05-06-2025
Consultation on updated route of new East Airdrie Link Road starts this month
Information about the route and design of the road will be available online, and drop-in events will be held in Airdrie, Chapelhall and Cumbernauld.
A consultation on the updated route of the new East Airdrie Link Road starts on June 16.
Information about the route and design of the road will be available online, and drop-in events will be held in Airdrie, Chapelhall and Cumbernauld.
Feedback from an engagement exercise last year has been incorporated into the updated route which will better integrate with local roads and lessen the impact on land, ecology, landscape and woodland.
The single-carriageway road will run from just north of the M8, at the A73 Newhouse Interchange, to the A73 north of Stand and Riggend.
It will also provide access to the replacement Monklands Hospital at Wester Moffat, Airdrie.
North Lanarkshire Council is building the road as part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal.
This latest consultation is being carried out as part of the Pre-Application Notice (PAN), the first stage in the process of applying for planning permission.
Comments will inform the final road design for the planning application.
Members of the project team will be available to discuss the plans at the drop-in events which take place between 2pm and 7pm on:
Tuesday, June 17, in Airdrie Library.
Thursday, June 19, in Chapelhall Library.
Tuesday, June 24, in Cumbernauld Library.
The East Airdrie Link Road is designed to improve: journey times and transport reliability; connections between residential areas, town centres, business centres, employment and education; and air quality, by relieving congestion along the existing A73.
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