Case study

£24 million allocated to B714 road improvements

North Ayrshire Council was provisionally allocated almost £24 million from the Levelling Up Fund to help improve a key road network.

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
17 January 2023

Plans for the B714

The funding will support the following improvements representing the final stage of improvements to road connectivity between North Ayrshire and the rest of Scotland:

  • improvement of the B714 in North Ayrshire north of the Sharphill roundabout
  • a connection to the A737 (T) Dalry Bypass

Benefits for North Ayrshire

The investment is expected to:

  • provide greater and faster access to the job opportunities in Glasgow and Central Belt
  • encourage investment in the area through improved connectivity
  • increase visitor numbers

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Published 17 January 2023

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