MSP Edward Mountain to ask Highland Council to impose 40mph speed limit on Dingwall to Strathpeffer road
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MSP Edward Mountain will ask Highland Council if it should impose a 40 mph speed limit on the road connecting Dingwall and Strathpeffer following a recent surgery where residents raised fears about speeding motorists on the A834.
The road already has a relatively extensive 40mph area around Fodderty where many homes line the route.
Two years ago Fodderty residents resorted to parking their cars on the busy A834 in a make-shift bid to slow passing traffic down as they called for traffic calming measures to be installed.
The problem, they believe, is the abruptly changing speed limit on the trunk road, which shifts quickly and at irregular intervals between 40mph and 60mph, catching out many inattentive drivers.
The road has seen a number of crashes – including some fatalities – over the years.
Those concerns were reiterated at the meeting with the Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP on his summer surgery tour.
Mr Mountain said: “I was pleased to meet with Strathpeffer residents during a recent summer surgery to listen to the community’s fears about speeding motorists on the A834.
“While speed limits and alerts have been installed in the centre of Strathpeffer, residents are hugely concerned about speeding along the whole section between Dingwall to Strathpeffer.
“The poor state of this road also brings additional dangers and these must be resolved to ensure improved road safety too.
“I am therefore writing to the Highland Council to ask them to consider whether a 40mph limit should be implemented on the A834, all the way from Dingwall to Strathpeffer.
“I am thankful to all the constituents who I met with at my surgery and to all those who have filled out my recent Strathpeffer Road Safety survey.”
