents and businesses at Lochgilphead Baptist Church to exhibit the updated design, answer questions and record feedback.
Following initial consultation in 2023, changes were made to the plans for an improved route from Lochgilphead’s front green to the canal towpath for pedestrians, walkers, cyclists and wheelchair-users.
These changes were announced this week and include the relocation of a new signalised pedestrian crossing, placing it closer to the roundabout and more in line with where people would choose to cross the A83.
Many of the new design changes focus on affordability and ease of delivery.
Highlighting the amendments made to the previous design, the new consultation document states: “We think these changes are a positive addition to the design that will reduce the overall cost to construct and maintain but will still improve the usability and safety of the route.”
Among the cost-saving measures are the proposed use of the existing canal ramp instead of reopening the old historic ramp and a reduction in the width of the new path from 4.5 metres to 3 metres.
However, the new design proposes extending the route along the A83 towards Ardrishaig to support the connectivity of future paths.
Reaction to the updated design by those attending Tuesday’s consultation meeting was mostly positive, according to Lochgilphead Community Council secretary Malcolm Sinclair.
Following the event, he told the Advertiser: “It wasn’t a massive turnout, but it was a miserable night. The 22 people who came along were all more or less in favour of the revised plans.”
The design can be seen on the consultation webpage where feedback can be given until April 15.
Cameron + Ross, the design team appointed by Argyll and Bute Council, is currently working with landowners and other stakeholders to conclude the route’s detailed design. Once the consultation process ends, the feedback will be considered as part of the design process which will then progress to the technical design stage.
Although the design stages have been funded by the Scottish Government via Transport Scotland, the project has yet to secure funding for the active travel route’s construction.
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