Falkirk Council has announced that work in underway on the next phase of the A9/A904 Westfield project.

This summer, the project will reach a major milestone when work starts on the next phase of the initiative which aims to transform local infrastructure and boost the economy once complete.

The £54 million project is funded through Falkirk Council's Tax Incremental Finance programme - which uses revenue generated from commercial developments to fund infrastructure work - and the UK Government (£14.1m).

Having spent the past nine months completing essential groundwork, improving pedestrian safety at Earlsgate roundabout and rerouting essential utilities, Balfour Beatty will turn its attention to delivering the most extensive phase of the project on behalf of Falkirk Council.

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From summer 2024 to spring 2025, the focus will be on installing special platforms that will apply huge amounts of pressure to the ground to remove water from the soil to make the ground more stable. The land will then be left to settle for six months.

Balfour Beatty will then turn its attention to traffic management on the A904. From autumn 2024 and until spring 2026, traffic on the existing A904 will be reduced to one lane in each direction to allow the newly built section of road to be joined to the existing carriageway.

Once complete, traffic will shift to the new carriageway and upgrades to the existing road will be carried out until early 2027.

The construction of a new roundabout at Westmains Industrial Estate will take place between early 2026 and early 2027 including the junction to Laurieston Road.

On the A9, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on the existing carriageway from autumn 2024 to late summer 2025, enabling the construction of a new carriageway and roundabout at the Gateway site.

From summer 2025 to Autumn 2026, traffic will move to the new carriageway while upgrades to the existing road are undertaken.

It is expected that all work will be completed and the new road and cycle network fully operational by early 2027.