Scotland’s Garden Scheme – this coming weekend! #dundeewestend

This forthcoming weekend again sees Frances and John Dent in Glamis Drive open their lovely garden to residents as part of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.

Not only is a visit to the garden a pleasure – it also helps raise funds for Dundee Maggie’s Centre at Ninewells.

You can get full details below :



Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT


REPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 16 AUGUST 2021

Riverside Approach –overnight (midnight to 6.00am) temporary traffic lights for one week for bridge parapet works.

Larch Street – closed from Wednesday 18 August for 6 days for road resurfacing.

Brown Street (at Hawkhill) – closed on Monday 16 August for road marking works.

Riverside Drive Taxi Rank – closed overnight (10.00pm – 7.00am) Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 August for work at Railway Station.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Annfield Row (at Annfield Street) – closed from Tuesday 31 August for 5 working days for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Avenue – closed from Monday 4 October for 4 weeks for carriageway resurfacing.


HMS Pinafore at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden #dundeewestend


University of Dundee Botanic Garden

Saturday 21st August at 6.30pm

Set on board the warship HMS Pinafore, the opera cheerfully mocks such Great British institutions as Class, Patriotism and the Royal Navy.

A great event at the Botanic Garden!    

Full details here.



Temporary Traffic Order – Larch Street

From the City Council :

Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating carriageway resurfacing works.  The Order is expected to be in force for 6 days from 18 August 2021.  Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.

The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in Larch Street for its entire length.

An alternative route will be available via Urquhart Street, Brook Street, Edward Street and in reverse.

For further information, please contact the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1LS or call 433168.



Getting things done – Perth Road #dundeewestend


I have had numerous (and I mean numerous!) concerns raised by residents about the proposed road layout on Perth Road at Invergowrie Drive and near Glamis Road to accommodate the merger of cyclists and vehicles from the sections of new cycle lane.

The provision of traffic islands I (and many residents) felt was not a good idea at all as it was resulting in vehicles going onto the opposite side of the road and I questioned this with the project manager, passing onto him many residents’ concerns.

As a result I was advised that a review meeting was taking place yesterday and I have now been advised :

“Following a review of the works on the Perth Road and considering the concerns expressed by members of the public, I have ordered the removal of the islands. An alternative design to safely merge cyclists and vehicular traffic has been agreed and will be implemented as soon as possible.

The islands and give way markings should be removed by the end of the week.”

There have been other issues raised by residents such as lining at driveways and inappropriately placed cycle lane markers at a pedestrian crossing and I am also assured these will be sorted.