Lossiemouth – yellow lines, disabled parking and active travel improvements
Background
Waiting and parking restrictions
Following various requests and the opening of the new East Beach bridge officers have reviewed where parking should be allowed, and these proposals can be found in the plans below.
Clifton Road /Seatown Road Queen Street/ Pitgaveney Street Stotfield Road/ St Gerardine’s Road Elgin Road / Coulardbank Road
The main elements in the proposals are to:
- manage congestion around Clifton Road and Seatown Road to help make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to access the beach and the Esplanade.
- manage congestion on Coulardbank Road associated with sports games and training to encourage the use of the nearby school car park and maintain access for buses and other road users.
- introduce parking restrictions along the junctions of Queen Street and Clifton Road to create sufficient visibility for those entering or exiting the side roads in line with the Highway Code Rule 243.
- introduce additional disabled parking spaces on Clifton Road and Seatown Road to enable users to access nearby facilities.
Coulardbank Road cycletrack and footway proposals
With the construction of the Elgin to Lossiemouth cycletrack in the 1990’s cycling to and from Lossiemouth has become a popular mode of travel. To enhance the provision and to link the East Beach, schools, supermarket, medical centre, childcare centre and areas of employment, including RAF Lossiemouth and the industrial estate, it has been identified that a cycletrack along Coulardbank Road could make these journeys easier and safer.
We have been working with consultants, Jacobs, to produce options for this consultation. We will consider comments and agree a preferred option which will be used to apply for Scottish Government funding for the project. These can be found below.
Coulardbank Road west Coulardbank Road centre Coulardbank Road east
Additionally, it is proposed that in advance of the proposals above that a toucan crossing is installed at the new pedestrian access path to Lossiemouth High School
A plan for the proposed crossing can be found below.
Coulardbank Road toucan crossing
Queen Street crossing point
Crossing Queen Street from James Square to the new Co-op has been highlighted as difficult at times. Consideration has been given to the bus stop locations and crossing opportunities.
The short build out is an extra width of pavement jutting out into the road (similar to those along the Esplanade), narrowing it for pedestrians so it is easier to cross. This is the shortest length of build out which will tie in with the proposed waiting restrictions, but the dropped kerbs for wheelchairs and prams is close to the junction with Kinnedar Street.
The long build out is also an extra width of pavement but puts the dropped kerbs beside the entrance to the Co-op. It does however take away 2 additional parking places in front of the bus stop on the Co-op side.
The island crossing removes a similar amount of parking to the long build out, but introduces an island in the middle of the road similar to the ones outside St Gerardine’s School. This option will also help slow traffic, but may introduce difficulties for the Co-op lorry unloading. The location of the lorry loading is shown on this plan along with the space a bin lorry needs to turn out of and into Kinnedar Street.
Options are shown below, and we are seeking your views on these different proposals.
Queen Street - Build out short Queen Street - Build out long Queen Street - Pedestrian island
Have your say
Please let us know what you think of the schemes.
Please use this online form to provide feedback on the project.
A public information drop-in session will take place on Thursday 18 April between 2:30pm and 8pm at Lossiemouth Town Hall with the team to ask questions and make suggestions.
Responses should be submitted by 5pm on Monday 29 April 2024, preferably using the online response form above.