Details of road closures beside Loch Lomond have been announced ahead of the UCI Cycling World Championships, which start tomorrow.
Billed as the largest cycling event in history, it is based in Glasgow but features competitions across a wide area – including Balloch on August 12 and 13.
The men’s under-23 and women’s road races will both start from Balloch and finish in Glasgow -organisers say the final day is expected to be the third busiest overall.
West Dunbartonshire Council has announced the following road closures:
- Balloch Bridge from 9am on Friday August 11 to 5pm on Sunday August 13 Vehicle access to Fisherwood Road and the Tullie Inn will also be limited at points during this period.
- Balloch Road from Luss Road/Old Luss Road up to Carrochan Road will be closed from 8am until 1pm on Saturday August 12, with no non-race related traffic permitted to access this section of the route or adjoining roads. Any resident needing to use their vehicle should park outwith planned closures before access is restricted.
- Closures will also be in place at Tullichewan Road from its junction with A811 Lomond Road,
- Dalvait Road from its junction with Dalvait Gardens and Carrochan Road from its junction with Carrochan Gardens.
The same closures will be in place until 5pm on the Sunday.
There will also be rolling road closures along the route on both event days, which will see restrictions on the A811 Drymen Road.
Police Scotland outriders will work in advance of the riders to clear their route and temporarily close adjacent roads for 20-30 minutes ahead of when riders pass through.
As the last of the riders and support vehicles pass, roads will reopen and traffic will return to normal.
The rolling closures are expected to be in place from 11:30am to 11:50am on Saturday August 12 and 12pm to 12:20pm on Sunday August 13.
Hugh Gillies, director at Transport Scotland, said: “Scotland has a proud track record of hosting these large scale events, dating back to Glasgow 2014, and more recently COP26 and Operation Unicorn (the aftermath of the Queen’s death).
“We will need all of that experience and skill to successfully deliver this series of events – and it will genuinely need to be a team effort.
“Traffic modelling shows that we are set for a number of days where queues and congestion are likely, and that’s before we factor in any incidents on the network.
“We really need the public and spectators to play their part and check before they travel, to maximise their enjoyment and ensure Scotland is on the global map for all the right reasons.”
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