Purpose

Report to committee for the determination of
new speed limits

Content

Committee agreed to:
 
1.            
approve the
commencement of the statutory procedures for the making of
“The Aberdeenshire Council (Kincardine & Mearns)
(Amendments) (Speed Limits) Order 2025” shown within Appendix
1 in this report; and
 
2          
approve in
principle the subsequent making of The Aberdeenshire Council
(Kincardine & Mearns) (Amendments) (Speed Limits) Order 2025
where no valid objections are received or where any received are
resolved and withdrawn; and
 
3        note the
following speed limits which do not meet Aberdeenshire
Council’s Speed Limits Policy (detailed in Appendix 2) and
refer to Infrastructure Services Committee for
consideration.
 

·      
A92 Benholm
& Johnshaven
60-40mph (shown on map).  Request on the grounds of road and public safety
concerns along with local anecdotal information. The road has
access points to School, Mill of Benholm, Johnshaven and is a well-used route for tourism,
agricultural and commuter traffic with new bus stops added to the
route.
 

·      
A92
Inverbervie
X1 request for
60-40mph (shown on map) and X2 request for 30-20mph (shown on map).
Request on grounds of road and public safety concerns along with local
anecdotal information. Bridge works currently on the route, traffic
light and road layout concerns. Connectivity of the nearby towns
and communities, the route is well used by pedestrians and
cyclists.
 

·      
A92 St Cyrus
30-20mph (shown on
map).  Requested on the grounds of road
and public safety concerns along with local anecdotal
information.  Varying speed limits in
the town leads to confusion, houses and business are frontagers on the road.
 

·      
A93 Park
40-30mph (shown on
map).  Requested on the grounds of road
and public safety concerns along with local anecdotal information. Connection
and co-location of Park and Drumoak communities and access to
facilities, well used local and tourist pedestrian and cyclist
route along the Deeside way.
 

·      
Auchenblae Roads
60-20mph (shown on map).
Requested on the grounds of road and public safety concerns along with
local anecdotal information. Well used local route used by
pedestrians leads to playpark and football pitches with no
verges.
60-30mph (shown on map). Requested
on the same grounds, however scope for reviewing the length of
shown on the map as only a part reduction may be
required.
 

·      
B967 Arbuthnott
60-30mph (shown on map). Request on the
grounds of road and public safety concerns along with local
anecdotal information from the Community Council. Road is a
well-used busy route for agricultural/commuter/tourism traffic
along with pedestrians and cyclists (no verges on the route) using
it to traverse through the town.  Houses
and business are frontagers on the road
(some are required to reverse onto the road).  Scope requested for reviewing the speed limit to
40mph which would be supported by the local Community.
 

·      
Broomhill
Road
30-20mph (shown on map).  Requested grounds of public safety concerns along
with local anecdotal information. Well used route with roads
adjoining it providing access to local facilities.  Scope requested to review the section on the map,
reduction only required from Broomhill Cresent area onwards into
the town.
 

·      
U130K North Esk Park
60-40mph (shown on map).
Requested
grounds of public safety concerns along with local anecdotal
information.  Route provides access
points to local Nature Reserve and St Cyrus Beach, well used route
by pedestrians and cyclists along with tourism traffic. 
 
Roads identified by Members which
were not included Appendix 2, and were agreed to be referred to
ISC:
 

·      
Cookston Road, Portlethen (Northern half)
40-30mph.  Requested on the grounds of public safety concerns along
with local anecdotal information.  Road
is a busy route for local community walking to access local
facilities (three crossing points on the route) and traversing
through the town.
 

·      
B974 Fettercairn
Extension of 20mph through
the town requested on the grounds of public safety concerns along with
local anecdotal information. Well used route by the local community
to access local facilities/amenities. 
 
 

·      
Bruntland Road, Portlethen
Extension of 20mph further
along the road on the grounds of public safety concerns along with
local anecdotal information. Well used route by the local community
to access local facilities/amenities.