Did the council have a job lot of yellow paint to get rid of

[Ted Maul]

maxmix

In what way does it affect the "town centre economy?"

Pretty ironic of you to talk about local business failing with "skykon" yet blaming the provisions made as the reasons for the local economy faltering.

[howlsatthemoon]

I see the new road is now open.

I would like to congratulate the three year old who won the competition to design the new layout and road signage

[maxmix]

I would like to congratulate the three year old who won the competition to design the new layout and road signage

Me too.... They did very well

I see 'Scotbet' have odds now for accidents in the 1st week of the new road layout !

1 Crash @ 10/1 2@ 7/1 3@5/1 and over 4 is Even money ! My £10000 is on at evens...

maxmix

[jdcarra]

I see the new road is now open.

I would like to congratulate the three year old who won the competition to design the new layout and road signage

A bit confusing but I suppose we will have to get used to it and be alert incase of the ineventfull .
Turning into Lochend street to a now give way at the wee church is one way,but coming aloong from Tesco's to turn into were the Greens pub is two way traffic but you cannot exit out to Longrow .

Looking right from Longrow along Lochend Street,note the one way system followed by the two way traffic signs.


Looking down Longrow outside Jim Martins.


Turn left for Lochend Street,straight on Aquilibrium Drive and right for Longrow .


Another junction shot


Coming up to the give way Lochend Street.


Bearing left from Kinloch road into Aquilibrium Drive.


Aqilibrium Drive looking to Jim Martins.

[Niander]

Good pics
AS i said its all about moving tubes its ok so long as they give me a job!
they do seem to be taking on more locals at the factory?
was i mad when they shunned the locals and employed the foreigners! a year ago

[tarmmaker]

Have I got this right?
Turn right out of Tesco, then right at the new junction on Lochend Street, nip in the Fiddlers Arms for refreshing Irn Bru, exit the Fiddlers arms, then you have to turn round in the road back to the new junction because the last 30ft is one way against you! Think it's time for another refreshing Irn Bru!
Nice pics though jdcarra, but has the name been changed from Aq........Ave, to Aq.........Drive?

[MPR]

too bad they didnt stick a roundabout in there, might have made things a bit simpler, be interesting to see a web cam there.

[Mr.Everready]

Coming up to the give way Lochend Street.

So, who has right of way here ? There are no lines on the road coming round the corner on to Kinloch road. I assume it's similar to the corner on Main St. at the White Hart ? There's nothing to stop cars coming straight on from Tescos and now nothing stopping cars coming along Kinloch Road to run straight through and turn right.

One picture missing is the new road exiting on to Kinloch Road. As you turn right you're now greeted with the road split in to 3, so as you turn on to the now narrow road there are cars parked so you have to straddle the white line to pass them.

[howlsatthemoon]

They now have "Road Closed" signs on Lochend st. So now you cannot get into Lochend st if you are coming from the Tesco side.

Agree with MPR a roundabout would have much more simpler or even just left the layout as it was and only have the new road for the tower sections and HGVs

[Bobh]

Is it just me and my cynical view on life, because when anything attempts to get done in Campbeltown i.e. roads, buildings and repairs it just turns out to be a complete shambles.

[MPR]

Bobh, I agree always looks like the trainee engineers are put in charge

[maxmix]

because when anything attempts to get done in Campbeltown i.e. roads, buildings and repairs it just turns out to be a complete shambles.

Nope.... It's not just you... Half the people I meet in the Main St every day say the same thing....

Whoever designed this 'shambles' should be signing on at the job centre now, but no doubt our Councillors will be giving the people involved praise as per usual !

At least you know where our money is going now

maxmix

[EMDEE]

It's been a few weeks since I was in the town, and at that time the new road system was not very clear, and looking at Johnnie's pictures it looks as if it it still not very clear. The saying that comes to mind is :

"A camel is a horse designed by a committee"

And all of this is being done in the belief that Campbeltown will become a major centre in the renewable energy industry? It's too late now but a major rethink needs to be done here in terms of geography and economics. Does anyone actally believe that this is going to come about other than those who sit on their arse at a desk and try to pontificate to us lesser mortals that this is going to happen? this is truly an example of the triumph of hope over experience.

Rural areas like Kintyre need a more "bottom up" approach than a "top down" dictatorial approach.

Who knows more about the needs and potential of the area than the residents? Yet the political system is a blunt instrument that allows people with no connection to the area to have a say in its future.

[MPR]

agree emdee, A&B have always seen anything south of Tarbert as a red headed step child. I suggest a revolution

[EMDEE]

agree emdee, A&B have always seen anything south of Tarbert as a red headed step child. I suggest a revolution

As you say MPR, but maybe not revolution but a bit of devolution, as the needs of Kintyre are distinctly different from the rest of Argyll. Actually, Argyll and Bute is a very diverse and complex area for one regional authority with so many conflicting interests. With the best will in the world, it is very difficult for any local councillors to promote the interests of their own area without it being detrimental to the interests of other areas within the current framework of the Council. This also leads to accusations of councillors not looking after their own area, when in reality they have very little say in the wider picture.