The £10m investment in Argyll and Bute’s roads for 2021/22 is on track to see 229 km of road improved, just over 10% of the road network, by the end of the financial year.
On top of that, the council has secured a further £1.249m, through the Scottish Timber Transport Scheme, towards repairing roads used to haul forestry timber.
And further investment of £900,000, which includes £400,000 of funding for green transport and travel, will be used to improve footways throughout Argyll and Bute.
The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee noted the progress and endorsed the new footways programme on Thursday (2 September).
Councillor Rory Colville, Policy Lead for Roads and Infrastructure Services, said: “I’d like to thank our council workers and contractors who have delivered this ambitious programme of work in difficult circumstances.
“We want to repair and protect as much of our road network as possible. That’s why we have chosen to invest significant funding over recent years. We are now seeing gradual improvement. Using surface dressing as the main means of road treatment means we can cover much more area, sealing the cracks in the carriageway. This prevents the ingress of water and will reduce the amount of reactive maintenance for potholes.”
Full details of the ongoing roads improvement programme can be found on the council’s website: Roads Capital Programme (argyll-bute.gov.uk)
Footways programme
|
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands |
Estimated Value |
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Harbour Street - Tarbert |
£44k |
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Woodside Carradale - Kintyre |
£41k |
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Kilchenzie Housing ( adopted roads) - Kintyre |
£16k |
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Northbay and Port Ellen - Islay |
£61k |
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Campbeltown Crossing Points (Dropped Kerbs) |
£9k |
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Lorne Street - Lochgilphead |
£39k |
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Total |
£210k |
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Oban, Lorn and the Isles |
Estimated Value |
|
Stevenson Street - Oban |
£6k |
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Glencruitten - Oban |
£10k |
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Combie Street ( block paving removal) - Oban |
£29k |
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Shore Street - Oban |
£10k |
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Albany Street - Oban |
£19k |
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Drimvargie Terrace (east side) -Oban |
£5k |
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High St - Oban |
£20k |
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Lochnell Road - N Connel |
£20k |
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Lora View - N Connel |
£9k |
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Kenmore Cottages - Bonawe |
£11k |
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Taynuilt Village main street |
£31k |
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Salen - Mull |
£11k |
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Bunessan - Mull |
£20k |
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Total |
£201k |
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Bute and Cowal |
Estimated Value |
|
UC74 Hillview Walk Rothesay |
£17k |
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UC75 St Andrews Walk Rothesay |
£8k |
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UC76 Waverly Avenue - Rothesay |
£9k |
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Bishop Street - Rothesay |
£16k |
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Victoria Street - Rothesay |
£6k |
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Rothesay Various improvements ( Dropped kerbs) |
£17k |
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A815 Alexandra Parade FW - Dunoon |
£10k |
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A815 Glenacre - Innellan |
£28k |
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A815 Ardhallow - Innellan |
£34k |
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A815 Shore Road - Sandbank |
£24k |
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Ardenslate Road - Dunoon |
£30k |
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Total |
£199k |
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Helensburgh and Lomond |
Estimated Value |
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A818 Sinclair Street- Helensburgh |
£12k |
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A814 Rhu Road Lower (Kidston to Rhu Rd Higher) |
£38k |
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U101 East King Street (Sinclair St to Grant St) |
£24k |
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U314 West King Street (John St to James St) |
£24k |
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U188 Lever Road |
£58k |
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U212 Macfarlane Drive- Arrochar |
£14k |
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Total |
£170k |
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Helensburgh – Cardross Cycleway (this will be used to bid for match funding) |
£140k |