Work on an unbroken off-road route between Dundee and Monifieth continues to gather pace with completion of the latest phase.
The newly finished strategic link from Balmossie Street provides a fully surfaced and lit path connecting with the similarly equipped stretch at the Seven Arches to Monifieth High School.
Mark Flynn convener of Dundee City Council’s city development committee has visited North Balmossie Street at the west end of the latest section to be completed.
He said: “The whole £9m scheme is being tackled in bite sized chunks, each of which will be brought together to complete this ambitious and unparalleled investment in active travel.
“Better paths and lighting, in this case between Balmossie Street and the Seven Arches Link, is a tangible sign that we are providing the right infrastructure to support and encourage people out of their fossil fuel burning vehicles and on to more active ways of getting around.”
The newly completed part of the route will particularly support residents from the large population to the north east Broughty Ferry, Barnhill, Panmurefield and the north end of Monifieth.
It provides access south to the National Cycle Network Route1 coastal route improvements and Balmossie Railway Station via Balmossie Street and the Balmossie foot bridge.
Work was carried out by T&N Gilmartin at a total cost of £168,860 and was completed in less than two months.
Funded by the Scottish Government through Sustrans Scotland’s Places for Everyone programme with Dundee and Angus Councils, the £9m coastal path project will provide a continuous off-road route between Dundee and Monifieth.
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
