A new £325,000 park and ride facility has opened in South Lanarkshire.

The scheme at Carstairs Junction was built by the council and funded by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).

Features include 25 new off-street parking spaces, two new disabled spaces, improved lighting and the relocation of the bus stop which now has high access kerbs to assist in boarding and alighting. A further 14 spaces remain on-street and cycle storage facilities will be developed in the near future.

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Cllr Denis McKenna, vice-chair of SPT, said: "This is a fantastic facility, which aims to provide better transport connections for these rural communities to travel to Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as other locations on these routes. It will make commuting easier, promote increased use of public transport and offer more sustainable travel choices."

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