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Highland Council hits pause on new traffic calming measures in Grantown

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Councillors have hit pause on approving traffic measures in Grantown. Image: Highland Council.

Highland Council has paused new traffic calming measures in Grantown on Spey, saying the proposals are not “appropriate” at the moment.

The plans to improve road safety in the town were submitted at a meeting of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area committee this afternoon.

Proposals aimed to help encourage people to cycle and walk and would deter people from using cars in the town centre.

Several pairs of speed cushions would have been built around Grantown to slow down traffic, including near Craig MacLean Sports Centre and on Castle Road East.

Speed cushions are only slightly wider than a car, smaller than speed bumps which extend across the whole road.

However, committee members did not feel it was “appropriate” for Grantown at present and rejected the proposals.

Councillors to discuss 20mph limit instead

This comes as the proposals on Transport Scotland’s nationwide 20mph Implementation Strategy are being put to the committee next week.

Highland Council has been asked to join to scheme as an early adopter of reducing the speed limit in certain urban areas from 30mph to 20mph.

Committee members agreed that these proposals presented a more suitable solution to traffic issues in Grantown.

Badenoch and Strathspey Area committee chairman Bill Lobban said: “We don’t feel that fixed traffic calming measures would be appropriate in Grantown, especially at the areas mentioned in the proposals and unanimously agreed to reject the proposals.

“The committee has agreed to monitor the events taking place later this week at the Economy and Infrastructure committee which could well lead to a reasonable alternative to permanent traffic calming measures.”

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