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Local SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson today welcomed the commitment from Aberdeenshire Council roads department that a survey of traffic speed will be carried out on the A947 at the Howe of Gellymill.
Mr Stevenson raised the matter of road safety on the stretch of road after being contacted by concerned constituents following a recent fatal accident there. Now, Aberdeenshire Council has written to the MSP advising that traffic speed is indeed a concern and a speed survey will be carried out in the next few weeks.
Welcoming the news, Mr Stevenson said:
“It became clear to me that many local residents were concerned at the speed of traffic on this stretch of road and these concerns are shared by local roads officials.
“I very much welcome the council’s stance on this issue and, indeed, had it not been for some mindless act of vandalism to the roadside monitoring equipment, the traffic survey which the council have promised would already be underway.
“I find it incomprehensible that anyone would damage a piece of equipment which is there to make the road safer for drivers and pedestrians alike and I would urge anyone with information on this to contact the police.
“I look forward to the survey being carried out soon which I trust will allow safety measures to be introduced thereafter.”
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
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