Road access plan for Airdrie hospital approved with funding

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Planning approval and Scottish Government funding have been confirmed for a new access road to the future University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie.

Planning approval and Scottish Government funding have been confirmed for the Towers Road Link, a 2.3km access road serving the future University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie. The road will connect Towers Road and Forrest Street and forms the first stage of the wider East Airdrie Link Road scheme.

The project will include a signalised roundabout at Varnsdorf Way, active travel infrastructure, street lighting and landscaping. The wider scheme will also feature a bridge over the North Calder Water and a roundabout providing a second entrance to the new hospital site at Wester Moffat. The East Airdrie Link Road is part of the Pan Lanarkshire Transport Corridor, intended to connect the M74 in the south with the M80 in the north.

Construction of the Towers Road Link is scheduled to begin in 2028, with completion expected by 2030. North Lanarkshire Council is leading the project as part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal. The funding confirmation comes as the Monklands Replacement Project undergoes a redesign following a reset phase that began in June. NHS Lanarkshire is working with the council and Scottish Government on refreshed plans for the replacement hospital, due to be presented to ministers for a decision in 2027.

How it is being reported

• Plans approved for major new road serving future hospitalPlans for a new access road serving the future University Hospital Monklands have taken a major step forward after planning permission and funding were confirmed.Glasgow Times · 16 Oct, 12:32
• Airdrie hospital access road secures planning approval and fundingThe £2.3km Towers Road Link in Airdrie has secured planning approval and Scottish Government funding to support access to the new University Hospital Monklands.The Herald · 16 Oct, 12:02

In this story: University Hospital Monklands · Airdrie · North Lanarkshire Council · Scottish Government · NHS Lanarkshire

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