Station on right track with investment

A Motherwell councillor has welcomed a huge investment in the town’s train station.

Work has started at Muir Street in Motherwell to create a new transport hub at the railway station.

North Lanarkshire Council’s project will see a new access road built from the roundabout at the north of Hamilton Road, behind the buildings on the left of Hamilton Road and Muir Street, to join the existing road in front of the station.

This will allow space for buses, a new taxi rank, a drop off/pick up point and disabled parking bays.

Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig councillor, Agnes Magowan, praised the Scottish

Government investment into the project.

The SNP representative said: “This is great news for the town and wider area.

“There will be significant disruption in the area as the works are completed, but the substantial investment will provide a transport hub that puts Motherwell firmly on the map, as well as supporting local jobs and apprenticeships.”

Investment for the project at Muir Street comes from the SNP government, along with North Lanarkshire Council and the Glasgow Region City Deal.

The £2m project will complement the improvement work currently being carried out by Scotrail at the station.

Balfour Beatty is the contractor for both projects, which are expected to be complete by July 2022.

In total, £16.5m will be invested in the station and Muir Street, with Transport Scotland, Scotrail and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport funding the improvements to the rail station.

Councillor Magowan added: “Motherwell station is already a busy interchange and this upgrade will ensure Motherwell stands ready to take its place as the place for businesses to settle and grow from.”

Full details of the project, including an interactive plan, are available at the council’s website and updates will be provided throughout the work.