SPECS on A90

[andy]

From the Scotsman:

"CAMERAS that calculate the average speed of vehicles over a set

distance are to be used during year-long roadworks which start on

Monday on the A90 between Perth and Dundee.

Transport Scotland said the Speed Enforcement Camera System (SPECS),

nicknamed "yellow vultures", will cover a 40mph limit during the work

to improve junction safety over a five-mile stretch of the dual

carriageway. SPECS is currently being used over a 29-mile stretch of

the A77 in Ayrshire and over a one-mile section of roadworks on the M74

in Lanarkshire."

Let's be careful out there...

[paul_young2]

Thanks for pointing this out,a road i am on a lot.

[fiefster]

A year of road works on the A90 ... fun!

Having said that, those junctions are bloody dangerous, last week had some numpty pull out from the Kinfauns junction, in a diesel Sierra, into the outside lane, necessitating full anchors and getting a good view of his boot contents. []

It would help if they closed the crossover at Tofthill Farm, tractors crossing 4 lanes is a bad mix!

Fief.

 

 

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/05...ry8350306t0.asp

MOTORISTS CAN expect a year of major disruption—and controversial “average speed” cameras—when £14 million roadworks get under way on the A90 between Dundee and Perth next week.

The cameras, which calculate how fast motorists are travelling between two fixed points, are set to be utilised for only the second time on Scotland’s roads.

Roadworks will be in place on the dual carriageway for 12 months as grade separated junctions are created at Kinfauns and Glendoick.

Those behind the implementation of the average speed cameras claim they will provide a safety boost and represent a “more reliable” approach to curbing excessive speed.

However, their local implementation has not pleased Eamon Scott, Tayside co-ordinator of the Association of British Drivers.

“The Government commissioned a report in 2004 into the effect of speed cameras at roadworks on motorways,” he said.

“After getting the report they buried it. However, the report shows that speed cameras actually increase accidents and the severity of accidents at roadworks. The Government know that.

“It is about money making and about not investing in the police,” Mr Scott added.

Transport Scotland hotly dispute that claim and insist the cameras will only be in place for the duration of the roadworks.

“The move will ensure drivers keep to a consistently safe speed as they pass through the five-mile stretch of works and has been backed by Tayside Safety Camera Partnership,” said a spokeswoman.

The major A90 works will start on May 22 and last until spring 2007.

“New junction interchanges will be constructed at Kinfauns and Glendoick, similar to those at Inchmichael and Inchture,” the spokeswoman continued.

“The scheme will also involve the closure of 16 gaps in the central reserve along the A90 from Friarton Bridge to Inchmichael. This will prevent drivers carrying out right turns to join or leave the A90 by crossing the path of on-coming traffic.”

Peter Binks, a project manager with Transport Scotland, said, “Overall this is a worthwhile scheme that will benefit the communities of Kinfauns and Glendoick by providing them with new interchanges which will bring improved and safer links with the A90.”

David Farmer of the Tayside Safety Camera Partnership said he was delighted to back the implementation of average speed cameras for the first time on the east of Scotland.

“We will work closely with Transport Scotland to contribute to these worthwhile road safety objectives by enforcing the speed limit of 40 mph,” he said. “We will also educate and encourage drivers to adhere to the speed limits throughout the area.”

Transport Scotland is the agency responsible for the works, which will be carried out by contractor Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited.

Average speed cameras were first used used on the A77 in Ayrshire and local agencies noted it reduced speed “considerably.”

Throughout the year of works on the A90, lane closures are not anticipated during the day but motorists are being warned they are expected to be in place overnight.

Transport Scotland said “appropriate traffic management measures” would be in place.

[Gumball]

No speeding there then[]