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Fatal accidents spark renewed call to dual ‘killer’ A92 road

Ron Page, from the Glenrothes Area Furures Group, is campaigning for safety improvements to the road.
Ron Page, from the Glenrothes Area Furures Group, is campaigning for safety improvements to the road.

Campaigners are stepping up action to turn a “killer” Fife road into a dual-carriageway.

Another spate of fatal accidents in recent weeks on the A92 north of Glenrothes has led to calls for dualling or the installation of speed cameras to cut the risk of accidents.

A second major meeting is to be held to discuss safety concerns on the A92 through Glenrothes and onwards to the Tay Road Bridge.

The Glenrothes Area Futures Group (GAFG) has invited representatives from Police Scotland, Transport Scotland, Bear Scotland and Fife Council to attend the closed-doors summit on March 11.

Organisers say they always intended to hold another summit after a similar event last February.

The fatal accidents of the past few weeks, including the death of a nine-year-old boy, have hastened plans.

GAFG convener Ron Page said the priority for his group was dualling the one-mile-stretch of A92 between Balfarg and Preston.

The estimated cost for this alone was £45 million. He said he realised the wider discussion involved the case for and against dualling the entire A92 between Glenrothes and Dundee.

The estimated cost of this, he said, was £700m.

Mid-Scotland and Fife Labour MSP Claire Baker told The Courier: “The A92 must move up the priority list of Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government.”

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