53 residential roads and pavements across East Renfrewshire set to be upgraded
In an ongoing effort to maintain and improve roads, we've approved an additional investment of £3million for roads and pavement resurfacing across the local authority.
Published: 18 April 2023
The 2023/24 roads maintenance programme will use the additional £3million of resources alongside other annual budgets to improve the condition of 40 roads and 13 pavements throughout the area.
In its 2019/20 budget, we committed an additional £15m capital investment for roads infrastructure enhancements over the following five years.
During the first four years of this additional capital investment, to the end of 2022/23, a total of 134 road and 44 pavement resurfacing projects have been completed. Without this capital allocation these roads and pavements would not have received any treatment other than safety defect repairs.
Our A and B class road network is classed as in a relatively good condition and the majority of the additional £3m annual allocation has been directed towards residential roads (C and unclassified roads).
As with previous years, the prioritisation of the resurfacing projects has taken a range of factors into account including: the structural condition of the road or pavement, its usage, cost of maintenance for the previous three years, number of complaints received and geographical spread.
Roads and pavements set to be resurfaced across the area over the coming year include: Larchwood Terrace, Barrhead, Forrestfield Crescent, Newton Mearns, Double Hedges Road, Neilston, Merryton Avenue, Giffnock, Westfield Road, Thornliebank, Burnside Gardens, Clarkston, Arthur Street, Busby and Montgomery Street, Eaglesham.
Earlier this year, we outlined plans to continue the extra capital investment which was due to finish next year. The improvement programme will extend for a further five years, starting in 2024/25 and invest £3.5m each year on upgrading roads and pavements.
Councillor Danny Devlin, Convener for Housing and Environment, said: 'High quality roads are a key priority for our residents so I'm delighted that a further 53 roads and pavements are set to benefit from improvements over the next year. It's great that 178 road and pavement resurfacing projects have been completed since the additional capital investment began in 2019. It's clear they have made a real difference to local communities, as we aim to continue to improve our road network year on year. I'm looking forward to seeing the upgrades completed this year.'
Alongside the resurfacing works, £200-300k of this additional capital budget has also been spent each year on upgrading street lighting and replacing lanterns with more energy efficient LEDs. 18 sets of traffic signals/pedestrian crossings have also been replaced or upgraded.
In addition to the resurfacing programme, £200k of the additional capital budget for 2023/24 has been allocated to large scale road patching repairs.
We ensure that all potholes reported are inspected as soon as possible, with the most serious potholes prioritised for repair. Residents are encouraged to report road defects on our website.
Full list of resurfacing works:
Road resurfacing
B771 Paisley Road (part), Barrhead
A736 Main Street, Barrhead (Dovecothall roundabout to Church Road westbound)
A736 Lochlibo Road (at Holehouse Brae), Neilston
C3 Uplawmoor Road (part)
Aurs Crescent, Barrhead
Larchwood Terrace, Barrhead
Newton Avenue (Cedar Place to Oakbank Drive), Barrhead
Campbell Drive, Barrhead
Harelaw Avenue, Barrhead
A77 Ayr Road, Newton Mearns
B769 Stewarton Road (Spiersbridge roundabout to Patterton Roundabout) Forrestfield Crescent, Newton Mearns
Lomond Drive, Newton Mearns
Double Hedges Road, Neilston
Merrycrest Avenue (Braidholm Road to Thornlea Drive), Giffnock
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
North Park Avenue, Thornliebank
Summerlea Road, Thornliebank
Westfield Road, Thornliebank
Percy Drive, Giffnock
B759 Carmunnock Road (Laurel Grove to Council boundary)
Arthur Street, Busby
Burnside Gardens, Clarkston
Golf Road (Stewart Drive to Seres Road), Clarkston
Hillend Road (Sundale Avenue to Glendoune Road), Clarkston
Stamperland Drive (Stamperland Gardens to Stamperland Way), Clarkston Stamperland Gardens (Clarkston Road to Randolph Drive), Clarkston
Woodbank Crescent, Clarkston
C1 Mearns Road (Laigh Road to Broom Road), Newton Mearns
B764 Eaglesham Moor Road (part)
Bonnyton Drive (Access to No. 61 to Access to No. 128), Eaglesham
Broom Road East (Co-op to Mearns Road), Newton Mearns
Cedarwood Avenue (Cul-de-Sac), Newton Mearns
Dunvegan Drive (part), Newton Mearns
Lochbroom Drive, Newton Mearns
Maple Avenue, Newton Mearns
Montgomery Street, Eaglesham
Shawwood Crescent, Newton Mearns
Polnoon Street, Eaglesham
Woodland Crescent, Eaglesham
Pavement resurfacing
Fraser Avenue (part), Newton Mearns
Glen Doll Road (part), Neilston
Glen Finlet Crescent (part), Neilston
Lomond Drive (part), Newton Mearns
Douglas Avenue, Giffnock
Merryton Avenue, Giffnock
Heathside Road, Giffnock
Southlea Avenue, Thornliebank
Carmunnock Road (Laurel Grove to Council boundary), Busby
Stamperland Gardens (Clarkston Road to Randolph Drive), Clarkston
Woodbank Crescent, Clarkston
Broomfield Avenue (Castlehill Avenue to Castleton Drive), Newton Mearns
Woodland Crescent, Eaglesham
