A737 Dalry By-pass moves one step closer

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I cycled down past Dalry yesterday on NCN7 - which hasn't got any diversion signs up, despite being shut. The B707 is currently closed to allow the junction to be built, and there was lots going on. A little further south, the Blair Road bridge is complete over the new formation, but the cutting ends about 20m to the north of the bridge - it continues curving away to the south until the land levels out.

As for the diversion signing, I admit I wasn't studying it thoroughly, but I got the distinct impression that whoever did the signs didn't really know where the B707 was, and were a bit confused between left and right. All of the signs seemed to say that the B707 was on the right (even from the NCN7 on Auchengree Road to the north). I think the diversion was down Blair Road, then turning left back to the B707, but there were signs at the junction saying road ahead closed - obviously meaning no through route to the A737, but without any qualification. However, when going the other way along Blair Road, past the station to meet the A737, there were signs advising that the B707 was closed and to follow the diversion, which then pointed north along the A737 (ie the diversion from the B707 I think) and thus towards the B707 junction which was closed... All very confusing.
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5-week closure of A737.

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/a73 ... ugh-dalry/

The plans show a section of the bypass which is an almost on-line reconstruction of the existing road, so it's probably related to that.
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This seems to be our only thread on the A737. Another scheme on it, "The Den", is about to start:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/con ... t-awarded/

Interesting to see that Transport Scotland still has scheme pages liing to the 2013 programme document.
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wrinkly wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 23:16 This seems to be our only thread on the A737. Another scheme on it, "The Den", is about to start:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/con ... t-awarded/

Interesting to see that Transport Scotland still has scheme pages liing to the 2013 programme document.
I had to trek along the A737 here as part of a Stage 1/2 RSA. Glad it's going ahead!
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A timelapse video from Transport Scotland, showing the construction of the viaduct over the railway line as part of the bypass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE19-HOfFD4
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A 4km bypass costs nearly £31m... dear at the price?? :?:
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Berk wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 18:50 A 4km bypass costs nearly £31m... dear at the price?? :?:
That's less than £10m per km which given there are major structures and earthworks is a bargain.
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Indeed, but still quite pricey for a short bypass.
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At least it seems to be a proper bypass, without numerous rbts for future developments. As in so many other ways, mostly financially related, England lags behind Scotland and Wales.
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There is still realignment work going on at The Den which will aim to improve the section of the A737 at The Den to the same standard as that of the newly opened Dalry bypass. The work should hopefully be complete within about a year.
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Glen wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 18:48 The Dalry bypass is now open.

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/dal ... o-traffic/
I travel through Dalry quite often and have in recent years noticed signage on the now former A737 saying that the bypass was due to be completed in "Winter 2019". I had always assumed that this was referring to winter 2018/19 rather than winter 2019/20 which initially made me think that the bypass was falling behind schedule, rather than being open seven months ahead of schedule. Great news.
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SteveA30 wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2019 07:14 At least it seems to be a proper bypass, without numerous rbts for future developments. As in so many other ways, mostly financially related, England lags behind Scotland and Wales.
Bad timing for the Welsh comparison!
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Indeed! However, reading the (still not renamed) M4 thread, it seems to have been primarily a political decision. On the plus side, Wales removed the tolls on the A477 Cleddau Bridge 2 months ago. No hint of that on wholly in England bridges and tunnels.
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Does anyone know if the (soon to be) former A737, through The Den, will be classified? The Transport Scotland site doesn't say, but does say that the road is currently closed for four weeks, for tie-in works. Four weeks seems a bit excessive.
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A72 wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 23:08 Does anyone know if the (soon to be) former A737, through The Den, will be classified? The Transport Scotland site doesn't say, but does say that the road is currently closed for four weeks, for tie-in works. Four weeks seems a bit excessive.
The made orders are here:
https://www.transport.gov.scot/publicat ... alignment/

Mainline Order schedule states that the the current alignment will cease to be a trunk road and will transfer to NOrth Ayrshire Council who will enter the road in their list of public roads.

So it would be for North Ayrshire to decide what to classify the road as. Can't see any reason why it would gain a classification though.
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I am just curious as to where most of the traffic on the A737 is going - if coming from Glasgow/Paisley, how much is going down to Irvine and how much to Ardrossan? Would there be/have been any merit in connecting the end of the bypass south-west to the B714 going more directly to Ardrossan, thereby more or less bypassing Kilwinning into the bargain?
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(M7) wrote: Sun Aug 04, 2019 17:29 I am just curious as to where most of the traffic on the A737 is going - if coming from Glasgow/Paisley, how much is going down to Irvine and how much to Ardrossan? Would there be/have been any merit in connecting the end of the bypass south-west to the B714 going more directly to Ardrossan, thereby more or less bypassing Kilwinning into the bargain?
I get the impression most of the Irvine / Ardrossan - Glasgow traffic goes via the M77 with the A737 only really preferred if heading for Paisley / Glasgow Airport.

But as the A737 improves I'm sure it will start to see more end to end traffic and a Kilwinning western bypass seems a really obvious next step after the Beith bypass improvements are complete.
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The Den realignment opened on 5 December:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/new ... den-opens/#
The new section of the A737 at the Den opened to traffic early today (5 December) and road users are asked to take extra care on approach to the new road layout.

The A737 Den Realignment project involves the construction of a new road to remove the existing substandard bends, introducing road safety benefits at this location.

With traffic moved on to the new road, the contractor Interserve Construction Limited, will remain on site for a period of time to complete works to the old A737 and undertake necessary finishing, snagging and seasonal landscape work.

The construction contract was awarded to Interserve Construction Limited in September 2018.

A Transport Scotland spokesperson said:

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the local community for their patience during the construction of this key improvement project which will deliver safety improvements for North Ayrshire road users.”
As mentioned above Beith bypass is the next phase of improvements for the A737. Draft Orders were published 2 years ago but no Made Orders seem to have appeared yet. Hopefully with completion at the Den and Dalry bypass, the Beith project will get moving next.
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