“It’s not the end of the story on helping pedestrians get across the B916 at Fordell” says Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Conservative Councillor Dave Dempsey.
Cllr Dempsey continued “Through 2024, I’ve been trying to find a way of make it easier and safer for pedestrians to get across the B916 Clockluinie Road at Fordell. Many of the residents there depend on busses and it’s disconcerting and alarming to have to cross a fast and busy road with poor sightlines”.
“Fife Council’s Transportation Service has explained that this location doesn’t meet the requirements for a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights and I have to accept that. They offered to restore some ‘Elderly Persons Crossing’ signs that used to be there and that might help but it’s not a solution. Lowering the speed limit isn’t the answer either as much of the danger comes from those who don’t observe speed limits”.
“However, that’s not the end of the story. I’ve asked council officers to look at and price up an island in the middle of the road to act as a refuge, so that pedestrians only have to worry about one line of traffic at a time. After that, it’ll be down to budgets and priorities, as always. This project has a bit to go yet.”
Images below show sections of the B916 around the location.