A brand new boulevard to hyperlink Campus Central with the Sports Centre will probably be accomplished this 12 months. 

The accessible pathway to be titled Campus Boulevard will present a direct route for pedestrians and cyclists.

The tree-lined route will embody avenue furnishings, gentle columns and block paving much like the type of Queen’s Court. A brand new viewing space which overlooks Airthrey Loch may even be created.

The loch shoreline won’t be altered and the present path will probably be diverted onto the brand new Campus Boulevard route. All the mature bushes will probably be retained, and design measures put in place to guard the roots.

An artist’s impression of Campus Boulevard

The present pedestrian crossings positioned instantly throughout from the Sports Centre will probably be widened and upgraded as a part of the undertaking.

The pavement on the suitable of the street previous the Sports Centre, as you go up the hill, and the zebra crossing linking that path to the Cottrell Building will probably be unaffected.

The zebra crossing between the one instantly throughout from the sports activities centre and the one linked to the Cottrell Building will probably be eliminated, as will the pavement on the left-hand aspect of the street.

As properly as bettering the connectivity, and the visible aesthetics of the realm, the brand new boulevard will supply many accessibility advantages together with a discount within the steepness of the present path. The new route may even be significantly wider to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.

Work on this undertaking is underway and will probably be accomplished in autumn. For a brief interval of the time, a bit of the George Forrest Walk – the trail that runs alongside Airthrey Loch at this location – will probably be closed to permit for building work.

Pedestrian and cycle diversions will probably be in place and there may even be works to the principle street outdoors the Sports Centre which will require the introduction of non permanent visitors lights.