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Tactile paving has been installed 50 cm from the edge of each platform in each station except for Partick, where this work is to be completed on 28 May 2012.
The following was received from the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), on 16 February 2012.
New tactile tiles will be introduced at all 15 Subway stations to improve the safety of passengers.
These tiles are the next step of the Subway’s commitment to complying with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and they will benefit the blind and partially sighted.
Once the work is complete dark grey tactile tiles will run along all Subway platforms alerting passengers that the platform edge is a distance of 500mm away.
The first station to get the improvements will be West Street and work is expected to begin this month. A notice will be posted on the front page of each of our guides as and when this work has been completed at that station.
As part of a rolling programme, engineers from Clancy Docwra will lay the tiles in the evenings while stations are closed. There are no expected closures or delays because of these improvements to the Subway.
To abide by DDA criteria the Subway also recently laid corduroy strips at the top and bottom of stair flights and also installed contrasting nosings on all steps at each of the Subway stations.
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