East Dunbartonshire Council has announced construction work is underway to develop a new primary school.

Significant progress has been made on the new £11.5m Lenzie Moss Primary School, with arrangements put in place to ensure the safety of pupils during the construction phase.

The development site manager along with council officers were at the school to make sure health and safety was a priority when pupils returned on 17 August.

A traffic marshal was also placed at the entrance to Myrtle Road to prevent any construction related traffic gaining access at restricted times, as outlined in the planning permission.

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Council Leader Rhondda Geekie said: "Every effort has been made to keep disruption to a minimum and to ensure the smooth running of Lenzie Moss Primary School during the construction of the new primary school for Lenzie. This includes outdoor play and over the summer a Tarmac playground was laid at the entrance of the school and the trim trail has been relocated within the school grounds so it can continue to be used by the children."

"It is exciting to see the significant progress that has been made on the new primary school building too and I am sure the pupils returning to Lenzie Moss will be impressed with the developments."

The new school is scheduled to open during session 2016-2017 and will replace the existing Lenzie Primary and Lenzie Moss Primary Schools.

It will be the second to be built as part of the Council’s Primary School Improvement Programme (PSIP).

It is receiving £5m funding through the Scotland’s Schools for the Future programme, managed by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) on behalf of the Scottish Government.

(LM)