Centrally located, with fantastic national and global connections, South Lanarkshire is a diverse area in the heart of Scotland with a combination of thriving towns and sweeping rural landscapes.
South Lanarkshire is home to more than 330,000 people and almost 10,000 businesses, and contributes £5.5 billion (5%) annually to the Scottish economy.
City Deal Projects
Cathkin Relief Road
The Cathkin Relief Road project is a new single-carriageway road which runs between Mill Street and Burnside Road, as well as the upgrade of several road junctions and extensive areas of tree and shrub planting to complement existing woodland. It also includes sustainable transport options include a new footway and a new combined cycleway / footway – linking to existing cycle routes in the area.
Greenhills Road
The Greenhills Road project transforms two sections of road into dual carriageways – widening the existing A726 from Calderglen Country Park to the Torrance Roundabout, and Greenhills Road from the Torrance Roundabout westwards to access the Landlands development. It includes realigning existing roads, upgrading three existing junctions, adding 3.2km of new walkways and 3.2km of new cycle routes, and the addition of new street lighting. It also includes better provision for buses at key locations along the route length.
Stewartfield Way / East Kilbride Town Centre
The Stewartfield Way / East Kilbride Town Centre Project includes four sub-projects across two key areas:
The Stewartfield Way sub-project improves transport capacity on Stewartfield Way, at the eastern end of the route (Kingsgate) and the western end (Philipshill). It aims to improve traffic flow, through-capacity improvements, deliver active travel infrastructure, and improvements to public transport. It also improves access to the relocated Hairmyres Station Park & Ride facilities, better connecting the area to the wider City Region.
The East Kilbride Town Centre project is a new vision and masterplan for the town centre which aims to respond to radical changes of in-person shopping habits, to transform the East Kilbride town centre to create new opportunities and a new ‘Civic Heart’ for East Kilbride.
It includes three sub-projects: the Demolition Contract, the Civic Hub, and the Housing Enabling Works.
Community Growth Areas
The South Lanarkshire Council Community Growth Areas (CGA) Programme focuses on four identified CGAs in Newton, Hamilton, Larkhall and East Kilbride – delivering a number of education, transport and community infrastructure projects to support the development of the CGAs.
There programme consists of 20 sub-projects spread across the four CGAs:
The Newton CGA consists of five sub-projects:
Newton Park & Ride: the creation of an additional 155 car parking spaces at Newton Rail Station.
Newton Farm Primary School: an extension to Newton Farm Primary School, supporting the planned development of new housing.
Westburn Roundabout: constructing a new roundabout at the junction of Westburn Road, Westburn Drive and Westburn Farm Road to address capacity constraints.
Sustainable Transport Intervention: delivery of sustainable transport improvements to support improved connectivity.
Uddingston Grammar School: expansion of Uddington Grammar School to accommodate rising pupil numbers driven by new housing developments within the CGA.
The Hamilton CGA consists of four sub-projects:
Woodhead Primary School Extension: an extension to Woodhead Primary School in order to provide additional education facilities within walking distance of the CGA – estimated to help secure 340 new houses over the lifetime of the project.
Highstonehall Road Upgrade Works: upgrade works to Highstonehall Road which enable works at the CGA, providing better access to the CGA and supporting the development of additional housing.
Woodfoot Road Transport Corridor Improvements: improvements to Woodfoot Road in order to address the increase in traffic movements in the local road network, including improvements to Strathaven Road / Annsfield Road Junction and to Woodfoot Road / Sherry Drive Junction.
Hamilton Road Junctions Improvement: a series of junction improvements to facilitate the increased traffic and reduce congestion. The improvements act as a key enabling feature for the development of a new residential community, and provide better access from the CGA sites to the Transport Hubs in the centre of Hamilton – which link to the wider City Region.
The Larkhall CGA consists of seven sub-projects:
Holy Cross High Extension: a new build extension and internal adaptations to Holy Cross High School in Hamilton to support projected increases in the number of pupils attending the school.
Glengowan Primary School Extension: extension of Glengowan Primary School, adding two new classrooms, to accommodate growing pupil numbers.
Larkhall Nursery Extension: extension to Larkhall Nursery.
Merryton Roundabout & Link Road: creation of a new roundabout on the A72 at the north of the CGA site.
A72 Lanark Road / M74 Signalisation: upgrading of signalisation at the junction of the M74 and A72 to – including the installation of traffic signals and alterations to the junction layout, to minimise queuing and associated congestion.
M74 Works: delivery of junction improvement works at the M74 at Larkhall.
Larkhall Leisure Centre (Community Facility): delivery of a new community centre (Larkhall Leisure Centre) to meet the needs of current and future residents of the CGA.
The East Kilbride CGA consists of four sub-projects:
Hairmyres Park & Ride Facility: construction of a new Park & Ride Facility at Hairmyres Rail Station, through the relocation of the rail station further west, and the creation of increased parking provision (standard and disabled parking bays), provision of an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub, two new signal-controlled junctions, and a designated bus stop.
Jackton Primary School: the creation of a new 18-classroom school with associated accommodation, to support increased demand / rising pupil numbers.
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School: construction of an extension to Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School to accommodate increased pupil numbers.
St Andrews / St Brides High School: a new build extension and internal adaptations to St Andrews and St Brides High School in East Kilbride to support projected increases in the number of pupils attending the school.