 MSP Gil Paterson says a shuttle bus will replace services through Old Kilpatrick and Bowling that are to be temporary cancelled.
For a fortnight in February, works on a rail bridge on Roman Road will cause all main services — 1/A/B/E — to bypass the villages. However, after discussions with transport authorities since October, Mr Paterson today (January 29) welcomed that there will now put on a shuttle bus. It followed a period of uncertainty whereby authorities said there would be no service to connect the towns to the major bus lines. Mr Paterson, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, said: “On behalf of my constituents, I have been facilitating communication and pressing for a solution on this matter since it came to my attention. “As such, I am very pleased we have got to a positive outcome whereby bus services will resume, albeit in a different manner, during the works to the rail bridge at Roman Road. “Public bodies can take a lot of stick for seeming to not engage with members of the public on important localised matters, so I praise all the parties involved for coming together to get something done. “The replacement shuttle bus to connect Old Kilpatrick and Bowling to regular bus lines is a necessary measure – especially for the elderly, infirm and vulnerable – so I am delighted we now have a solution.” This story has been extensively covered by the Clydebank Post, please see some background here: https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/18195575.old-kilpatrick-residents-hit-halt-lifeline-bus-service/ |
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