MORE than 100 miles of new active travel routes, known as the Ayrshire Link, are being developed across South and East Ayrshire.
Spearheaded by the Ayrshire Road Alliance, a public sector partnership between South and East Ayrshire Councils, the Ayrshire Link is designed to create a safe and accessible network of connecting paths and routes from Girvan to Lugton.
15 different routes are currently planned or under different stages of development.
David Manson, special project officer, Ayrshire Roads Alliance, said, “We have an exciting year ahead as the Ayrshire Link takes off with lots of activity underway and new routes in the pipeline. We’re also working on developing a new website that will make it easy for people to see at a glance the work that’s going on as well as plan their walking or cycling journeys and have access to lots of great resources.”
The project is being co-ordinated in collaboration with Sweco, a design, engineering and regulatory consultancy and funding has been made available from various sources including Ayrshire Roads Alliance, South Ayrshire Council, Sustrans, Transport Scotland, East Ayrshire Council and SPT.
