Major upgrade set to improve safety on Grangemouth-Bo’ness corridor
A major upgrade to the pathway and lighting infrastructure is set to improve safety and accessibility along the full Grangemouth to Bo’ness corridor.
The £600k investment will replace ageing street lighting, introduce energy-efficient lanterns and deliver a new continuous footway linking the two communities.
It represents one of the largest corridor renewals undertaken in the area in recent years and will create a safer route for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
The project will see the complete replacement of life-expired lighting columns with modern aluminium units, supported by measures designed to reduce future maintenance demands.
Crews will also clear vegetation and soil that have built up over time, maximising the width of the verge and making space for a new asphalt footway. This will provide an accessible pedestrian link where no suitable route currently exists. By upgrading the full length of the corridor and constructing a continuous footway, the Council is delivering a long-term improvement that makes the route safer, easier to maintain and more resilient.
Work between Gate 10 and Belgica is already underway with a completion date of mid-December 2025.
Full-width footway replacement and lighting upgrades from Gate 10 to Inveravon Roundabout will follow in January 2026 to February, with lighting works continuing into March 2026. Temporary traffic lights and daytime footpath closures will be in place to allow crews to work safely, with pedestrian access maintained and managed throughout.
The £600k project is funded through Falkirk Council’s capital programme for roads and street lighting and forms part of wider work to modernise infrastructure and support safer, more sustainable travel across the area.
Councillor Paul Garner, Falkirk Council's Depute Leader said:
This investment delivers a long-term upgrade to a key corridor linking Grangemouth and Bo’ness.
“The existing route is narrow, poorly lit and difficult to use safely, particularly on foot. By installing modern lighting and constructing a continuous footway, we’re replacing ageing infrastructure with a safer, more reliable connection that will benefit people who travel this route every day.
“This is another great example of improvement works being carried out by Falkirk Council, enabled through the increased capital investment in our roads and lighting infrastructure over the past two years, making a real positive difference.
“Our Roads team were recently nominated as finalists at the UK national APSE awards within the Best Performer category, and I’d like to thank the team for all their hard work.