Business for Dumbarton supports West Dunbartonshire Council’s bid for a share of the £62 million being made available for town centre redevelopment by the Scottish government.
The criterea for bids is very strict and is based on a very short time scale so whilst the items below would not have been our first choice for investment we recognise that the money has to be used for capital projects and has to be within the other guidelines.
There will be applications made for four town centres (Alexandria, Balloch, Clydebank and Dumbarton)
The items below are the ones which relate to Dumbarton.
Dumbarton Projects:
- Purchase of area of land owned by Carvill which covers proposed boatlift area for Lomond Canal
2. Creation of a car park to the north of the Bingo Hall to assist Jermon with developing the Artizan Centre,
3. Extension to car park at St Patrick’s Church, infill of Strathleven Place underpass, pedestrian crossings on Strathleven Place and Church Street to link to Railway Station
4. Signalising of Strathleven Place roundabout (dependent on outcome of traffic modelling study which would require to be commissioned firstly) and widening of Glasgow Road to accommodate island crossing.
5. Improved pedestrian environment along A814 between St James Retail Park and the town centre, Church St roundabout and along Castle Street.
6. Purchase of Akram site to extend existing car park
7. Purchase of Blair and Bryden Property to facilitate creation of new street as per masterplan
8. New street/amenity lighting to Dumbarton Quayside
9. New tourism finger post signs in Dumbarton town centre and hereitage trail
10. Provision of additional 6 additional disabled bays in Riverside Lane
11. Provision of short term parking on Riverside Lane, Risk Street and Castle Street where possible (TRO required)
12. Improve appearance of Castle Street car park (check Station Rd completed)
13. Encourage introduction of CCTV network – funding for infrastructure.
14. Signage to car parks.
