We asked
About resurfacing the Core Path/NCN 196 between Rosewell and Auchendinny.
You said
A total of 31.6% of the 746 respondents would be comfortable with alternative bound surfaces (Flexipave is an ‘alternative bound surface’ as are materials such as Tarmac), and 21.4% of respondents supported the proposed resin-bound surface, which again includes Flexipave.
We did
The path will be upgraded using Flexipave, an environmentally friendly material made from recycled tyre rubber and natural stone.
Work is scheduled to begin in the week beginning Monday 16 September.
For safety, that stretch of path will be closed for six to eight weeks while the work is carried out.
Preparation work is due to start on Thursday 22 August. It will take three to four weeks during which time the path will remain open.
While there are no current plans to install lighting, the preparatory work will include measures that would allow us to do so in future.
The council will try to minimise the time the path is closed if at all possible. Many thanks for your patience.
If you have any further queries regarding the resurfacing, please email contactcentre@midlothian.gov.uk
Notes:
As communities in Midlothian grow there is an increasing need for safe, high-quality active travel routes linking local communities, placing greater significance on upgrading National Cycle Network (NCN) route 196, which forms part of Midlothian’s Core Path network running between Penicuik and Dalkeith, and onwards to Haddington and NCN route 1.
The council anticipates that the improvement and modernisation of the Core Path route NCN 196 will provide a broader range of community users the access to enjoy a superior pathway and the accompanying outdoor space.
No new sections of pathway are proposed, and works are not anticipated to take place out with the current width of the pathway corridor. Resurfacing this section of route NCN196 will provide a continuous good quality path from Dalkeith to Penicuik and will future-proof the route for years to come.