Temporary Traffic Management Order - Kilbowie Road, Clydebank

The West Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended and of all other enabling powers make the following Order:

This Order may be cited as The West Dunbartonshire Council (Kilbowie Road, Clydebank) (Temporary Traffic Management) Order 2025 and shall come into operation from Monday 21st July 2025 and will remain in operation until Friday 1st August 2025

In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

"vehicle" unless the context otherwise requires, means a vehicle of any description and includes a machine or implement of any kind drawn or propelled along roads whether or not by mechanical power.

"emergency service vehicle" means a vehicle being used by the Police, Fire or Ambulance Services.

No person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any motor vehicle (with the exception of vehicles taking local access where permitted by authorised road traffic signs or traffic management contractor, emergency service vehicles and vehicles engaged in authorised road occupation) on the lengths of road specified in schedule A to this order.

Nothing in Article 3 of this Order shall prevent any person from causing or permitting a vehicle to wait in the length(s) of road(s) referred to in that article:

(a) if the vehicle is waiting owing to the driver being prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or to such waiting being necessary to avoid an accident;

(b) to enable the vehicle, if it cannot conveniently be used for such purpose in any other road, to be used in pursuance of statutory powers and duties and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to enable the vehicle to be used in connection with police, fire and ambulance service purposes;

(c)  if the vehicle is being used for the purpose of a Universal Service Provider collecting or delivering postal packets as defined in section 125 of The Postal Services Act 2000 from premises or posting boxes adjacent thereto; or

(d) to enable the vehicle to be used in connection with funeral operations.

Given under the seal of West Dunbartonshire Council and signed for them and on their behalf by Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services at Dumbarton.

Diversion Routes

Kilbowie Road will be closed between the junction of Montrose Street to the junction North Avenue. Both Montrose Street and North Avenue will remain open throughout the works.

Access to North Avenue will only be permissible via the A814 Glasgow Road side, there is a low bridge at this location and any high sided vehicles will retain access via Argyll Road/Chalmers Street to avoid the low bridge.

All appropriate diversions will be signed throughout the works.

The works will result in closure of all bus stops within the works area and diversion of any services which normally use this section of Kilbowie Road. Customers should contact SPT/service providers to enquire regarding any alternative arrangements.