Published: Tuesday, 12th August, 2008 12:10
Costly repairs should be no surprise
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YOUR anonymous contributor (Press, 7th August) highlighted the costly repairs that need to be made to Dunfermline’s new bus station and to the exit route via Chapel Street. We should not be surprised at any of this.
The Press reported in 2006 that ADS (Architecture Design Scotland) told the Royal Dunfermline Partnership, Fife Council, Scottish Enterprise, city centre management and the tourist board to go back to the drawing board regarding the location of a new bus station. That advice was ignored to our cost.
What we have is not a central bus station, but a hotch-potch mess, with East Port Street catering for many of the buses that used to be in a properly positioned and controlled ‘central’ bus station.
Passengers could change buses easily without having to transit from one side of Dunfermline to the other.
A taxi rank was close by and we had joined-up transport links.
There has been absolutely no thought given to the disabled, aged, those struggling with young families, and/or luggage.
Angus Carmichael, of Fife Council transportation services, said, “It was unfortunate that we had to go back into Chapel Street so rapidly...but it was a bus station we were building and not the surrounding roads.”
Really! In other words, access and exit routes, are of no real consequence?
Frank Warrington, team leader road services (south), said, “Fife Council is very pleased with the finished article which, unlike the previous facility, provides a very bright and welcoming environment.”
That says it all. They were not in favour of ADS’s advice to go back to the drawing board!
Bill Robb,
3 Fodbank View, Dunfermline
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