Denny Cross: Congestion expected to ease with new by-pass
Work on the long-awaited Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) is expected to start later this year following a successful Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on land vital to the £7.5m project.
The route will provide a by-pass road for Denny (leading from Broad Street to Glasgow Road) and will reduce congestion, air pollution and improve road safety in a busy section of the town centre.
It will also provide sustainable travel routes to Denny High School and includes links to the existing core path network allowing better access for leisure and recreation use.
Once completed the road will also provide an access route for the many new homes being built as part of the Mydub 1 development and any future homes on the Mydub 2 site both identified in the Council's latest Local Development Plan in that location.
A tender for the work will be issued in the coming months with work expected to start in November 2022.
Councillor Paul Garner (above), spokesperson for the Environment said: "This is an important milestone in this project and represents many years of challenging work getting to this stage where a by-pass road is a reality for residents in the Denny community.
"The journey hasn’t been easy but we are now coming to the end of the CPO process, and can move on with appointing a contractor and seeing work start on site later this year.
“The route aims to ease congestion and reduce air pollution in the town centre by diverting a large number of vehicles. The route will also open up other opportunities and new sites to be identified for potential development in the future.”
Funding for the scheme will come from Falkirk Council and local developer contributions.