Belhaven Active Travel Links
East Lothian Council (ELC) appointed Stantec in 2019 to develop design options to make it easier to walk and cycle around the Belhaven area in a safer and more inclusive way.
Their report, Safer Active Travel: Back Road, Dunbar (2019) | East Lothian Council, identified specific locations where there was a desire for improvements to junctions, pavements, and active travel access.
ELC have since commissioned Stantec to explore the options further, and work through a series of proposals for each location to arrive at a preferred design. The high-level costs calculated in the report make it clear that the full set of recommendations is not affordable for the council, and we will need to seek external funding for delivery. Additionally, we need to be clear that construction will be undertaken in stages, as funding become available, and therefore it is necessary to identify local priorities for implementation within the next few years.
Overview of proposed projects in Belhaven
An in-person engagement drop-in will be held on 5 September, between 3pm and 7pm at Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery, High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1ER.
An online survey is also available to complete by following the link below:
Paper copies of the survey are available for collection from and returned to Dunbar Library and Area Office at the Bleachingfield Centre. The survey will close on the 6th of October, 2024.
This will give the local community an opportunity to view the designs and provide feedback to help the Council prioritise interventions