New Monkland Canal pathway opens after £400k upgrading project

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Coatbridge residents welcomed transport minister Jenny Gilruth for the official opening of an improved £429,000 pathway at an increasingly popular beauty spot.

The walkway alongside the Monkland canal, leading from Blair Road near the town centre to Drumpellier Lawns, has now been resurfaced following eight weeks of work by Scottish Canals with support from active travel charity Sustrans.

Members of Friends of Monkland Canal, who have worked to secure a range of improvements for the canal area, led politicians and special guests on a walk along the two-kilometre route, which they say is “a game changer” for the area.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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