Published: Tuesday, 2nd September, 2008 18:25
West Fife commuters face more roads misery
By Ally McRoberts
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MOTORISTS are likely to face major delays again as roadworks on the A985 near Kincardine start tomorrow and won’t be completed for a month.
Traffic lights will be in place and vehicles reduced to 10mph to allow essential road maintenance to be carried out at Bordie Bends, a mile west of Devilla Forest.
It’s the second set of major roadworks on this stretch of road this year as motorists experienced six weeks of long queues and delays from late February to early April.
As before, for safety reasons convoy vehicles will be used during the day to escort vehicles through the site at slow speed and in the evenings the limit will be 30mph.
Transport Scotland warned that delays are expected and advised motorists to plan their journey accordingly and to show due care and attention while passing the works.
Brian Gordon, BEAR Scotland’s director for North East, said, “This stretch of road is nearing the end of its useful life and the work is vital to ensure that the safety of the carriageway and ensure it continues to operate effectively for years to come.”
It’s part of Transport Scotland’s investment in the trunk road network and involves the reconstruction of the carriageway and drainage improvement works.
It will be carried out by Leiths Scotland Ltd and supervised by BEAR Scotland.
The £1.5 million Devilla Forest project, which lasted for 40 days in the Spring, included two sets of traffic lights and traffic was reduced to 10mph through the site.
It included the reconstruction of the carriageway and, at the time, Transport Scotland trotted out the same line about “this stretch of road is nearing the end of its useful life ...”.
A BEAR Scotland spokesman said, “The road is only 7.5 metres wide and to do the work safely we must reduce traffic speeds to 10mph using convoy working during working hours – between 7.30am and 5.30pm.
“The only alternative in this instance would be to close the road completely.
“Convoy working does cause more delays than normal when temporary traffic signals are set up.
“However, unlike the Devilla Forest project where two sets of signals were deployed, only a single set will be used to help reduce congestion.”
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