Campbeltown’s Aqualibrium Avenue to open in early August

[WC1]

Can you not just turn right off Kinloch Road on to AA then back up Millknowe?

Oops. I had overlooked the new bit of road, probably because I'm mentally blocking out its proposed name.

[Mzz pasico]

Its the "traffic calming" or "nibs" that really annoy me nowadays!.The only purpose i can see that they serve is to narrow the road causing tailbacks and drivers having to weave their way around them,surely a straight wide road is more sensible and safer than those stupid "nibs"!

I walked along Kinloch road recently and couldn't believe just how much of the road these new "nibs" have taken! Don't like whats been done but that's just my opinion!!

[russanros]

I do hope that the diagram shown is not the final plan, not withstanding the driving on the wrong side of the road which is probably a mistake (hopefully anyways!)

-there seems to be considerable scope for conflict at the new junction at Longrow/Lochend Street.

I would hope that there should be no right turns from Longrow to Lochend Street or from the new road into town into Longrow or this new road layout will be flawed. Should be remembered that the 'nibs' are part of the road not yet opened once it is hopefully all should flow freely, it can't come soon enough.

[muppetanimal]

The local councillors should have drawn lots for the new stretch of road. Donalds Drive, Rorys Road or Semples Street come to mind.


Does the A83 still finish at the junction of Longrow South and Main Street?

[Mr.Everready]

-there seems to be considerable scope for conflict at the new junction at Longrow/Lochend Street.

By the looks of the plan it may well be one way coming from Longrow.

[tarmmaker]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but why not leave the main route down Longrow as now and let the turbines use Aqua Ave when needed. It seems that because we have a new road everyone has to use it to no benefit.

[WC1]

An update from this morning's Area Committee meeting, at which I asked councillors to drop the proposed new name. A number of other forum members also attended and spoke against the proposal. The three local councillors were adamant that they detect no groundswell of public opinion against the proposal. The chairperson of the committee, Councillor Anne Horn, then ruled that the Area Committee had no locus in the matter anyway, since the name had been decided by the CHORD project group and then accepted by the full Council. However, Councillor Semple suggested that if enough people made their feelings known in advance of the next CHORD project group meeting on 15 August the matter could still be re-considered.

So, is there a groundswell out there against this name? If you feel it should be dropped, please contact the three local councillors before 15 August. Their email addresses are:-

Donald Kelly: donald.kelly2@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Rory Colville: rory.colville@argyll-bute.gov.uk

John Semple: john.semple@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Just click on these addresses to send your email message, and say something straightforward like "I object to the name "Aqualibrium Avenue". Please do not use this name for the new section of Kinloch Road." That should pretty much cover it. Remember to do it before 15 August.