Transport solutions at development

An independent consulting engineering firm has secured a contract to come up with transport solutions at a major housing development near Ayr.

Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has secured a “significant”contract which aims to provide at least 750 new homes in its early phase.

DBA has been instructed by Allanvale Land Investments to provide key transportation, road and bridge engineering design services at Corton expansion site. The developer plans to be on site this summer.

The development, on the east side of the A77 near Ayr Hospital, will include retail, employment and local community uses and will help bring to fruition part of South Ayrshire Council’s local development plan.

Stuart Harrow, Transportation Director at DBA, said:“Corton is a transformation development, representing the first phase of a larger, long term Strategic Expansion Site which could eventually feature up to 2700 new homes.

“Major residential developers have expressed keen interest in being part of the project and the current developers have identified great potential in what is a vibrant area in which to live and work.”

DBA has prepared a major Transport Assessment for the development Masterplan, considering the sustainability and integration of transport solutions and roads infrastructure interventions on both the local and trunk networks. They will work with Transport Scotland, Ayrshire Roads Alliance and the council on internal roads at the site and junction and capacity improvement, as well as delivering a footbridge across the A77 to allow pedestrian access to the site.