Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR)

The new Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) is designed to ease congestion in and around Denny Cross which will lead to improvements in air quality, road safety and will better support the local economy with improved access.

The route will also provide for more sustainable transport options in the area providing better walking and cycling opportunities.

The road will open up access for approximately 500 new homes around the Mydub Farm area to the south east of the town centre.

Falkirk Council will fund the project through ‘Prudential Borrowing’ with the Council recovering the costs of the project through planning obligations received for development sites in the area.

CONTRACTORS & DESIGNERS

Project designers for DEAR are WSP one of the world’s leading professional services firms, providing strategic advisory, engineering, and design services. The main contractor building the new road is RJ McLeod.

NEWS

Public Right of Way Diversions- Surfacing Works

From November 22 to December 12 the Public Right of Way adjacent to contractor RJ McLeod’s main compound will be temporarily closed to allow surfacing works to the North section…Read More

Right of Way Diversion

Following completion of the SPEN overhead 33kV cables past Cuthelton Farm contractor RJ McLeod will be closing the Public right of way adjacent to Cuthelton Farm on Thursday 5th October…Read More

Denny finally sees start on new Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR)

Work on the long-awaited completion of Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) began this month

MONTHLY UPDATES

May 2024

Works planned for post road opening to the public Following road opening on 23rd of May, RJ McLeod Contractors will have a reduced presence on site for completing the small…Read More

April 2024

Construction Update Despite sustained periods of heavy rainfall and associated issues with saturated ground the Contractor has largely kept pace with the construction programme through the later weeks of March…Read More

March 2024

Construction Update Works on the project have progressed at significant pace through the first 2 weeks of March, some sustained periods of dry weather coupled with completion of surfacing activities…Read More

February 2024

Construction Update Works on the project have been steady through January and February despite some notable days of heavy rainfall/storm events. Our target to have the remaining areas of the…Read More

January 2024

Progress Report January 2024 Progress on the DEAR project moved at pace in the final weeks on the run in to the winter break. Another section of the mainline was…Read More

December 2023

Construction Progress The project has received some degree of more settled weather over the period which has allowed for some excellent progress at the Little Denny Culvert structure and embankment…Read More

November 2023

Construction update  The project has faced more unsettled weather through the month of October, there have been two MET office named storm events (Storm Agnes and Storm Babette) and a…Read More

October 2023

Construction Update General The wet weather through September has caused some challenges to earthworks operations particularly in the Southern Section (Avant Homes- Cuthelton Farm). Works have been intermittent due to…Read More

September 2023

North Section Denny High School to PROW Path at Compound Site establishment complete Soil stripping complete Road box earthworks complete Installation of capping (laying of foundation layer) complete Type 1…Read More

August 2023

RJM moved on to site on August 7, 2023 and has made excellent progress establishing a secured site permitter comprising anti climb fencing. All security fencing has now been established…Read More