A727 road
A727 | ||
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Philipshill, East Kilbride | ||
Northwest end | Darnley | |
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Country | United Kingdom | |
Constituent country | Scotland | |
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The A727 road in Scotland runs from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, through East Renfrewshire, to Junction 3 of the M77 motorway in Glasgow.
History
Until the 1980s, the A727 number applied to what is now partially the
Route
The road's designation as the A727 starts in East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire continuing straight from part of the A726, otherwise known as the 'Queensway', which is the primary east–west dual carriageway through the town (the A726 begins 6.2 miles (10.0 km) south-east at Strathaven). The A727 starts at the Philipshill Roundabout at Peel Park, on an overpass; the other exits on the roundabout are another section of the A726 continuing on Redwood Drive to the south – one end of the mid-2000s Glasgow Southern Orbital route bypassing the towns of East Renfrewshire – and Stewartfield Way to the north (as of 2020, a proposal was in place to upgrade this to a dual carriageway for better links to the A749 on the northern side of the town).[5]
Also referred to South Road at this point, the road then goes west across fields towards Busby. It is named East Kilbride Road as it crosses through the
The road then heads into
The A727 carries on westwards as Rouken Glen Road with Eastwood Park to the north and then
References
- ^ "Directions from S Rd, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5LA, UK to Nitshill Rd, Glasgow G46 8AB, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ A727 (Gorbals Cross – Clarkston Toll), Sabre
- ^ M77 / Glasgow Southern Orbital (GSO), Scotland, Road Traffic Technology
- ^ Routes | A726 Strathaven to Erskine Bridge, Glasgow Motorway Archive
- ^ Residents turn out in force to see proposals for £62m East Kilbride road dualling, Daily Record, 7 December 2019
- ^ "A727". Sabre. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
External links
- Media related to A727 road (Scotland) at Wikimedia Commons