£551k upgrade to Cumbernauld’s path network has now started

Beginning in Yule Way and ending at Abronhill Primary School , the £551,000 project is being created by North Lanarkshire Council and Green Action Trust.

It will also see the installation of a new toucan pedestrian crossing and four raised islands where streets lead to Clouden Road and two underpasses at North Carbrain Road will be refurbished.

A bridge at Kildrum Road will also be refurbished - all in moves not seen in decades.

Along the route, there will be trees and ornamental planting, a wildflower meadow, seating areas, natural play equipment, picnic areas and decorative path features.

The idea for the project was developed by Cumbernauld Living Landscape Partnership, a dedicated team within Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Mike Batley, Development Officer at GATrust, said: “We aim to connect communities and local amenities, and projects like these are helping to achieve this across central Scotland

“Cumbernauld Living Landscape has developed a green active travel route that supports everyday journeys within the communities to schools, shops and workplaces, and links greenspaces along it.”

The project is funded by the Scottish Government Town Centre Funds via the council and Transport Scotland through Sustrans’ Places for Everyone programme.