New paving marks completion of town centre regeneration improvements
New street improvement works, based on the recent public consultation plans in the historic centre of Bo'ness are due to start early next month.
Heritage paving will be installed in five phases over 12 weeks beginning in North Street and concluding with Seaview Place at the end of January. Lighting units in Waggon Road will also be replaced to match other recent town centre lighting improvements.
The works, costing £240,000, will bring the pavement area, surfaces and kerbing up to conservation standard in the main shopping areas of North Street and South Street to the Seaview Roundabout as part of Falkirk Council's capital programme, and extended due to the recent award from the Scottish Government's Town Centres Regeneration Fund.
The contractor, L &C of Edinburgh, will liaise closely with all the town centre businesses, to ensure the minimum disruption to access, deliveries and trading especially over the festive period. Falkirk and District Town Centre Management will be promoting the town centre with festive events including the switch-on of the Christmas lights and a visit from the Aviemore Reindeer. The streetscape plans are still available to view on line at www.falkirk.gov.uk.
Over the past three years nearly £700,000 of environmental improvements have been successfully carried out by Falkirk Council in the historic core of the town centre including new benches and other street furniture, street lighting and heritage standard paving. These additional works will complement the earlier work and use the same materials.
Maureen Campbell, Director of Community Services, said: "This paving contract marks the final stage of the Council's Town Centres Regeneration environment improvement programme in Bo'ness bringing the remainder of the town centre core up to heritage standard. Meantime the HLF Townscape Heritage Initiative continues to transform the town centre by restoring derelict buildings, shopfronts and offering building repair grants. Every effort will be made to minimise disruption to local business and people visiting the town centre."
The Bo'ness streetscape plans can be seen at www.falkirkonline.net
- Falkirk Council (26/10/2009 )
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