Consultations on Bears Way 2

Residents are being invited to get involved in designing the next phase of the A81 Bears Way at a series of public meetings.
Public forums will be held on 1 and 7 September in Milngavie Town Hall to inform future work on the cycleway - which offers protected space for people of all ages to cycle in safety and comfort.
Phase 1 of the Bears Way - funded by delivery partners Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Sustrans - runs from Burnbrae roundabout to Hillfoot.
However, it will not be fully functional until all phases are complete - providing a traffic-free route from Milngavie to Glasgow.
The proposed Phase 2 will run from Hillfoot to Kessington and one of the goals is to address issues which have been identified through engagement to date.
Public forums will be held on:
·        Thursday 1 September, 6pm – 8pm in Milngavie Town Hall
·        Wednesday 7 September, 7pm – 9pm in Milngavie Town Hall
Three other 'drop-in' information events will be held in the Allander Leisure Centre to complement the public forums.
Please note these will be informal and a chance for the public to access information ahead of the public forums.
Drop-in information events will take place on:
·        Thursday 1 September, noon - 2pm
·        Saturday 3 September, 11am - 3pm
·        Wednesday 7 September, noon - 2pm
Leaflets are being delivered to properties in Bearsden and Milngavie - giving people information on how they can get involved and help shape the future of the Bears Way.
In addition a Business Forum will be held on Thursday 18 August and a Design Forum is scheduled for Thursday 25 August - including stakeholders and representative groups. Both of these forums are invite only.

Scottish Gas Network - work in Craigdhu Road and Park Road - next 14 weeks

Scottish Gas Network (SGN) is undertaking work to up-grade 6km of the gas network in Milngavie. This is part of a £750,000 investment programme. The work has begun in Craigdhu Road and will move on to Park Road in due course. The work, as a whole, will take about 14 weeks to complete. Temporary traffic lights will be used to control traffic movements through the works.

You can refer any specific enquiries about this work to the Project Manager, Scott Barbour, on 0141-4184188 (8am to 4pm). Outwith these times you can call SGN's Customer Service Team on 0800 9121700.

A81 Maryhill Road, Bearsden - Temporary Traffic Management

Neighbourhood Services is to carry out drainage works on the southeast bound carriageway of the A81 Maryhill Road between its junctions with Coronation Way and Rannoch Drive, Bearsden.  In order for the works to be carried out in a safe manner, a temporary traffic management system will be put in place on the southeast bound carriageway of Maryhill Road which will involve reducing the carriageway from two lanes to one lane using signs, cones and barriers, from 9.30am on Wednesday 17 February 2016 until 4pm on Friday 19 February 2016. 

In addition, drainage works will require to take place on the northwest bound carriageway of the A81 Maryhill Road between its junctions with Rannoch Drive and Coronation Way, Bearsden.  In order for the works to be carried out in a safe manner, a temporary traffic management system will be put in place on the northwest bound carriageway of Maryhill Road which will involve reducing the carriageway from two lanes to one lane using signs, cones and barriers, from 9.30am on Monday 22 February 2016 until 4pm on Friday 26 February 2016.

The use of a temporary traffic management system will result in delays to traffic in the area.

(derived from message from Manjinder Sergill)

Local Transport Strategy

East Dunbartonshire Council is about to update its Local Transport Strategy, and residents' views are invited.

A series of drop-in sessions will be held this week, and there is also the opportunity to complete a questionnaire online.

The drop-in sessions will be:
Monday 12th March, 10am -12.30pm, Brookwood Library - Bearsden
Tuesday 13th March, 10am -12.30pm, Allander Sports Centre
Wednesday 14th March, 1.30 - 3.30pm, William Patrick Library Kirkintilloch
Thursday 15th March, 10am -12.30pm, Bishopbriggs Library
Friday 16th March, 10am -12.30pm, Lennoxtown Library

For further details, please see the EDC website at
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/news/news_archive/2012/local_transport_strategy.aspx?lang=en-gb

More direct trains to Edinburgh

Scotrail has now published a new train timetable which runs from 22nd May to 10th December 2011.

The timetable can be found at
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/North_Clyde2011.pdf

Note that there are now direct trains to Edinburgh half-hourly during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays. The timetable for this line including all the intermediate stops is at
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Glasgow-Edinburgh_via_A2B.pdf

New train timetable for Milngavie

Scotrail has now published the new train timetable which runs from 12th December 2010 to 21st May 2011.

The general timetable for North Clyde including trains to and from Milngavie is at
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/North_Clyde.pdf

The timetables for the new Bathgate line are at
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/a-b

Note that the new timetable includes a train running directly from Milngavie to Edinburgh on Mondays to Fridays, leaving Milngavie at 8.18am and getting to Edinburgh at 9.43am. At other times it is possible to change at Partick and pick up an Edinburgh train.

In the present weather conditions, it is worth checking first to see if the trains are running.
See http://www.journeycheck.com/firstscotrail/